I seemed to have aggravated some issues in my back driving my middle kid to college back in July, and I got an MRI a couple days ago. I have yet to hear from my neurosurgeon, but I got a copy of the MRI film, and took a look at it with my mom. My mom used to be an X-Ray Technician way back in the 70s. The machines may be vastly different, but she still remembers her anatomy. When we got to some front to back screens, I could see my mom wincing. She didn't say anything, but her face said it all.
I hope my neurosurgeon says it's not as bad as I'm fearing, but if he won't medically clear me, I may have to withdraw.
What's the saying I quickly google - "Symptoms below the neck (chest cold, bronchial infection, body ache) require time off, while symptoms above the neck (runny nose, stuffiness, sneezing) don't pose a risk to runners continuing workouts" That's pretty much what I follow. If it's just light coughing & no lung hurting I'll run, but if it's lungs burning/hurting I skip.
Same here - running helps me loosen up that stuff.
Our stuitcases are full of bottled water when we fly down so we always have water with us going into the parks & don't have to buy it in park, we also buy the refillable mugs and use that for Powerade/drinks back at the resort. At counter service places we also get cups of water (doesn't always taste the best though). Ordering cases of water would be a good idea so you always have it on hand.
