*breathes*
Super-short post of pure relief and delight:
O. M. G. I'm NOT COUGHING for the first time in 6 weeks. I can BREATHE NORMALLY. My lungs don't feel like they're going to spasm and go ape-shit on me every time I exhale. I suspect I may actualy sleep through the night without waking up coughing and wheezing. I honestly believe that my airways will heal up, whereas before, they felt like I'd been beaten up from the inside and were getting more torn up by the day. It already feels less inflamed, and they said it would be even better after a couple of days. (Seriously, I can not put into words how amazing this feels right now.)
Praise be to the nurse practitioner at the clinic who prescribed the hardcore cough suppressants and the steroid inhaler. Oh! She who is the bringer of drugs and sleep, I will sing thy praises and faithfully take my medications as directed! All goodness comes from thee! Although it was pretty funny when she asked me, "Have you tried any OTC meds for this?" And I said, "EVERYTHING." And proceeded to list everything I'd tried.
Still a bit sore and a bit tight, but SO much better, and yeah, I think it will heal now. And I think I'll be able to get through my EMT class tomorrow night without totally disrupting everyone by coughing the entire time like I did last week. And yeah... last week? We were testing and certifying on CPR. That's just not funny.
And now... to sleep. :D
O. M. G. I'm NOT COUGHING for the first time in 6 weeks. I can BREATHE NORMALLY. My lungs don't feel like they're going to spasm and go ape-shit on me every time I exhale. I suspect I may actualy sleep through the night without waking up coughing and wheezing. I honestly believe that my airways will heal up, whereas before, they felt like I'd been beaten up from the inside and were getting more torn up by the day. It already feels less inflamed, and they said it would be even better after a couple of days. (Seriously, I can not put into words how amazing this feels right now.)
Praise be to the nurse practitioner at the clinic who prescribed the hardcore cough suppressants and the steroid inhaler. Oh! She who is the bringer of drugs and sleep, I will sing thy praises and faithfully take my medications as directed! All goodness comes from thee! Although it was pretty funny when she asked me, "Have you tried any OTC meds for this?" And I said, "EVERYTHING." And proceeded to list everything I'd tried.
Still a bit sore and a bit tight, but SO much better, and yeah, I think it will heal now. And I think I'll be able to get through my EMT class tomorrow night without totally disrupting everyone by coughing the entire time like I did last week. And yeah... last week? We were testing and certifying on CPR. That's just not funny.
And now... to sleep. :D