Health Update

So my last post had me talking about asthma issues. Well after 10 days of being on a steroid medication to help with that I wasn't seeing much improvement. In fact, I was waking up with joint pain in my ankles almost every morning starting March 5th. The pain would ease usually around 10am, but none the less it was still annoying.

Went to Spokane and met up with my parents while they were in town the weekend of the 8th. Friday night I became rather stiff and sore and Saturday morning I was moving rather slow. However while mom and I had our mother/daughter time (thanks Mommy!) I loosened up and started to feel better. Sunday I was starting to feel like myself again.

I should have known something was up when I was in bed by 9:30 on Monday night. The day went fine, was feeling good. By evening I had no appetite and was exhausted. Tuesday morning I woke up to make breakfast for Jason and I since it is the Bahai Fast and was VERY stiff and sore.

Feeling like I was going to pass out, I made it to a chair to sit down. I came to as I was sliding out of the chair after passing out (have a nice bruise to prove that).  Made it to the sofa and then woke Jason up in the most unpleasant way as I wandered back into the bedroom. "You are on your own for breakfast. I just passed out and am going back to bed." All my joints just ached, in particular my ankles and knees. I was just flat out stiff and movement just hurt.

Went to Quickcare later that afternoon to try and figure out something. Doctors were baffled. Blood work was drawn and then came the wait for the results. All the results said is that I have inflammation somewhere, well duh! Just look at my ankles! Started to feel more like myself on Sunday and the swelling of the ankles has gone done a little bit.

So long story short, they have no idea what caused or is causing the joint swelling and pain. I see a doctor next week. Will post an update when I find out more.

Asthma Issues

Ok, so this is just a rant. I have been having issues with my asthma lately. I don't feel sick, but don't feel 100% either. I have a cough that just won't go away, and mornings tend to be really rough. I didn't even have anything that might have triggered the asthma such as a cold or anything.

So I went to Quickcare twice in less than a week with issues breathing. Last Friday they did a chest x-ray to make sure it wasn't pneumonia. Thankfully it wasn't, but there was some obvious congestion the Doctor said. Thanks....I could have told you that. :)   Anyway, they prescribed another 10 days of a steroid medicine that is suppose to help asthma suffers as well as an antibiotic to kill anything that might be trying to make its home in my lungs. I also am the proud new renter of a nebulizer machine.

This morning was particularly rough, woke up to make breakfast for fast and the chest just hurt, in fact I just hurt all over. Haven't had much of an appetite lately, so makes it hard to want to cook breakfast when you don't want to eat it. I am frustrated in that I feel like the medicine isn't making any difference.

Hopefully I will start to see improvement shortly, not sure what else there is to do. Just wish I would either start to feel 100% or would just get sick and get it over with. What a wish huh?!