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Horner Lung Infection
Last Post 12/13/2015 08:54 PM by ed custer. 2 Replies.
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Nick A

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12/11/2015 05:26 PM
Link From my time around a hospital, I believe, eventually the final step available would be IV antibiotics. However, it doesn't make sense that a healthy person would need this. Then again, I ain't a doctor. Also, I know that damaged lungs can have more spots to harbor bacteria. At least after radiation therapy, as I was involved in oncology once upon a time. N
longslowdistance

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12/11/2015 07:11 PM
Removing the stress of competing in such a hard endurance sport will help, too.

zootracer

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12/13/2015 08:54 PM
I've been riding for decades. I occasionally come down with a bad cold, chest congestion (maybe once every couple of years). One year I had a major chest cold that put me down for a few weeks. It would not go away. I bit the bullet and decided to get back on my bike. I felt dizzy and lightheaded, short of breath (almost fainted). This went on for a few days. Went to my doc, he pulled me off my bike. A bunch of tests later I was diagnosed with myocarditis, it damaged my heart. I take meds (this occurred in 2009). I can't ride with the same intensity as before (granted I'm older). So if you have something going on with a bad chest cold. Go see a doc. Don't play around. it doesn't just happen to the pro's.
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