I have sent this to many Max advice lines and on line trainers and no one will answer my questions. Can someone out there help me with these questions. Thank from a MGySgt USMC Ret. Skeletor
I have Autoimmune Hypophysitis/2nd Pan-Hypopituitarism and take the following drugs for it:
Calcium/Vit D and iron daily, Fludrocortisones .1mg 3 x week, Hydrocortisone 30mg daily, Levothyroxine .250mg daily, Testosterone 110mg once a week, and Melatonin nightly. I am a 56 year old with over 25 years in the USMC (MGySgt) and I retired with 100% disability and go to the V.A. for treatment. The V. A. doctors do not know what to do with a fit disable Vet, they are use to treating obese unfit Vets (the truth hurts). My other problem is no cycling coach/trainer knows how to handle my illness too, or do not want to get near me with a ten foot pole.
I have some other medical problems you might need to know: Over 10 TBI's with frontal lobe damage, same headache since 1995, one up on Lance, Interstitial Cystitis (autoimmune, very painful), on my 3rd PE with DVT (autoimmune), three types of cancers, Testicular TB, Fibromyalgia, Reflux disorder, Two kidney stones operations, and Chronic pain (some 23 operations too).
I was a very good road racer and won the winter bicycler league out of Athens, GA. I am still only a Cat-4 due to every time I am about to upgrade, I get ill again or have to have another operation which puts my upgrade on hold for the next year. I have started to do long distance cycling of late (randonneurs) and was doing very well. I recently had to stop outside riding after a 400K ride earlier this year due to my chronic pain.
My question is: How many extra hormones do I take on the longer rides. Do I take more Levothyroxine on cold mornings? How much extra cortisone do I take the longer I ride, 5, 12, 24, 90 hours?
2nd questions: With my chronic pain I cannot train every day or the days I would like due to my pain, can I work around this?
Thanks
I have Autoimmune Hypophysitis/2nd Pan-Hypopituitarism and take the following drugs for it:
Calcium/Vit D and iron daily, Fludrocortisones .1mg 3 x week, Hydrocortisone 30mg daily, Levothyroxine .250mg daily, Testosterone 110mg once a week, and Melatonin nightly. I am a 56 year old with over 25 years in the USMC (MGySgt) and I retired with 100% disability and go to the V.A. for treatment. The V. A. doctors do not know what to do with a fit disable Vet, they are use to treating obese unfit Vets (the truth hurts). My other problem is no cycling coach/trainer knows how to handle my illness too, or do not want to get near me with a ten foot pole.
I have some other medical problems you might need to know: Over 10 TBI's with frontal lobe damage, same headache since 1995, one up on Lance, Interstitial Cystitis (autoimmune, very painful), on my 3rd PE with DVT (autoimmune), three types of cancers, Testicular TB, Fibromyalgia, Reflux disorder, Two kidney stones operations, and Chronic pain (some 23 operations too).
I was a very good road racer and won the winter bicycler league out of Athens, GA. I am still only a Cat-4 due to every time I am about to upgrade, I get ill again or have to have another operation which puts my upgrade on hold for the next year. I have started to do long distance cycling of late (randonneurs) and was doing very well. I recently had to stop outside riding after a 400K ride earlier this year due to my chronic pain.
My question is: How many extra hormones do I take on the longer rides. Do I take more Levothyroxine on cold mornings? How much extra cortisone do I take the longer I ride, 5, 12, 24, 90 hours?
2nd questions: With my chronic pain I cannot train every day or the days I would like due to my pain, can I work around this?
Thanks