I FEEL GOOD

I can breathe again!

Well, of course, I could always breathe. I mean FULLY. I can breathe fully without hearing funny noises from my lungs, without feeling a little tickle, without coughing immediately afterwards. I haven't been able to do that for the entire last week of 2006. So I've felt weak and tired and unable to do anything more demanding than an occasional walk to the store.

Wednesday, when I saw him, my doctor said I needed an antibiotic, cough medication, nasal congestion medication, a humidifier, constant liquids and massive amounts of Vitamin C. A blood test, due back tomorrow, would determine whether I have walking pneumonia. Worse, he noted that it would be too dangerous for me to run the Disney World Marathon this coming Sunday.

Each day after my exam I felt a bit better. Slowly I reduced the amount of medication I was taking. Finally, yesterday, I took NO cough medicine, No nasal spray and No other nasal medication. I like the humidifier and I like lots of liquids and all the Vitamin C makes me feel I'm treating myself with the natural approach, so I kept all that up. Of course I'll take the prescribed regiment of antibiotic.

And today I feel good! I can breathe fully! It's a good way to start 2007. A hopeful way.