Lungs on notice.

[parasitegirl]

In a surprise move, my lungs shut down.

Sunday evening I had a very slight cough and thought....hmmmm.

Monday I was sleepy and left work a little early.

Tuesday I had a little scratchiness in my throat and drank on yuzu in the evening thinking "no fair, just got over horrible ick!!!!"

This morning my lungs shut down rapidly. I went to work, because I had four classes to teach and at the end of the semester there would be no time to reschedule. I had nearly no voice, but the audible weeze of my lungs and inability to fully catch my breath was more worrisome. I usually have to be deep into a head and chest cold for any asthma to kick in, but today seems to be the exception. Usually my inability to breathe is on top of a chest full of crap...not a stand alone phenomena.

I taught four classes...somehow.... ate lunch, and went straight to my ears/nose/throat specialist.

The camera down my nose and into my chest was far more painful than I remembered it being and it set of a spluttering gag, cough, and tear reflex. I was hooked up to some machine to relax my lungs, then tubes up the nose, then given allergy meds and an inhaler. I can breathe but I feel like I've been punched in the chest.

I'm in rather alert right now, but it is safe to say this day should be fired/assualted/violated. Soon I will make and early dinner.

Comments

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

not great.

Also not great is the fact my bedroom has tatami mats.

And, oh yeah, I'm allergic to dust,mold,mildew....we'll not talk about the state of Japanese governmental buildings, including public schools.

[pockyman.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I hope you're feeling better soon. :/ Ailments from out of the blue are the worst.

[kinadancer.livejournal.com]

god that sounds horrid, hope you feel better

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

It's been not so fun. I think my lungs are halfway back from the dead. I knew I had mild asthma and that it kicks in when my allergies get inflammed...I just have never gotten so weezy without clear signs first.

I mean, I kick ass in high energy one-hour zumba. I break a sweat but I don't get out of breath...and you can't do resraurant sets, Turkish ones no less, without some goodly air capacity.

It's one of those times where living alone sort of sucks.