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Following admittance to A and E I have been diagnosed with Bronchiectasis a chest condition. Any advice on coping with this condition for cycling. I’m 79 yo

https://www.blog.asthmaandlung.org.uk/b ... ling-coach

You might find this of interest.A cycling coach suffers from the same but still does 100 mile rides.You would need to tell your GP and get his/her clearance of course for any distance.
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I ride Brompton,Hetchins 531

NHS advice:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bronchiectasis/

I'm not aware of anything special for cycling: are you concerned about anything in particular?

Usual advice on exercise: keep going.

Are you home yet? Write down any questions that occur to you so that you can ask the doctor, and I hope that that can be done remotely.

Jonathan

PS: It's a tricky condition for getting advice as it is so variable. That means that you might read other people's stories which are much worse than anything you'll ever experience.

Watts wrote: ↑31 Jan 2024, 1:36pm Following admittance to A and E I have been diagnosed with Bronchiectasis a chest condition. Any advice on coping with this condition for cycling. I’m 79 yo

Listen to the medics, but base your response on your own, "gut"feeling. If you feel a 20 mile ride is ok, I'd do it. If you feel it'll have to be nothing more than a token, 2 mile circular ride, I'd do it

@ 51yr's,always been exceptionally fit & healthy, now on my +50 Emergency Ambulance ride in past 6 yr's. Dr's are great, but only you know whether it's got to be day off, or off on a 50 mile ride .