[Closed] Diseased/ill/run down/not well???

[i]depressed.... [/i]

This bit here could it be you've been suffering from that given what's going on at home?

I think you can do too much exercise without fuelling your body correctly.
This on top of work & normal daily routine is probably draining your system.

I take vit c and others vits daily. Cod Liver Oil is a good one as well.
I cut down on coffee, and unhealthy fats and replace with plenty of water and fruit and also oily fish.

I am in your age bracket Ton and also a Granddad racing round after a 3 yr old, and am also starting to get niggles that did not bother me when younger - especially colds & flu .. I never suffered either until last year.

Nwvwefastenuff, has your grandchild started nursery recently, when they do the little buggers bring all sorts of new bugs home for us to catch.

Hello Drac,

Grandaughter has been at nursery 18mths, at first everything going came either to my daughter & SIL, although due to grandparental duties my wife also got 'bugs' but I never seemed to get. G/D does not have issues with nursery bugs now as I think she is battle hardened against bugs.

One thing I always used to do when I picked her up from Nursery was wash her hands thoroughly and then antibac them..

Yeah they do become immune to them, as do we but they still carry them and that means you can still get them if your not immune. I never suffered from colds either until the kids came along and now as a new bug goes around school or nursery we soon get it. Washing your hands may help but no if the G/D is a carrier.

I've got a ****ed painful shoulder thats going to take some time to heal and currently got sore tonsils and chesty cough that's bringing up some rather thick lime green goo that could be used for hanging wall paper. And a left ear that keeps blocking up but luckily not as bad as yours Ton.

Drac, good point, I know for certainty that I can catch colds and flu from my daughter... everyone else around me can be dying but I never catch anything,, until my daughter gets a sniff.. then I know I probably already have a virus incubating.. its probably the very same with my granddaughter - I had not thought of that till now... good one !

Ton -

If I were you I would go to the doctors. Get you bloods checked etc. Its probably just flu but worth looking at.

I'm Diabetic (37 years old - diagnosed for over 2 years) and when I first went my GP said it was because i'm a new father! Then I went back 6 months later and was diagnosed (always feeling knackered and depressed). My condition still gets me down (i'm not on any medication and type2, which I intend to keep like this as long as possible) and the only pickup for me is exercise (which I do by cycling).

Its unreal what a good blast on my bike does to my mental wellbeing & condition!

To much wife swapping??? 😉

See your GP and get full blood screen. Blood tests can reveal almost all.

rumbledethumps

diabetes is a bit of a silent disease isn't it. It's crossed my mind I might have it too but then the symptoms are so generic. Always tired, but then I've been working longer, now got two kids, riding harder, getting older. Seem to wee a lot but then maybe that's down to the pint mug for coffee at work and drinking more water, and getting older. Often feel demotivated but then work's not great, little lads been in and out of hospital, wife got made redundant six months back, getting older.

I got a bit of a wake up call last year, my cousin died aged forty out of the blue. Called in sick, wasn't heard from for a couple of days, colleagues got worried, went round and found him dead in bed. Turned out he was suffering from diabetes but didn't know it. Had been feeling a bit off, doctor wasn't a lot of help so he upped his excercise, he was a roadie, problay made it worse in the long run.

Ton, just try and take it easy or least do stuff you enjoy. It's also a bad time of year, naturally depressing, less sunlight and the seasonal bugs come out to play. At least I've got a couple of weeks holiday coming up.

As others have said go to your GP and have a full blood screen. I had similar symptoms a few years back and mine proved to be an under-active thyroid. At the time I was thinking along the lines of diabetes

Could be all that junk food.... 😉

ton...just to cheer you up, I stalked a random biker this morning, thinking it was you!
Had dropped wife off in stourton for work, saw a bloke that looked like you on a black bike (not ragley, carrera actually...sorry!). Am sure he waved as I passed, so pulled in near the farm entrance opposite the motor auction to wait for him (you?)...he pulled allong side...followed by a quick "sorry mate I thought you were someone else". Oh well that explains why hit took him so long to ride the 300 yards to the car!

im currently suffering from an ear infection as well. it's driving me mad, theres a slight pain,but worst of all, a really loud and constant ringing, plus i cant hear very well out of it. its being syringed on wednseday, which should hopefully help.

