Think the sickness bug is bad?

[slinky182]

I woke up one day a couple of weeks ago with a sore throat. By the evening I had aches and pains and assumed I had the flu. I went to bed at 9 and woke up again at 11 with the sorest throat ever. You cant imagine how bad this was, I couldn't swallow at all. I had to spit everything out into a bowl. I went to the docs after a very long and painfull night and he gave me some anti biotics and told me to argle asprin. Then at 12 noon Id got so bad my throat was closing up on me and I was severely dehydrated so an Ambulance was called and I was immediately put on a ventilator. I was diagnosed with having a dangerous infection of the airways called Epiglotitus. I spent 3 days in hospital on a steroid and fluid drip, and had to take oral morphine to ease the pain. Since I have recovered I have lost over a stone and a half in weight. My stomach has shrunk and Im eating half of what I used to throuout the day. My skin has never been clearer and I feel like Ive got someone elses body now when Im flying up hills on the stead.

Looking back now, dispite how bad I was at the time, I am very thankful I was ill because I would've never lost that sort of weight on my own. Im making sure Im eating plenty of protein so as not to lose muscle, and weight is still coming off! Its gonna be expensive for clothes!

Just thought Id share that with anyone who thought the noro virus was bad. Has anyone had a similar experience? Would be interesting to find out how it affected your cycling

 

[cannondale king]

not fair all i get is flu'y and stinkin head ache some people a :shock:

 

[jonnyboy666]

you git! i'm gonna find you and plant a big smacker on your lips! i want to lose a stone and a half!!!!!! gimme that bug!!!!

take it your feeling better now though, had a similar thing a few years ago, not as bad though! someone told me that when you get ill and your body starts to fight it just before you get bad and after it's gone there are natural endorfins and all that good stuff floating around inside trying to boost you to fight the infections which actually make exercise before and after seem better!

might be bollox but seemed to make a bit of sense.

 

[gaz857]

A slightly shorter term and perhaps less frightening way to lose weight through illness would be to do what i did and get a reall nasty stomach bug and the squits for a few days from not washing my camelback out properly!.that bug does sound very nasty though fella! :shock:

 

[clockworkgazz]

You are ment to wash the camelback out? :?

 

[slinky182]

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Aw man that sounds bad about the Camel back!. Im fine now, thanks for asking. Probably not the best way to have lost weight but it does seem to have shrunk my stomach. I seem to eat half the meal portions I used to and I feel full all the time. I'm still losing around a pound every 2 days at the minute. Im hoping to get to the low end of 10st which will be 2 stone less than before I was ill. Ill tell you one thing, you can save all the weight on your bike you want but its nothing like losing it of your body. Hills seem so much easier now!