First ride back

Went for my first bike ride in weeks today as I am still recovering from whooping cough. Only 6km but it was good to have the wind in my face and the sun on my back again! Small steps!

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Permalink Reply by Rob (Chewbacca) on July 6, 2012 at 12:49

welcome back Spartacus

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on July 6, 2012 at 12:50

Thanks Rob.

Permalink Reply by Darryl on July 6, 2012 at 13:19

6 kms. That's almost a CX C grade race! Well done

Permalink Reply by Simon Lownsborough on July 6, 2012 at 13:20

welcome back…

Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on July 6, 2012 at 15:18

Whooping cough...that's rough Mark. Glad to hear youre back on the bike.

For anyone who hasn't had a whooping cough booster since childhood...get one. As Mark will atest whooping cough isnt just a cough...it can kill you.

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on July 6, 2012 at 23:55

I thought I was safe as I was vaccinated as a kid, but apparently you should have a booster every 10 years!

Permalink Reply by heather on July 7, 2012 at 14:24

My GP told me that there is more than one variant, so can still get whooping cough if vaccinated or had it as a toddler (like me).

Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on July 8, 2012 at 12:54

I had coughing fits that would last 15 minutes and I was gasping for breath. It is really scary!

Permalink Reply by RD6 on July 6, 2012 at 16:35

kudos

Permalink Reply by Patrick O'Kane on July 7, 2012 at 7:54

I want to know where you found the sun on your back.

Good to hear you are on the mend and back on the bike Spartacus.

Permalink Reply by rossmg on July 7, 2012 at 14:23

Whooping Cough - ouch! I got vaccinated a couple of years ago along with my son (5yrs old at the time if I remember). I was actually after a tetanus shot as it had been 20+ years since the previous one. The actual jab was a triple - tetanus/whooping cough/diphtheria (if I remember correctly) and I got it at the Burnside Council chambers. You book it a couple of weeks ahead and there is a modest cost $20~30 or something.

I caught the flu about 3 weeks ago - that had me on the couch feeling very poor for 4 days - most unusual for me! Now of course everyone is saying - "get a flu jab"!

Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on July 8, 2012 at 20:21

You would have had a Boosterix shot...combined diptheria-tetanus-whooping cough booster. The GP gave me the scrip for my shot and my wife who's an RN got to stab the needle into my arm. Its a funny thing but Ive never seen her look so happy :(

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