Comments on: Air quality and respiratory distress http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/ A Melbourne commuter cyclist Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:29:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53123 Treadly and Me Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:37 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53123 <p>Well, I'm not dead. The diagnosis is <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/bronchitis/DS00031/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all " title="MayoClinic.com" rel="nofollow">bronchitis</a> (Doctor: "I can hear a lot of crackling and wheezing down there") and the treatment (although unlikely to be really effective) is <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a685001.html " title="MedlinePlus" rel="nofollow">amoxycillin</a>. Taking it easy and taking extra fluids also seem to be a good idea—and hacking up mucus if the mood takes me (which, to date, it hasn't).</p> <p>OK, having restricted lung capacity was probably enough on its own to bring me unstuck the other day, but can I also blame the cloud of smoke that's been hanging over the city? Well, <a href="http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1507111" title="Carbon monoxide and exercise tolerance in chronic bronchitis and emphysema: BMJ" rel="nofollow">of course I can</a> (alright, so it's fairly long bow, but I'm sticking to my story).</p> <p>I'm actually in pretty good health. The worst thing about it is that I'm off the bike. The second worst thing about it is having a cough that makes everyone within a 50m radius stop and look at you like you're spreading TB…</p> Well, I’m not dead. The diagnosis is bronchitis (Doctor: “I can hear a lot of crackling and wheezing down there”) and the treatment (although unlikely to be really effective) is amoxycillin. Taking it easy and taking extra fluids also seem to be a good idea—and hacking up mucus if the mood takes me (which, to date, it hasn’t).

OK, having restricted lung capacity was probably enough on its own to bring me unstuck the other day, but can I also blame the cloud of smoke that’s been hanging over the city? Well, of course I can (alright, so it’s fairly long bow, but I’m sticking to my story).

I’m actually in pretty good health. The worst thing about it is that I’m off the bike. The second worst thing about it is having a cough that makes everyone within a 50m radius stop and look at you like you’re spreading TB…

]]> By: hielke http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53064 hielke Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:06:06 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53064 <p>At first I thought I smelled someone's log fire this morning. I had flashes of idylic winter with a wool sweater in a Swiss cabin. Then I read the story about the controlled burns and realised what was going on. I also have a very irritated throat today, really painful, but nothing like what you described above and no coughing. Sounds pretty serious. Maybe take PT or the car until it gets better. Nobody will hold it against you ;-). I hope you are quickly your old self again.</p> At first I thought I smelled someone’s log fire this morning. I had flashes of idylic winter with a wool sweater in a Swiss cabin. Then I read the story about the controlled burns and realised what was going on. I also have a very irritated throat today, really painful, but nothing like what you described above and no coughing. Sounds pretty serious. Maybe take PT or the car until it gets better. Nobody will hold it against you ;-). I hope you are quickly your old self again.

]]> By: eccles http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53056 eccles Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:56:52 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53056 <p>DSE are doing a lot of fuel reduction burns while its a) not windy b) not raining. Its been the cause of a number of very pretty sunsets recently, and an awful lot of haze. My partner is pregnant, and very unhappy about the constant smell of smoke. :(</p> <p>http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fires/updates/report/burns.htm</p> DSE are doing a lot of fuel reduction burns while its a) not windy b) not raining. Its been the cause of a number of very pretty sunsets recently, and an awful lot of haze. My partner is pregnant, and very unhappy about the constant smell of smoke. :(

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fires/updates/report/burns.htm

]]> By: peter chen http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53052 peter chen Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:13:14 +0000 http://treadly.net/2008/04/21/air-quality-and-respiratory-distress/#comment-53052 <p>Nasty man, and from a ego-centric point of view troubling as I enjoy your blog and your death would reduce my net utility.</p> <p>Time to have someone have a look at that chest and talk about getting a dilator just for emergencies, and go for a nice chest x-ray while your at it, they used to be all the rage back in the day.</p> <p>Then consider something like this to cheer yourself up: http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/484-0</p> <p>Upside a filter mask will make motorists fear you.</p> Nasty man, and from a ego-centric point of view troubling as I enjoy your blog and your death would reduce my net utility.

Time to have someone have a look at that chest and talk about getting a dilator just for emergencies, and go for a nice chest x-ray while your at it, they used to be all the rage back in the day.

Then consider something like this to cheer yourself up: http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/484-0

Upside a filter mask will make motorists fear you.

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