Am I dying or is this just DOMS?

[chillyprawns]

I started lane swimming on Thursday night.

I was tired the next day but was pleased I did so well and really pushed myself. I did just 30 minutes in total but really went for it

Last night, I was sore but went again. It felt good to be in the swing of it. I did 40 mins, and again pushed myself.

I came out of the pool and hanging rooms and felt dizzy. Like I couldn't walk straight sounds ridiculous!

But it was awful. I sat in my car for over 10 minutes before feeling okay to drive home. That even I was really sick. And in the night, threw up a few times. I felt awful, my stomach hurt

Today my muscles don't hurt but they feel 'sickly'. I still feel really faint and I am exhausted.

Is this DOMS? I ask because I've had that before and it didn't really feel like this - I just felt really sore and could feel where I'd been using muscles I'm not usually using

But I honestly feel like death typing this. Is it a coincidental virus that has come on straight after exercise? Or just DOMS?

I've had to sit down because I feel so dizzy

I've been drinking well so not sure why it's like this.

Also still have the stomach pain. It feels like when you've had a virus for a few days and your stomach is sore from no food and too much vomiting

But I've been eating okay, just seem to feel as if I haven't eaten at all type feeling (I'm not hungry, can't really explain it. It just feels sore and empty)

Virus ?

It doesn't sound like DOMS, which is normally just muscle soreness and maybe slightly reduced strength in the affected muscles, but it's possible that you've got fatigue due to unaccustomed hard exercise, and even more likely that you've picked up a bug. I'd suggest not exercising again until you feel more like your normal self.

Thank you. I did think it must be a virus, but I was happy and cheerful until I came out of the water after my swim and then bam, felt like I was so dizzy and sickly that I could not walk at a normal pace

I will give the swimming a miss tonight and continue tomorrow if all is well again