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Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent
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 2013-05-29 8:17 AM |
Regular  389  |  Subject: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgentI have a good friend who just completed IM Texas13 and has come down with some sort of infection in mouth/throat area as well as severe flu like symptoms that has put him in hospital for past few days. Immediately after the race he felt tightness in his chest, throat, breathing, sweats,etc, but figured it was because of the stress of the day. He's very fit and has done IM before (m45-49). Extensive tests have been done and pretty much negative on CAT scans, EKG's, etc. still in real bad shape. I can't go over everything, but the doctors are stumped and asked about other participants. I know of one other participant who has been struggling with flu like symptoms since the race. I also raced and haven't had any issues. Anyone else know of problems reported in lake, other racers experiencing anything from IM Texas 13? Thank you, Tom |
| 2013-05-29 8:52 AM in reply to: tallytom |
Master 2468  Muskego, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent I haven't heard of anything. Best wishes to your friend. |
| 2013-05-29 9:15 AM in reply to: tallytom |
| Regular 93 Seal Beach | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent Wouldn't surprise me. That water was nasty. I had a bit of a sinus infection, and still have a bit of a cough, but I saw that one coming when I got in the water. |
| 2013-05-29 9:36 AM in reply to: tallytom |
Expert 2547 The Woodlands, TX | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent There was a bug going around in the area in the weeks leading up to the race. I and a number of my training partners got sick. Not that severe though. As to the water, despite the fact that it's a silty lake and therefore not very clear, they are over the top about testing the water quality there, so outside of the typical stuff that's in fresh water, it's actually pretty clean. |
| 2013-05-29 10:06 AM in reply to: tjfry |
Expert 962 | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent Originally posted by tjfry There was a bug going around in the area in the weeks leading up to the race. I and a number of my training partners got sick. Not that severe though. As to the water, despite the fact that it's a silty lake and therefore not very clear, they are over the top about testing the water quality there, so outside of the typical stuff that's in fresh water, it's actually pretty clean. Yeah because it would be unrealistic for a government entity to fudge a report when there are thousands of dollars of tourism revenue at stake. (Sorry but with the new forums I haven't found sarcastic font yet) |
| 2013-05-29 11:52 AM in reply to: #4759949 |
| 18 | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent It's a long-shot, but have the doctor's checked for Lyme's disease? Sounds as if in Texas this is quite rare, but if he were in Virginia that would be the first thing I would guess based on your information. Easy to miss a tick with all the race day crud. |
| 2013-05-29 12:34 PM in reply to: tallytom |
| 48 | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent I did the race and can say I have not gotten sick, if anything I feel better than I have in a while (probably more to do with getting a break in training to spend with the family). I even swallowed a couple mouthfuls of water accidentally. |
| 2013-05-30 8:59 AM in reply to: tallytom |
Regular 76 Edinburg | Subject: RE: Anyone sick??-IM TX-urgent Yes, I'm sick, have the symptoms of E. Coli. Next time I may opt out of the swim if given the choice again. As you probably know the organizers sent out an email the night before offering a duathlon for those concerned with the lake conditions. Heavy rain had washed road runoff and lawn mines into the lake. My symptoms hit 48 hours after the swim. Sipping water and hoping this is over soon. |
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