Last week I didn’t feel 100% but thought it was the added work from the
holidays and my usual lack of sleep. But during my regular meeting with my
pulmonary doctor, I discovered I have a respiratory infection, for which he
prescribed an antibiotic and short-term asthma drugs.
After a few days on the medications I’m feeling much better. So this is
what it’s like to breathe without coughing! I can sleep through the night without
getting up to empty my lungs (and trigger the cats into thinking it’s morning
and they need to be fed).
I tend to try to resolve my problems without seeking help. Maybe that stems
from hanging out with the smart kids and feeling embarrassed to seek clarification
when I didn’t understand something. Nowadays, I’ll search for solutions on the
Internet and try to fix something myself. That often works, as when my daughter
dropped her iPod touch in a puddle and it stopped working. A little scurrying
around the Internet found a solution: hold down 2 buttons for 10 seconds or so,
and the device reset and turned on.
But I’ve had respiratory problems my whole life, so it didn’t occur to me
that anything was more wrong than usual. Note to self: wheezing and coughing up
stuff isn’t normal.
As for eating, it’s been hit and miss. I’ve gone periods when I haven’t
eating anything, or have consumed only low-fat, sugar-free lattes. And I’ve
eaten some things that shouldn’t be on an eating plan for losing weight. I’m
not going to beat myself up for that. Sometimes you have to do whatever will
get you through a busy day. I haven’t weighed myself in several days, so when I
finally get on the scale, I’ll either be disappointed or delighted. I can never
be perfect, but at least I won’t get crazy.
See you tomorrow.
