Well, I woke up first thing this morning with an asthma attack... inhaler wasn't quite enough, got it just under control enough to make it to the bathroom and start a hot shower, had to let the steam clear up my lungs... really tempted on asking for a nebulizer after that... cuz both asthma attacks I've had this year the inhalers weren't enough...
Had my dr appt a couple hours after that... she gave me different inhalers to try... I was worried about the rescue inhaler... I'd had to use it so much yesterday that last night I was weak and shaky and my heart was racing real bad, and my friend who uses the same one said you're not supposed to use it more than every 4 hours... which I'd used it more than that... so I was almost scared to use it today. The dr said use it as much as I need to even if it does that to me, but the longer I'm on the preventative the less I will have to use it... well guess she was right, something's working cuz I haven't needed it quite as much today.
My old inhaler I could use as much as I needed, with no bad side effects, but they took it off the market cuz it affects the O-Zone layer. I was talkin to my mom about that today, she was kinda pissed about it actually, like "Yeah, let thousands of people with asthma die just so we don't hurt the O-Zone that's gonna be destroyed anyway" lol Well, I don't blame her, she had to go through me having several asthma attacks and it scared her to death.
Also found out I have a staph infection, and ear infection in both ears... so I'm on antibiotics and decongestant too.... geez, in no time I'm gonna have my little prescription discount at Target lol
And something's got my stomach all upset, I don't know if it's one of the meds, or if I've managed to get the stomach bug that's going around on top of everything else... *sigh* didn't think it was the meds though cuz I started the meds some last night and some this morning, and didn't feel sick until tonight.
Surprisingly, my doctor didn't suggest an allergy test, I had to bring it up. I told her I haven't had one since I was 2, and I've outgrown all my allergies, but I know you can develop new ones, which she agreed... so I gotta get an appt with an allergist/asthma specialist now. I called one today but they said I couldn't be on any antihistimines when I get tested and I wasn't sure what the decongestant had in it. But I looked it up, no antihistimine, so I can go ahead and get an appt soon.
I'm just gettin old and fallin apart LOL But... I'm alive, and sober (5 months today )... so I guess life's not all that bad... this being stuck in bed most the time has at least given me a ton of time to hang out with my friends in the AA chat room lol Tryin to stay optimistic and positive here... lol
Congratulations on 5 months. Did you ask the Dr. about help to quit smoking? When your sick is a good time to quit, I quit when I had the flu and a chest cold. My ex had asthma and at one time had 3 different inhaler, albuterol, pregnazone and another I cant remember. The pregnazone is a steroid and made her all tweeky, but she only used it when she had an acute attack. Good luck. Bob.
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Big congratulations on making the 5 month mark Chick!!! Keep doing the right thing as far as the alcohol is concerned, and I do hope your other physical problems get well in hand soon. Good fortune...Tim
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Congrats on 5 months!! Im very impressed. Keep up the good work and feel better!! Lani
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Was feelin better today till I took my meds... figured out I'm allergic to the steroids... within a few minutes of takin them I'd get sick, then sick the rest of the day... finally got to feelin better tonight though... gotta call the dr tomorrow and get different ones...
thinkin I need some more rest now or somethin, I dunno, just feelin kinda weird... arms tingly and keep getting dizzy spells sorta, not quite dizzy... just weird feelings... little pains in my chest too but that's been happening since Saturday, probably my lungs, from the asthma. I dunno... probably just not feelin great from all these drugs they're giving me... a little hesitant to take tonight's dose now... gonna see if I feel a bit better in a little bit before takin the night meds.
*sigh* been tryin to look at the bright side, that I'm alive and sober... but then when I start feelin real bad I'm beggin for someone to shoot me lol
Not sure what was goin on earlier... doing ok now... but some friends told me to ask the dr about it when I talk to her tomorrow about the steroids.....
Was talkin to a friend earlier... and kinda realized the last few days have just been a total blur... I can't tell you what I did earlier today, or the past few days, couldn't tell you who I've talked to or what I've said... ugh... I hate that, I've just been so out of it. I'd been talkin to that friend and he mentioned something that I KNEW I knew already, but couldn't remember till he said it. Then I was real slow catchin on to something else he said... I was like I'm really not this stupid lol I'll just be glad when I'm thinkin clear again and not seeming quite so stupid and slow lol
)... so I guess life's not all that bad... this being stuck in bed most the time has at least given me a ton of time to hang out with my friends in the AA chat room lol Tryin to stay optimistic and positive here... lol
