For the last 4 years one of my diagnoses is that I have asthma. Generally mild, but if I don't get the preventive steroid stuff every day I can quickly sink into a chest cold that will go into pneumonia if not caught. So I'm high risk for respiratory diseases ( Read more... )

And that's really silly of me, given how important it is:

The diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure was WRONG. the cardiologist at Kaiser who was called to consult checked a echo cardiogram done in June or July against the one done at the facility, and says there was nothing wrong with her heart. So my fears about that are allayed!

Well, more or less ( Read more... )

Well, sigh. The doctor called: good news, all the test results were good, so there's nothing else going on, but the white blood cell count and other stuff show that I'm trying to fight off an "opportunistic virus" and need rest, fluids (chicken broth, ginger ale, other juices if they are dilute, etc.), and more rest. I just called my boss, and we ( Read more... )

I am, again, better. Need to get into the Doc for a history/meeting appointment -- so far everything has been a rush. Going into work today for the first time since last Tuesday, altho I tried to work from home. Slept more, though ( Read more... )

I'm definitively better. Sleeping a lot, but coughing only infrequently, but productively when I do. Actually hungry (altho admittedly for not particularly healthy things -- I wanted a bacon sandwich for breakfast, but I had a glass of tangerine juice with it). A little bit housebound, and ready to go home. Looking forward to a 3-day weekend to ( Read more... )

The congestion appears to be leaving -- at least, I didn't have a huge coughing fit getting out of bed this morning. I am still totally exhausted, but it looks like I may be turning a corner. Still not feeling up to reading much, which is annoying ( Read more... )

greatsword took me in to the Urgent Care Facility this afternoon. ( Read more... )

I'm feeling tired and generally not good. my cough is back and I have a headache. I still ate my banananana this morning and took my morning meds. And it's pleasant talking with Christopher. But I'm more or less just floating here. Not really with it ( Read more... )

I believe the pneumonia is gone, altho there's lingering congestion of the normal sort. My voice is starting to come back, which is very good, and I'm also going to try and continue voice rest to get it back altogether ( Read more... )