I've had a cough for 3 weeks and figured it was just bronchitis but finally got around to going to the doctor and it's walking pneumonia :-( I've got 2 more days of antibiotics. I was planning on leaving in one week, next Sunday, but not actually arriving on the playa until Tues or Wed. I am hoping I feel tip-top by then but I know I'll still have to take it easy this year. I'm not 100% sure I'm going at this point.
Has anyone gone to a burn where they were at the tail-end of something serious like this, and if so how did it go? I have some friends saying "the desert will heal you" and others that say "the dust will be bad for it".
Ever gone to burningman when you are still sick?
Ask your doctor when it will safe for you to travel, not us. Get some rest. Take it easy if you do decide to come. Medical clinic is placed at Evolution and 1:15 this year.
Perhaps you can get a tank of supplemental oxygen or an oxygen concentrating machine, like the gamblers in Reno use for altitude sickness.
Perhaps you can get a tank of supplemental oxygen or an oxygen concentrating machine, like the gamblers in Reno use for altitude sickness.
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You can do it if you have a good support system and rest ... and know you're taking a risk. Have a bail out plan if you need to leave. Yes, the dust could be a Bad Thing. I don't think it will kill you, but I'm not a medical professional. Your decision.
I went two days after finishing radiation. Sure, I spent a lot of time in Totem's cool tent and was taking painkillers the whole week, but to me, a bad day at Burning Man is still better than a good day almost anywhere else.
I went two days after finishing radiation. Sure, I spent a lot of time in Totem's cool tent and was taking painkillers the whole week, but to me, a bad day at Burning Man is still better than a good day almost anywhere else.
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Last year I was at a hotel in Reno and had one of those horrible fevers you only get every 5 years. I was so miserable and hot, that I decided that if I didn't feel better, I was going stay at the hotel for the week. My camp mate went to the drug store and got me all sorts of liquids and pills to take. In the middle of the night my fever broke and I was fine the next morning.
The point of my story is---well I don't know the point, just pack your shit and go. It will all work out for you!
The point of my story is---well I don't know the point, just pack your shit and go. It will all work out for you!
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A full week for the antibiotics to do their thing coupled with the adrenaline spike you're going to get from going...and the emotional bump you'll get from being in BRC...and factor in the increased sunlight exposure...barring the unforseen, I'd go as you should be healed up or well on your way by the first day of being in BRC. Of course I'm no doctor, YMMV, don't sue me if you go and get sick again. N95 dust masks are your friend. Buy them in the 10 pack.
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The night before I left last year, my temp was 103.5.
for two days , I was at 101.5 or so, then it broke, but the cough persisted for the duration.
Bring a lot of cough drops.
By thursday, I was writing what I had to say on a piece of paper...vocal capability was gone by then.
BRING A LOT OF COUGH DROPS !!
for two days , I was at 101.5 or so, then it broke, but the cough persisted for the duration.
Bring a lot of cough drops.
By thursday, I was writing what I had to say on a piece of paper...vocal capability was gone by then.
BRING A LOT OF COUGH DROPS !!
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In 2002 I was very sick in the days leading to us leaving. Driving up was miserable but within a day of being in the dry heat I started feeling better. Just know that you have to pace yourself.
In 1999 our campmate broke his shoulder but came anyways. He sat in camp on tons of Vicodins or davacets and laughed and smiled a lot. He said it best, the worst day at Burningman is better than the best day at home in bed.
In 1999 our campmate broke his shoulder but came anyways. He sat in camp on tons of Vicodins or davacets and laughed and smiled a lot. He said it best, the worst day at Burningman is better than the best day at home in bed.
