The saga continues...

Thankfully, my 2nd and 3rd PPT's went just as well as Mondays. The only bump was hacking up a lung while I was presenting and getting so red that my boss sent the principal to get me water. That was thoughtful. In the end, my boss said things went really well and that I had done a good job- though she did tell me that I'm "too honest". I've heard this before from her- she wants me to finesse a bit more. I'll have to work on that (?)

I've never been to the doctor's so much in my life until this week. Tuesday, I went to see my general doctor. She is a spitfire- and definitely a woman you want in your corner. She listened to me for a few minutes and immediately called a pulmonologist and pleaded with him to see me ASAP. He pulled up my x-rays immediately and agreed to see me the next day. I went to see him Wednesday and he told me to "SLOW DOWN!"- that I will not heal if I don't stop. So, I'm under strict orders to walk slow, not yell/sing/blow up balloons....anything that will cause my lungs to be stressed. Basically, I'm allowed to just breathe. He extended my medication and urged me to go to the ER if things remotely were troublesome. Tuesday and Wednesday were not good days- but with the specialists new prescriptions, I have seen improvement Thursday and Friday. I went back to see him today and he was pleased. He told me that I basically burnt my lungs when the medicine aspirated my lungs- the tissue is so delicate and became incredibly irritated. He also said that it has taken me longer to recover than normal, so he wonders if there is not an underlying issue. After I'm better, he will do some more tests. Which is fine, as long as it's not the long snake scope thingy he stuck down my nose on Wednesday. Talk about pain. "this will only hurt for 10 seconds". TEN SECONDS! It felt like 10 years! I was not a happy camper- and don't recommend scopes to go down the nose. I don't think God intended for objects of that width to travel down such a narrow passage. Thankfully, everything was fine and I won't have to have that done again.

So- needless to say, I'm taking it very easy. I'm learning about limits. An important lesson for me. Keep praying that my lungs heal- sounding like a severe asthmatic is not very attractive and is actually a distraction to my students (hard to teach between the heavy breathing and rounds of coughing).

Well- it's off to bed. Had a great afternoon visiting my favorite antique store with Rebecca and having Bethany join us for dinner. Tomorrow is my friend's pre-wedding reception to meet his bride-to-be. Alicia and Matt are down, so I plan to visit with them as well. Nat comes home Sunday and I can't wait to see him. I miss the lug!

Have a wonderful and restful weekend
Love to you all!