I had a friend recently who felt exactly like you for about 4-6 weeks eventually went to the Dr (initially wouldn't as didn't want to bother them) they took his blood and he has swine flu diagnosed!! Worth going to the Dr as the worst they can say is "fe** off" and you're no worse off!

Sometimes got to keep going to the doctor even if they do tell you go away the first time.

I think you can do too much exercise without fuelling your body correctly.
This on top of work & normal daily routine is probably draining your system.

I find this implausible. Tony is a relaxed, fun rider, not an aspiring athlete - and he's obviously well nourished too. One of the advantages of biking is that for many of us, our daily routine comes nowhere near putting our bodies to enough use, and it's so much fun we're drawn to achieving more sensible levels of fitness.

the pain made me give in this morning, and i went to the drop in health center...
saw a doctor, who gave me a course of flucloxacillin??
and said have a few days off till they kick in......nice fellow...
i feel better already 8)

Result.
You are probably a bit run down too with all the stuff you've been dealing with in the past few months.
Get some proper rest. That means doing nothing.

We need you well. fit and able for the rides that are booked in. 😀

stress/sleep can have a lot to do with it.

Get some proper rest. That means doing nothing

isn't that like a preparation for death ? We're designed to sleep. I'm not sure resting beyond that is necessary or useful.

could be glandular fever...

i'm currently suffering.
Feeling all run down/no energy. was getting slower in races/unable to ride anywhere near as quick as i should be able to.

so decided to go to the docs. she thought it could just be fatigue, (but i hadn't been training hard enough, so i thought otherwise) 1 blood test later, and a call confirmed i have glandular fever

Yet another GP who hands out antibiotics willy-nilly. Make sure you run the entire course, even if it doesn't feel like they're having any effect.

Bunnyhop - Member
Result.
You are probably a bit run down too with all the stuff you've been dealing with in the past few months.
Get some proper rest. That means doing nothing.

We need you well. fit and able for the rides that are booked in.

i think you are right....i think us bit tough blokes try to deal with things ourselves and it all comes to a head sometime and ...pop...
but i am gonna rest, eat better and i will be a riding god in a week or 3... 😉

Some vitamins wouldn't hurt,try Tesco B-active,on special at the mo.
Ian

obesity can cause health issues including diabetes? or am I not supposed to say that? whoops, too late.....

Stumpyjon

Yes mate Diabetes creeps out of nowhere. I too find myself going to the toilet loads more now (especially in the night). Similar to you, having 2 young kids myself and being in an IT job, my work can be sedetary. Fitting in a ride and being there for the kids is a juggling act.

I'm sorry to hear about your cousin.

iDave,

Your right, obesity can and does cause diabetes. I was a smidge over weight. I'm about 13 stone and just under 6 foot. I would'nt say I was in the risk zone. Who knows what factors caused this? BTW My twin brother also has diabetes. He was diagnosed 6 months before me and is type 1.

See your GP and choose some healthy lifestyle options you can sustain.

Havent you got a troutelight coming ton? you better get some good night riding in with that bad boy!!! Something to look forward to surely? How about organising a forum ride for a few weeks time giving you something to aim for and get back motiviated?

Another in a similar boat - had a problem with a numb finger and forearm with occasionally severe pain just below elbow and some pain in the shoulder which I have had since June this year. Has slowly improved but still nagging. Also had about 8 colds in the last 2.5 months - mainly constant sneezing for a day and then disappears, but have been feeling blocked up, lethargic and sore throat and a bit 'heady' for over a week now, and not wanting to go out riding despite a couple of nice days recently. This has not been helped by tooth ache last week which involved an hour at the dentist and a large bill and an appointment for root canal work next week and probably an even larger bill 🙁