Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Have a Laugh on Me!

OK, so one of the medicines the doctor gave me today was a diuretic to draw off some of the fluid in my lungs and also to bring my blood pressure down a bit. (Apparently struggling to breathe creates issues in that area) 

Now remember, I am a woman of a certain age, who has delivered 3 children, and has lost some muscle control in, ahem, certain sphincter-ish muscles. 

I am also coughing really hard. A lot. Get the picture. 

So me, in my brilliant ways, picked up our prescriptions, took the first mega doses of antibiotic and diuretic and then headed off to work. Where I only get a small break once every hour. 

So....I spent the afternoon working with therapy kids, coughing my head off and crossing my legs. Sweet.....

3 comments:

Phyllis said...

OK, I really tried not to laugh but I just couldn't help it...that's too funny :) I do sympathize with you...I've had pneumonia many times before. But seriously, what are you doing at work?

Ellie said...

hehehe... But, at least you can hold it a little longer than I can... Cause you didn't mention how many times you had to change your clothes... GET IT!

Yep, Angelena called me her Momma Pisser the other day, when I wet my pants all the way to the bathroom... THen she said, Momma, why you sit on the potty, you already went!

Hope you feel better!

Hugs

Ann said...

I can relate. Last year my asthma was sooo bad every time I coughed it was not good. (and I'm in that "woman of a certain age" category) My mother laughed at me one day when she saw me coughing and doing the leg crossed stance. LOL

Okay, I'll tell you a funny little story here. I took E to the bunge run last week. I thought I would be a hot shot and see how far I could run before the bunge knocked me on my rear end. Well, not only did it knock me on my rear end but I got a bonus effect too! Since the only remotely nice single man I have seen in months just happened to be in the same room I had to make a non-chalant exit. Not so easy when you have a 3 yr old screaming, "why you need to go AGAIN!!! I wanna run more" Yeah, try looking THAT guy in the eye ever again. And btw, we see him every week...sigh...