It has been a rough few weeks here, but could be much worse. I’ve had a cold for a week and a half. Thankfully, (knocking on wood) it hasn’t impacted the amount of oxygen I need, and so far, hasn’t become a respiratory infection. Yet, just having a cold these days makes me so anxious! I don’t have any reserve at this point. One bad infection, and I’m going to be in the hospital until I get lungs, or I don’t. I just don’t have too far to go before I won’t be able to get enough oxygen at home.
So, you might say, I’m paranoid. I’m paranoid about germs and when I get sick, it’s so much more than just having a little cold. Thankfully, only one day of a fever etc. The trouble is I get better and I think I’m recovered, and then it seems to come back.
The medicine the transplant center gave me to help with the cough is helping. I still cough a lot though. I’m so tired all the time because I rarely sleep well. But, with the medicine, my coughing fits aren’t quite as long. I haven’t coughed so hard I’ve thrown up since starting them, so that’s something. I did cough so hard yesterday I pulled a muscle in my neck…whine, whine, whine…..
I get very frustrated because I get tired so easy. I have so much to do, but I can never keep up with it all. I have so many friends I want to stay in better touch with, but by the time I do what I have to do medically every day, and work a few hours, I’m so tired it is hard to call people and just chit chat. It makes me cough more, and it is hard to be very conversational when you are so tired.
I hope everyone can forgive me for not being in touch better.
So, you might say, I’m paranoid. I’m paranoid about germs and when I get sick, it’s so much more than just having a little cold. Thankfully, only one day of a fever etc. The trouble is I get better and I think I’m recovered, and then it seems to come back.
The medicine the transplant center gave me to help with the cough is helping. I still cough a lot though. I’m so tired all the time because I rarely sleep well. But, with the medicine, my coughing fits aren’t quite as long. I haven’t coughed so hard I’ve thrown up since starting them, so that’s something. I did cough so hard yesterday I pulled a muscle in my neck…whine, whine, whine…..
I get very frustrated because I get tired so easy. I have so much to do, but I can never keep up with it all. I have so many friends I want to stay in better touch with, but by the time I do what I have to do medically every day, and work a few hours, I’m so tired it is hard to call people and just chit chat. It makes me cough more, and it is hard to be very conversational when you are so tired.
I hope everyone can forgive me for not being in touch better.
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