There are things that I tend to keep hidden, not wanting to worry others or just not wanting the attention these things might bring.
For a few months I've been having some breathing issues. It started in earnest in February. Every night I would go to sleep and wake myself up in the middle of the night because I was wheezing. Some nights were really bad, other nights just mildly annoying. I started hearing a rattling in my chest about a month ago and then I went for a walk with a friend on the beach and literally thought my lungs were going to close in on me. I know I'm out of shape, but that was ridiculous.
Yesterday I went in to see the Doctor. She is awesome, AWESOME, and within 10 minutes I was out the door with a sample of an daily inhaler because, gee, I just might have asthma. Maybe allergic asthma, that hasn't been completely decided yet. She called in a prescription for a rescue inhaler and for a nasal allergy spray as well. YES!
Last night I took my first dose of the daily inhaler. I went to bed and woke up this morning about 6:15am...and realized I hadn't wheezed the ENTIRE NIGHT! Praise Jesus! This morning I'm realizing that the rattle is gone as well. I'm going to wait a few days before I go down to the gym in my office building and test out my lungs there...but I know have a rescue inhaler so even then, it's not as dicey as before!
I still don't want people to worry. I still want to keep things hidden, but I'm so grateful to be able to breathe again I just have to say in this public forum, I love my Doctor!
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Sometimes you have to tell someone when something is hurting you so that someone can support you and help you help yourself. I'm just sayin'.
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