Heading to the playa sick

Jiva · Post by **Jiva** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:34 am

Thanks to multiple stressors and luck of the draw, I now have the beginnings of a moderate cold. I'm heading out early Friday morning, overnighting in Reno and arriving on the playa Saturday. I have my BRC Ranger mentoring shift Sunday.

Someone please tell me this won't be as bad an idea as I fear it will be.

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:48 am

start taking the emergen-C's now !! and drink lots & lots of water. Reno should dry you out though.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:16 am

Copious amounts of fresh garlic, vitamin C and no drinking, sugar or meat usually help me stave off illness. And sleep.

alt12 · Post by **alt12** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:50 pm

hah, me too.... bruised a rib while wrestling with a friend a couple of weeks ago, got food poisoning same week and the flu the next week.... hoping to recovery by saturday!

brcprincess · Post by **brcprincess** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:29 pm

Combination of the dry air and your adrenalin will work wonders.

I once had bronchitis and a nasty cold when I went to Vegas. I was so sick that I planned to spend the weekend in bed. But the dry air cleared me out incredibly fast and I bounced back enough to go out. I figured that I would get sick again after the weekend, but I didn't. It was bizarre.

I still think about that weekend and there seems no rational reason for my super fast recovery. I'm sure it will be the same for you at BM.

Jiva · Post by **Jiva** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:39 pm

Thanks everyone for the kind thoughts and advice. My symptoms seem to be abating, so hopefully by the time I get to the city on Saturday I'll be right as rain.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:41 pm

Do wear your mask and don't breathe on us.