Treefox

Washington, DC.

Moot point, all of this, though, as I couldn't afford my insurance co-pay & deductible anyway. And then I'm getting laid off at the end of the month so I'm even less likely to be able to go.

The American healthcare system is just absurd. Thankfully a ticket to Britain costs a lot less than medical care would, if I really really needed it. (for anything short of a broken leg or serious bleeding, that's exactly what I'd do - if I can walk on to an airplane and can wait ten hours, it's the loving bosom of the NHS for me)

Could be diabetes... And I could get that checked for free at the community clinics down in the sketchy neighbourhoods.

Bontrager

What did the doctor say?

Treefox

No money to see a doctor.

Bontrager

In another recent thread....
glad you got your priorities straight!

nogearCX

NuuN is the best! They sponsor my team and have a great product! You should try taking more fluids during the day and less sodium in your diet. You are likely dehydrated. This same thing used to happen to me when I was runing competitively. Terrible headaches, not enough body fat, not enough fluid intake in my daily diet, not just during the workout. Good luck, and I second seeing a doctor.

Bontrager

Nuun was so disgusting. It's the only food-type item I've ever returned to the store. They said I couldn't have a refund because I opened the package. I asked where their trash was and threw it in.

Treefox

Don't you know it!

Well, the fiancee bought herself a Felt Z90 as I stood about saying, 'yeah, Felts are nice.'

Besides, a $3000 deductible is rather more than a Felt Z90.

And we can see this as a cost vs. potential benefit balance. Chances are I'd be paying some doctor $500 to be told to drink more.

AnthonyG

Sure, go see a doctor if the simple things don't work but honestly, would you tell someone to go to the doctor because they are feeling thirsty and your worried that telling them to have a drink of water constituted medical advise?

Anyway your symptom sounds to me like yet another (mild) symptom of magnesium deficiency. The headache in my opinion is from muscular tension and the fact that it starts a while after your ride and goes away eventually of its own accord suggest that its just a mild problem but try taking a magnesium supplement. A glass of celery juice is a good natural option if you have a juicer. Almonds and Brazil nuts are also natural foods rich in Magnesium.

Anthony

SunFlower

I find that VERY hard to believe. A visit to a doctor is about $60 if you pay cash. If you want the name of my doctor I can give it to you. However, you seem to have money for a computer and a road bike. It isnt the American health care system thats a joke, its YOU.

rousseau

In this exhibit we see an example of inadvertent self-parody. This is a specialty of Americans, whose extreme parochialism and myopia render them less well-attuned to the nuances of irony. In our next exhibit, Zoomka the dancing bear, we see...

Bontrager

Canadians have no room to talk. You talk about how great your free healthcare system is but you guys come down here when you're sick after you realize you're dying to get that MRI in Canada or gimping around for another year because Ontairo's allotment of hip prosthesis is used up this year.

rousseau

Such ignorance! Here's the deal:

Canadians with lots of money go abroad to jump the queue, is what you mean. Meanwhile, Americans who aren't fantastically rich but still economically above the middle class go abroad to pay less for procedures and treatment. I don't have the figures, but apparently those American "medical tourists" far outnumber the Canadians who are willing to spend the extra bucks for same-day service in Detroit instead of waiting for a week or two.

We got 33 million people and excellent healthcare. We have far lower infant mortality rates than you, are nowhere near as obese as you, live longer and are healthier than you.

You got 50 million people with no healthcare. Your emergency rooms are clogged with people using them like walk-in clinics and with people who wouldn't be there if they'd been able to afford to see a family doctor and get regular treatment in the first place.

Got it? Good. Still, let's turn this thread into an argument about healthcare and extend it for ten more pages, shall we?

jesspal

Do you have your vital signs checked after a hard race? All Fire Stations will do this for you for free, perhaps it is due to increased blood pressure/low pulse ox after a hard ride. This in turn could be a symptom of other things that could require a neuro and cardio workup. It is impossible to diagnose a symptom in a forum, over the phone, email, webmd. You need to see a Dr. in person!

It probably is as most people are saying poor hydration, low electrolytes or could be heat stroke.
who the hell knows, so see a dr.

Val23708

eyestrain headache perhaps? too much BF?

wfrogge

Well if he has a hardened artery he already HTFU!


Back on topic... GO SEE A DOCTOR! Could be anything from you being a wuss to stroke symptoms. High blood pressure runs in my family and I have early signs of issues. Back in my glory days as a speedskater the folks at the Olympic Training Center checked me into a hospital after I had similar issues after a very hard workout. Was high blood pressure... I was drinking "frank the tank" style every night up there then working out hard as hell 4+ hours a day. My body didnt like that too much.

GPB

Earlier in the thread, I mentioned I get those killer headaches on occasion myself. If I drink a liter of gatorade (G2...the light stuff) after an intense ride where I probably overheat a bit, even while drinking fluids, the headache either is a no-show or much less intense. If I drink a beer or eat anything salty...I'm asking for trouble. A nap will cure the headache...and there's a point where I break out into a healthy sweat like breaking a fever. Weird.

Anyhow, during my last physical I mentioned it to my doc and he checked my electrolytes in one of the blood tests. Nothing ever showed up and he told me then it was most likely hydration related. I think it's hydration and/or muscle tension. I drink way too much diet soda and have wondered if it's related to that. And my physical was only a couple hundred bucks...with the doctor being "in plan" and similar deductible as you.

charliekeri

go to a chiropractor.

DesnaePhoto

What is your sweating like? I sweat rivers when working hard (only streams with regular workout). My clothes are covered in white streaks when they dry out. For years, I've struggled to get enough electrolytes into my body. I continue to get headaches when I don't get enough. When on Active Duty, I carried Gatorade power and made it at 2-3x concentration. Just to stay ahead of the curve. When in the heat and knowing a hard workout is coming, I just resign to getting one of these headaches. Though cyclomax at 2x concentration is helping.

Get all the facts about when YOU do, and how YOUR body responds, before you see your doctor. Then go see him/her.

David