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Day 4 - Post ride feeling.

Feeling a little bit more like myself today, and less strain on my chest and throat, I decided it would be OK to have a ride on Zwift this morning. Nothing too stressful, just take it nice and easy for a stage of the TdZ.

I started out nice and gentle, and slowly built up the effort til I could feel it was starting to get too much, then backed off a bit. Definitely have a lot more energy today than I did yesterday or the day prior. But can feel there is still very much a limit to what I can do.


It was nice to get the heart beating a bit more, and the lungs working harder for an hour or so. Ironically just as I finished the main ride I got a message from Doctaly saying it was time for my daily assessment. Reported that I am starting to feel a bit better of course. 

Towards the end of the ride, and ever since, I have had a bit more of a cough, so my chest and throat are starting to get a bit sore again. That said, the cough is productive, so although a little uncomfortable, it's helping things along. Occasionally a nice big cough and a chunk comes loose, and after I can breathe a bit better again. So it's a trade off.

In general though, my overall sense of wellbeing is increasing. And as a side effect I have lost 2lb in weight over the past few days. Antibiotics are sitting OK with me at the moment. 

Day 5 tomorrow so I can do my first test, hopeful it might be clear, but I doubt it. Even if it was, I would not be comfortable being out there among people while still coughing like this. 

Body battery took a bashing on the ride. 

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