Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Asthma, yuck!

I just got back from the asthma doctor and now I have 3 new medicines that she wants me to try. This sucks, seriously, I don't wanna take this stuff. If it was EPO I'd consider it but this legal stuff just makes me feel like an old person in a nursing home. Anyway I'm now doomed to be taking Pulmicort daily, Singular for at least a month, and Albuterol for sudden asthma attacks (or as my doctor put it, "When you have an important competition for that extra umph") Hopefully all of this will help because although we often take it for granted, breathing is important for cycling*. It has been said that all you need to be a great cyclist are lungs and legs. Imagine what happens when one half of that equation goes down the drain whenever you do a hard effort.

*understatement of the century

1 comment:

Henry Dimmick said...

You should just have them there luns removed. Just think of the weight you will save!!!