Posted by Jack Boyd (152.163.201.197) on August 28, 1999 at 13:59:45:
In Reply to: One quick question. posted by drummer on August 28, 1999 at 08:57:03:
Colds and clusters - my earliest pet theory!!
Early on im my career with clusters, I had myself convinced that clusters always followed a cold and that there was some connection. This was before I knew that there was this thing called clusters and my Doctor had told me they were sinus infections. Kind of convenient thinking now that I look back - at that age I was usually good for 3 or 4 colds a year and I had a yearly bout with clusters and the Doc said it was a sinus infection.....hmmmmmm.
A little bit like the sort of analysis that tells us that 99.99957 percent of all heroin addicts once drank milk as toddlers. Cause and effect is a dangerous game and although I love to play it, I don't think I am too good at it.
I also am sill willing o consider a connecion between clusters and colds ( or any other type of virus ), I am just not as sure as I once was.
PS - never get colds anymore ( they tell me there are only so many rhinoviruses around and that we develop immunity ) but I sure do sill get visits from the beast.