Not critical, just ill.

So much for Flanders. I've been training and looking forward to my trip to Belgium for months and what happens...I get sick. Bugger.

It began weeks ago. In fact it took hold on Easter Sunday properly. I'd been to Derby Velodrome to do a shoot and I didn't feel right before that but knew I could get the shoot done even just on adrenalin and collapse after if needs be. I'd put how I felt down to overtraining... I ached everywhere. All my muscles just wanted to stop and this lethargic feeling was getting worse until the week before Belgium and BANG, that's it fella, you is going down wiv da flu! and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I text the guys that it was looking unlikely I was well enough to go... After all, it was 155 miles, hardly a Sunday steady ride, this was the full monty. So after the initial "we're not gonna go either" (great, now I feel guilty too!) Terry and Andy did go and had a fab time. Me? I'm at home, sweaty, coughing, eyeballs ached, sinuses really hurt and my entire body had no energy whatsoever. And so it continued for days which felt like an eternity! It's been years since I've had anything like this. Was I contagious? Well so far the family are fine which is a small miracle in itself!

So now it is two and a half weeks since I was floored. How do I feel? Well I went out on my bike yesterday for the first time and that felt good, which is a step in the right direction BUT I feel really low in my mood. Apparently this is normal according to the internet(!) and I shouldn't fight it.... Great! Also got night sweats... No idea if this is normal. The whole thing is pissing me off so that's not helping either. I'm not a good patient am I!!! Ah well, roll on warmer weather and me cheering the f**k up!

Thanks to Andy and Terry for bringing me some Belgian beers home. Really appreciated 😁 and best sort of medicine for sure.