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Great doctor’s visit!

Wednesday I went to the doctor for a follow up visit since I’ve had a bit of a rocky winter with fatigue, frequent colds, infections etc. While I still got this cough, he listened to my lungs and they sounded CLEAR!! The fact that several visits in a row he’d heard some wheezing and crackling really was starting to worry me, especially since I can’t shake this cough.

To be honest, my mind won’t be completely at rest until my next NIH visit and they do complete lung function tests and a CT scan. But, I’ll take perfect sounding lungs for now. He thinks the continuing cough is more asthmatic and allergy related, so we’re tinkering with medications. It’s too early to tell if that’s really helping.


Also, big kudos to Hank, the volunteer from church who took me to the doctor. Poor Hank! I’d asked him to come at 7:15 a.m. to allow us plenty of time as I’m bad at giving directions, and there’s been a lot of construction around the hospital. I thought parking might be a problem. So, dutifully, Hank arrived at the appointed time and pounded on my front door as yours truly slept peacefully. Hey, it was the first good night’s sleep I’d had in days, and I slept right through the alarm. I shot out of bed, threw on some clothes and we were off in less than five minutes. I must have looked a wreck.

Hank found parking no problem. He needed no garbled instructions from the navigationally challenged. And, he got me to work only 45 minutes after starting time. Not only did he save me about $50 to $60 in cab fare, but by saving me from working at home, he bought me a little political capital for the next medical crisis that requires my absence. Way to go Hank!

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