December 2011
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Merry 3rd day of Christmas
Wishing all my internet friends a belated merry Christmas. I’ve been rather “unplugged” the past few days, not because I’ve been in remote, wifi-less locations, but because I’ve been busy with family and relaxing.
A summary of our exploits:
-Last day of work was last Thursday. My family came to visit that night, intending to stay til Saturday morning. But my dad...
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Conversation over coffee this morning
Me: Did you leave me any more notes with invisible ink in the kitchen?
Husband: No, but I heard you checking yesterday.
[…with the UV light on the Doctor Who sonic screwdriver I got him for Christmas, complete with sound effects.]
the-happy-days-are-over asked: i also have CF :)
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Finally
Good news: there is no more blood and very little sputum. It waned sometime between Saturday and today, thanks to my antibiotics (Bactrim DS).
I took a sick day from work yesterday and stayed home resting (and reading, watching netflix, playing video games and sewing) and waiting to hear back from my CF doctor about what to do—expecting her to say I need IVs. (I even packed my stuff in case I...
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Feeling kind of in limbo
Well, I haven’t sprang a bloody leak in my lungs in about 20 hours. I am trying not to cough (hard when you have CF), but the little bit that I can’t help is bringing up mucus + coagulated blood. Not a lot. Just a bit. The same amount as when I was at the ER last night. I was kind of hoping it would quit altogether overnight.
Last night I spent the evening like a normal person by...
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Murphy's Law of Cystic Fibrosis 2
If you have recurrent and worse symptoms and decide that being admitted to the hospital is unavoidable so you pack EVERY SINGLE MEDICATION you take, nebulizers, vest, a few changes of pajamas AND your toothbrush to take with you to the ER, you are guaranteed to be diagnosed as healthy as a horse with X-rays that not only don’t show fluid (blood) pooling in your lungs but also don’t...
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Murphy's Law of Cystic Fibrosis
You will cough up blood only in the following situations:
1. On the weekend when you can’t call your CF clinic and speak to someone immediately.
2. Really late at night when you can’t call your CF clinic and speak to someone immediately.
3. When you’re about to walk out of the door to go out of town.
4. Any combination of the above.
Today is a combo of #1 and #3. I...
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sail0rs-sail asked: love the blog title. my sister loves it. she eats salt like she drinks water :)
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The Big Three-Oh
Today I am 30 years old. It is with a tinge of sadness that I leave my 20s behind, but I’m hoping this next decade will be my happiest, healthiest and favorite yet. (There’s a good chance of it with my all-time #1 favorite person by my side.)
I’ve used the month leading up to today to list 30 things about myself that I love and that make me me. They have been 30 things meant ...
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6 (or 5) DAYS TIL 30
(Somehow I am a day behind…)
In the last 30 years I’m proud of/grateful for: my memory.
I have a really good memory and that is the sole reason I’ve ever experienced any scholastic success in my life. (It certainly wasn’t due to study skills.)
I’m good at memorizing, learning and remembering things I look at, but not as good if I hear them. I’m a very visual...
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