At any rate, the temperatures last weekend swung over 30 degrees warmer than they have been. What that means for someone with sensitive allergies to mold and other fun elements of nature is an instant sinus infection. I don't handle temperature swings well. So last Thursday, as the temperature broke the dreaded 40 mark, my lungs started to show asthma symptoms. By Friday, my nose got stuffy and my ears started popping like crazy. Now, the later two signs are normal for oncoming chronic sinusitis. But the asthma takes it to a whole new level. One that should mean "book a doctor's appointment!" which I had done a few days earlier just to be safe.
So Friday night I had a fever. It lasted all day Saturday, too (hey, I saved some $$ on heat!). Sunday I caved in and went to Convenient care. Pretty painless, actually, except for the fact that I still had an ongoing asthma attack and they made me wear one of those little face masks which made it doubly hard to breath. Hello people! Asthma symptoms = make it less difficult to breath not more! I told the doc there what I had and he said I was wrong. That I just had a cold and would be better in 7-10 days. I questioned his assessment and despite my pressure he told me I was probably misdiagnosed in the past. Huh.
On Monday I had a CT scan. It surely proved the diagnoses I knew I had: bad sinus infection. They gave me a few power pills (I'm allergic to regular antibiotics that would normally be given) and I began to fell a little better. Except for the asthma.
And so it was that I took off work on Wednesday. I'm a controller (shocking, I know). I've got most of my semester plotted out and I didn't want to get off course. But I needed a day to try and sleep and crack open my lungs. It was a good decision. On Thursday, I attempted to work all day but was still feeling pretty lungless. At that point, both of my mentors told me I couldn't come in on Friday. And despite the inner turmoil I had all day with myself over that decision, I took Friday off too. Again, a great decision. I slept (Finally!!) and worked on my lungs all day.
Today it's Saturday. I can breath. Air is the most beautiful thing you can't see. I'm still sick but feel like myself. So much so that I want to go do my usual 4 miles. I'm smart enough not to dive in yet.
I'll get my classes back on track and recover from this bout of sinusitis. It's never fun but I needed to be humbled and experience a few days without the reigns in my hands. The typical me would save those sick days and see if I could carry them over year after year. I'm a saver - in everything. The challenge now is to investigate costs for sinus surgery #2. The last one was not fun. But after this round, I'm prepared for another surgery. I know it's the right move.
See you on the next post. Rested and Recouped.
KB
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