Blog entered - 8/18/07
Wow, I cannot believe I had not made an entry in 10 days. The day of this workout I remember my energy was low. Come to find out I was sick and did not know it. By Friday I was a mess. Quoting my doctor when he saw me, "Oh man ! You've got a rip roaring case of shingles !" I had heard of shingles, but thought it was something old people got. But I have it. It is very painful. It is in my mouth, up the left side of my cheek, left side of my scalp, and in my left ear. The oozing bumps are gone now, and I have huge scabs where they were. The doctor said as long as they are still on my face I can still be contagious. Apparently anyone who has chicken pox can get shingles. The chicken pox virus settles somewhere in your spine and hangs out. Then something triggers it. It will follow along a nerve and breakout. Someone who has not had chicken pox could now catch it from me. Stress is a usual cause to bring on shingles. But anyone who knows me will know I am usually a stress free person. And I was on vacation the week before.
Anyway I hope to get on my bike again soon. I will have to wait awhile for the sores to go away before hitting the pool again. And hopefully another month or so and I will be able to run again.
1 mile - mix of free/breast - 32:54 | 