Friday, January 18, 2008

Nebulizer *Update*

When Sam was about a month old I began having troubles with coughing and wheezing, general trouble breathing. After months of doing this and that, acupuncture, herbs, medications....I was diagnosed with mild asthma. While in Washington I was able to keep it under control with the occasional use of my inhalers and massage. 
When we first moved here to Michigan we went camping in the U.P. I had a cold that turned into nasty bronchitis after a bad rainstorm and my asthma has been terrible ever since.
Yesterday my amazing doctor prescribed me a nebulizer breathing machine to be used three times a day. It is not fun to use, but it seems to be helping. So what you see below is how I now check my email and blogs, every 4-6 hours. It is loud and sort of sounds like I am Darth Vader and it takes about 15 minutes to complete. 

*Update* My chest x-rays came back positive for pneumonia. So I'll be on meds for 2 weeks and hopefully that will do it. My blood tests haven't come back yet, nor has the sputum results.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Next Morning



And the next morning....a good night's sleep, a couple cups of coffee...what a world of a difference.

P.S. I have been a bit of a prolific blogger of late, so if you think you've missed something, keep scrolling down...there is lots to see....

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

11:20 p.m.

Today has been an unusually frustrating day after an unusually smooth and enjoyable day. Mondays seem to most often drag on and on, but yesterday just sailed by. It was easy, the kids were happy, I felt revived and with it. Today was so bumpy I feel like I could be in a different life! I started my day by waking to the sound of Matt yelling, "Don't run down the hallway, you're getting poop everywhere!" Of course I immediately jumped out of bed to help...why I got up, I'll never know...



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