Been awhile.
Recovering from two weeks of combined
illness.
What started as a very bad
cough managed to
reirritate a damaged lumbar
disc (from an old motorcycle injury), to the point I couldn’t even wear pants and had to be on ice constantly. Well, the fix for that was to do some walking workouts on a treadmill everyday. I’m so clever.
That fixed the back, but
drove the
cough deeper in my lungs. By Saturday night, I could not sleep at all, I was having running agonizing coughing fits that were so extreme they sometimes led to
dry heaving, a favorite pastime of all of us.
I spent five hours in urgent care Sunday morning. As soon as they saw my blood’s oxygen saturation level was at only
88%, they put me in a room and took me very seriously. Xrays, EKG, blood work ups. Steroid injections, nebulizer steroids etc etc.
Extreme viral bronchitis, I was told. I don’t recommend it - worse than a bad redial!
I had to fight to be released - they wanted to hospitalize me. I admit I told the attendant “Fuck that!” I managed to get my O2 level over 95% and they let me go with a handful of prescriptions.
I’m recovering now. If I talk too much, I run out of breath. The coughing occurs only occasionally and is productive now. I’ll be fine.
Sorry for the length.
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I guess I believe in Speedy Monday. I always forget on Tuesday.
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