[pct-l] Ibuprofen or Vitamin I

[montypct]

>Why are thru-hikers taking so much ?

For pain....... lots and lots of pain

But if you keep training on the Playstation you probably won't need it for 
your wrists and thumbs in your first 500 miles or thereafter.


Lightweight Backpacking
The fun goes up when the weight goes down
-Warner Springs Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brendon Melville" <brendonmelville at hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:48 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Ibuprofen or Vitamin I


>
> After reading the Yogi guide and some journals from last year that 
> thur-hikers are taking lots of Ibuprofen.
>
>
>
> I know that Ibuprofen is good for muscle pain and is also 
> anti-inflammatory but is it good to treat Ibprofen like a Vitamin ?  Why 
> are thru-hikers taking so much ?
>
>
>
> I ask this questions because I am fighting foot Tendonitis. A problem that 
> I must overcome before the starting the PCT hike. Part of my treatment is 
> taking anti-inflammatory drugs.
>
> When I take these drugs I know I could run eight miles on my foot easy, 
> because they are also masking the pain. But I also know this would be 
> stupid. Taking Ibuprofen on the trail everyday could be masking foot pain 
> for a short time, making the problem worst.
>
>
>
> Since I have develop tendonitis, I have change my training for the PCT. 
> Now in the morning I train by watching "Band of brothers" on DVD. Later in 
> the evening I cross train by spending an hour or two on the playstation.
>
>
>
> Brendon
>
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