It took me 50 miuntes but...

[andylaw79]

...I've completed my first commute in over six weeks after recovering from an asthma attack. Have pootled about a bit since but nothing over a couple of miles or too strenuous.

Good to be back on the bike proper - legs feeling a little stiff and a bit more freewheeling and taking it easy than normal but it felt good, really good.

I had started to resent having to put petrol in the car and it was great to be out in the fresh air.

A couple of easy weeks and then full steam ahead.

 

[magnatom]

Personally, I'd be tearing my hair out if I was off the bike for six weeks!

Take it easy and enjoy!

 

[andylaw79]

Personally, I'd be tearing my hair out if I was off the bike for six weeks!

I wasn't far off, well what bit I've got left. Wasn't a particularly bad attack but just seemed to knock me for six and took ages to get over it.

Used the time of the bike to tinker with the set up on my bike and I've nearly finished converting an old MTB frame to single speed - all good fun but not much riding

 

[ontheroadtofrance]

well done

I managed my first commute yesterday for the first time in bout a week but i have been on my trainer since though but i really missed it. Keep going

 

[downfader]

I have asthma but have never had it as bad as that. Hope you're ok and back up to full fitness soon.

 

[mr Mag00]

i was diagnosed with exercise induced last year, hipe it never gets that bad and welcome back

 

[HLaB]

Well done A couple of my mates when I was growing up had bad asthma attacks, however they were very athletic, one was a winning long distance runner. Well done for not letting it hold you back too.

 

[snapper_37]

Well done!!!

 

[andylaw79]

Thanks for all the support.

I've had asthma since the age of 5 or 6, and been although on the whole not usually that bad and quite easy to control with a couple of inhalers. Since starting cycling about 10 months ago its really helped and I don't have to use my Terbutaline inhaler half as much as I used to. I do seem to have a fairly bad attack every seven years or so and if track record is anything to go by this was was a year or so overdue.

Good to be back on the bike anyway.