Have any of you ever had pleurisy?

I had it, but by then had been a permanently-injured ex-runner for a couple decades.

So I can't really tell you how long to take off--but, generally speaking, if it hurts to breathe (mine did), that's probably a sign to keep things easy. "Give it a chance to get better"--to quote myself during my coaching days...

Yes. Takes a while to get over it. It pretty much halted all the training I had been doing prepping for a race but my body was tired and I had to listen. Especially this time of year when lung infections are common,combine that with a lot of training and in cold weather,...you're more susceptible to catching something and it can be a recipe for disaster. You have to let yourself fully recover as to prevent a worse illness. I threw in the towel, and let myself fully recover...it sucks but your body wants to heal and it will if you give it a chance.

Zee wrote:

You have to let yourself fully recover as to prevent a worse illness. I threw in the towel, and let myself fully recover...it sucks but your body wants to heal and it will if you give it a chance.

How long did that take you, Zee?

I started feeling more like myself about 4 months later but everyone is different. I have little ones and was probably depleted in a few different ways. I had to just really listen to my body during those months. Sleep, eat well etc. it is tough like I said in the winter months because if you start training too much you run the risk of knocking your immune system right when respiratory infections,flu, etc is at a high and developing something like pleurisy. When your dealing with lung issues though it can become serious if you don't listen to your body. for instance pushing through it and picking up a lung/another infection or taxing your heart by training through it. For me I had put a ton of work in but I couldn't ignore how I was feeling. like I said it sucks but I believe strongly in letting the body heal itself(which is what it wants to do) and then trying to reach your running goals when you're feeling completely better.

Had it for months on and off following a severe bout of pneumonia.

Eventually a doctor prescribed me 5 days of prednisolone, and it went, never to return.

The prednisolone is the TUE of choice of TDF cyclists etc and I can see why: despite having pleurisy and a chest infection, I was pretty much unbeatable amongst my training group during that 5 days and for another 2 weeks after, I and I only got it at around one fifth of the dose that Bradley Wiggins had for 3 months.

No but I had a mean case of dropsy, soome occasional apoplexy, and bit of camp fever, Sonny.

BlaseBill wrote:

Eventually a doctor prescribed me 5 days of prednisolone, and it went, never to return.

Thanks!!

Gonna bring this up to her tmrw