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11-15-22, 01:58 PM
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I get it though - I’m in a region where we get frequent snow and temps well below freezing. I’m in shorts until about 60F, and overheating at 90.
11-15-22, 02:34 PM
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My brother and SIL live in Hawaii. When they come to visit us in NorCal, at what we consider 'shirtsleeve' temps, they're wearing sweaters to stay warm.
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11-15-22, 02:54 PM
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I bonked today bad. Squats are fine as long as I stayed in zone 2, but I met up with some guys and we pushed it. After I broke off I went to do another 20 miles in zone 2 and blew up. Also cycling all geared up feels like i’m pedaling through water. Maybe it’s the combination of cold air and all gear up. Anyways I was putting around at 116 watts trying to get home and my heart rate was chilling at the 150 bpm. If I went any slower I would have been going back wards.
11-15-22, 03:08 PM
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11-15-22, 03:14 PM
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11-15-22, 03:25 PM
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I bonked today bad. Squats are fine as long as I stayed in zone 2, but I met up with some guys and we pushed it. After I broke off I went to do another 20 miles in zone 2 and blew up. Also cycling all geared up feels like i’m pedaling through water. Maybe it’s the combination of cold air and all gear up. Anyways I was putting around at 116 watts trying to get home and my heart rate was chilling at the 150 bpm. If I went any slower I would have been going back wards.
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11-15-22, 03:30 PM
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Yeah, Celebrex is a reasonable NSAID drug but you are not supposed to take it if sulfa allergic.
That said, if your sulfa allergy was VERY mild (like a small localized rash) you could consider trying it, cautiously.
That said, if your sulfa allergy was VERY mild (like a small localized rash) you could consider trying it, cautiously.
11-15-22, 04:12 PM
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Of course MC riding is totally different with regard to heat generated from exercise and cooling generated from apparent wind speeds.
11-15-22, 04:42 PM
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I get rashes on my trunk, same with a lot of antibiotics like cephalexin. I’m also allergic to Norco. My mother had a lot of the same allergic reactions to these drugs. I blame her.
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11-15-22, 05:02 PM
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I'm comfortable up to about 95 or a little more. I've found 92 to be the sweet spot. It has not always been thus. I spent the bulk of my life in Ohio, and enjoyed the cold during that time. I didn't ride in the winter though.
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11-15-22, 05:06 PM
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11-15-22, 05:43 PM
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11-15-22, 05:49 PM
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We had a good ride without much wind. Got to about 70 degrees at the end. Stopped for a slice of pizza with about 12 miles to go. I had bbq chicken with red onions and cilantro. Kinda hard to get going again after that. Thankfully not a lot of climbing on the ride.
11-15-22, 06:03 PM
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11-15-22, 06:26 PM
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I think Facebook knows too much about me. I just got an ad for "Corewear", which us essentially Spanx for Men - what we'd have referred to snarkily as a girdle. Has FB seen me naked?
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11-15-22, 06:28 PM
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I took Norco for a kidney stone, some years back. The first day, I felt pretty good. The next morning I woke up feeling really hungover, so I stopped taking it. Took most of a week to get back to my usual reqularity.
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11-15-22, 07:29 PM
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I prescribe pain meds like that, but thankfully don’t take them. Best to avoid whenever possible, but after major surgery or other painful conditions, they are a necessary evil.
11-15-22, 07:32 PM
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Last time I took a pain pill was 20 years ago, after surgery on my wrist. I think it was Vicodin. My recollection is it did not reduce my pain, but made me so dopey I just didn’t care about it. Did not like the experience at all.
11-15-22, 07:55 PM
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Just saw that missed face mask on GMFB... yeah it's bad, but no more egregious than bad calls that happen a couple of times a weekend.
11-15-22, 07:55 PM
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11-15-22, 08:12 PM
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I have had a few situations requiring opiates and found them effective and not unpleasant except for the constipation. On the prescribing side, I never bothered to take out a DEA number so no one can even ask me.
11-15-22, 08:44 PM
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So you can’t even prescribe pregabalin? Sad!
11-15-22, 08:53 PM
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I had Vicodin after shoulder surgery in 1988. Initially it helped with the pain but seemed less effective after a couple days. I stopped taking it within a week, it's better if I don't start another addiction.
When I had Shingles in my eye they prescribed Gabapentin and Percocet, I think. I took the Gab twice and it knocked me out, even halving the dose the second time. Mrs John couldn't wake me and considered calling 911.
I never tried the Percocet, gave the whole bottle to a friend who was recovering from hip surgery. It's better if I avoid anything that might be habit forming.
A friend gave me some THC pills and that was the best relief from the Shingles.
When I had Shingles in my eye they prescribed Gabapentin and Percocet, I think. I took the Gab twice and it knocked me out, even halving the dose the second time. Mrs John couldn't wake me and considered calling 911.
I never tried the Percocet, gave the whole bottle to a friend who was recovering from hip surgery. It's better if I avoid anything that might be habit forming.
A friend gave me some THC pills and that was the best relief from the Shingles.
11-15-22, 09:08 PM
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It's snowing.
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11-15-22, 09:09 PM
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