Yesterday, quite suddenly, breathing started to hurt. Coughing (which I am still doing a lot of) really hurt. Getting in and out of bed or rolling over was ow-ow-ow-ow-ow.
My first thought was pleurisy, which I'll admit I'm unreasonably paranoid about since my first highly unpleasant experience with it. I went back to my doctor.
Not pleurisy, but possibly a cracked or bruised rib from so much violent coughing.
But, after almost a month of this, I've now got a steroid puffer to use over the next week. If I'm still coughing then, I'll have another chest x-ray (no, thank you). Meanwhile, I skipped my methotrexate injection last night and emailed my rheumatologist to let her know.
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In truth, the main reason I've been so grumpy about my health lately is that there are so many good things happening right now, and I want to be able to enjoy them properly. I feel as though I'm only half-experiencing things. I know many of you have been there, or are there even now.
First I flared. Then I couldn't eat. Then I caught this virus. Then I couldn't talk. Then I started getting nosebleeds. Then I did whatever I've done to my ribs.
Whose body is this? It doesn't feel like mine.
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When I'm feeling better, which will hopefully be very soon, I will blog about much more interesting things. Promise.
Update: We can now add "coughing up blood" to the list of fun things I'm doing. On the upside, this steroid inhaler is pretty awesome. I might marry it.
7 comments:
Sending my love that you will get better!!!
A cracked rib – yikes! Hope all this crap passes soon, Helen!
:) L
Ouch! Those take a while to heal, too. I hope the cough goes away quickly, Helen, and that you're feeling better soon.
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Oh, my, Helen ... that sounds awful! I hope you let your doc know you were coughing up BLOOD. Jeeeeez.
I hope you'll be over all of this very soon, Sending you love, warmth, calm and patience ...
Hugs for you,
Wren
Thanks everyone!
The rib seriously hurts, but everything else is slowly getting better. Thank you for all of your encouraging comments! Now I'm just making sure I get lots of sleep so that I can get my energy back.
"Whose body is this? It doesn't feel like mine" Pretty sure I've had that exact same conversation with myself like twice a week for the past two years...hope you're feeling better.
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