Right
after I got out of the hospital I went home with my parents to be looked after
and taken care of. However, my parents upstairs was closed off due to the dog
and them not wanting him to do his business in the bedrooms, he was in house
training puppy mode. This kept him from leaving unexpected presents unseen for
days, but also closed off the heat to the bedrooms. This was not good for me to
sleep in a cold room right after a heart attack and surgery for a stent. So
that led to me getting a sore throat and fighting a cold. My mom went to get me
Zicam and cold medicine; however she couldn’t find it so she got me Airbourne
instead, best mistake ever. Now let me just say right now, I am not putting
down Zicam it has worked for me in the past with that said, my body now works
best with Airbourne. So
when she got home from the store, I started taking the Airbourne immediately
along with the cold medicine. I took it every 4 hours for a day and a half, by
the second day I was better. No cold no sore throat no head ache. I now live by
Airbourne. I keep at least two tubes near me at all times. I have one tube at
home and one tube in my purse or at work. Since my heart attack I have only
been sick once and it was a migraine head ache. The doctors don’t know why I
got it and it hasn't come back. I do still get a flu shot every year, but when ever I feel a
cold coming on, I take an Airbourne.
Now
here is the downside (however this does not trump the upside)… Airbourne
flushes out my system when it starts to work. I don’t know if it does this to
everyone, but for me I have to be careful, for example the Disney run. I had
trained for 8 and half months. I was not going to miss this race, as I packed
for Disney I packed Airbourne. On the trip down I felt a cold coming on, it was
January, so I started taking Airbourne as a precaution, as it turned out I was
fighting a cold so Airbourne kicked in and started to flush the bugs out of my
system. But the bad thing was it flushed me out an hour before the race, so I
was dehydrated and didn’t replenish myself sufficiently and learned about
Runners’ Trots the hard way (which is another story and an issue I have been
dealing with and I think I have conquered it but stay tuned for more on that
later). I have read that if you have a head cold, running is Okay, but if you
have problems or infections below your head, like a chest cold or infection,
then rest and don’t run. I have not had to deal with that problem, but I know
for my body Airbourne works and keeps me healthy. Whenever a friend says to me
I feel like I am getting sick, My first response is “Get you some Airbourne!”
Most everyone that takes this advise will fight off the cold in a day or two. I
hope this information will help you stay healthy and running as well.
Next
entry the big day… runDisney.
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