Owen R O'Neill

Yes, your athletic ability is never going to get back to where you were, especially if you had EB as well. Lots of people will tell you its a mindset. Ignore them. They havnt experienced the viruses. Nutrition is key though. I was dealing with a Homeopath in CT who unfortunately passed away a number if years ago. She was BRILLIANT. Did her thesis on Yuppie flu and was a boffin on nutrition. I was taking Lysine 1000mgs 3x daily. It is anti viral. Avoided wheat, yeast and sugar and was back riding pretty quickly. She did say however that I would never race again at the level I was used to. Didn't matter. I rode my bike to enjoy it. Los had all the lead removed in my fillings. Keep exercising albeit at a lower intensity.

Hi,sorry to hear you have contracted the Coxsackie virus. I got the Virus back in 1988 when i was racing roadbikes. Also got Epstein Barr. 2 of the viruses which cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The Epstein Barr however stays with you to the grave as it has its own DNA and will stay dormant until activated via a stressor. One word of advice on the Coxsackie virus is beta cell destruction in the pancreas. It has been known to be a precursor to Diabetes so I would watch my diet in terms of sugary foods. Even have a fasting Insulin test to see how your pancreas is doing. It's a bad virus no matter who says what and has been implicated in Myocarditis. The Coxsackie B virus total 6 so obviously the titre count on the others was within range. Chest pain is a symptom of the Virus. Definitely would not train hard with high titles. In fact your body won't allow you to. Am talking from personal experience. I did recover over time and once had 28 consecutive days of 120km. Am paying the price now though and havnt ridden for close on 3 years ńhoughn