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Aciclovir

This medication is pretty crazy….

Side Effects:

Common (1/10 Users):

  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhoea
  • Stomach Pain
  • Skin Rashes
  • Itching
  • Tiredness
  • Light Sensitivity

Uncommon (1/100):

  • Hives
  • Hair Loss

Rare (1/1000):

  • Increased Liver Enzyme Production
  • Increased Blood In Urea and Creatinine
  • Impaired Kidney Function
  • Nervous System Reactions (Confusion, Hallucinations)
  • Sleepiness
  • Convulsions
  • Coma
  • General Discomfort/Illness
  • Agitation
  • Involuntary Shaking
  • Difficulty Controlling Movements
  • Difficulty Speaking
  • Erthema Muliforme
  • Stevens Johnson Syndrome
  • Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Very Rare (< 1/10,000)

So far I’ve had nausea, headaches, dizziness and tiredness — within 24 hours of starting to take the medication.

Skin Troubles

You may remember my post from yesterday with a mystery skin ailment. Well, after spending 3 hours waiting at a walk-in clinic, I have my answer.

Shingles. Caused by the same virus as Chicken Pox. Still a mystery where and how I picked it up. I suspect the virus been dormant since I caught and recovered from Chicken Pox when I was young, but the blood test must have triggered its release.

Now, I have a week’s worth of medication where I have to take it every 4 hours.

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Half Marathon Training – Day 11

Today’s run: EASY RUN WITH 5 STRIDES 4.60 KM (20sec high, 1min recovery x5)

I ran around 3k, but my phone rebooted. Again. Also, found an angry rash developing on my arm, which seems to have developed since my blood test earlier this month, so I’m going to get it looked at at the walk-in clinic tomorrow, and check with my GP next Wednesday.

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Half Marathon Training – Day 10

Today’s run was a complete failure. Most of my runs recently have been depressingly bad and work hasn’t really helped. If anything, it’s contributing to my lack of motivation.

Half Marathon Training – Day 9

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: EASY 3.70 KM IN 28M:11S

Achieved: 3.73K, 22:17min

Next Run: Sunday, LONG RUN 10.00 KM IN 1H:16M:10S

Half Marathon Training – Day 9

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: EASY 3.70 KM IN 28M:11S

Achieved: 2.83k, 18:44min. Today was the first day I tried using my new Polar heart monitor. Not a watch, but a chest strap version, and it uses Bluetooth. My previous attempt at using this wrecked havoc on my tracking, but today, it seemed OK. It tracked my heart okay, and it also let me see where my heart rates tended to be. In today’s run, my average BPM was 140, and max 171. I think I can hit higher, but today was an easy run. I really like Endomondo’s bar chart which tells you on what band you spent most of of your heart rate. For VO2 training, you need to hit Anerobic or Maximum, which is bands 4 and 5. The heart rate bands are configurable, so now I need to figure out how to calibrate my bands….

Next Run: Saturday, EASY 3.70 KM IN 28M:11S

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Half Marathon Training – Day 8

Today’s training failed miserably. I was trying to use a new heart monitor, along with Zombies Run and Endomondo. I guess all of them together didn’t work very well together and kept dying. A reboot seemed to work, but we’ll see tomorrow. I have no run scheduled tomorrow, but I’ll run today’s tomorrow.

Airdrop Mode

New update to the app. Airdrop Mode. You select your target and whether you want to go there, or there and back, and you get a dynamic mission created for it. Might give it a go as part of my long run this weekend.

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Half Marathon Training – Day 7

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: EASY 3.70 KM IN 28M:11S (pace adjusted)

Achieved: 3.59K, 22:52min

Next Run: Sunday, LONG RUN 10.00 KM IN 1H:16M:10S