Tag Archives: asthma
Oops! Viral bronchitis, not bacterial
Better living through pharmaceuticals I have had trouble breathing, and I could not stand it anymore. I was getting really worried, and I needed serious help. I texted Ray saying I wanted to go to the emergency room, and he got the rest of the day off to take me. What a super sweet man! [...]
I have been sick for weeks
I have been sick for weeks. It started out as an ear ache before Christmas, now it is sitting firm and destructive in my lungs. It turns out that it is probably the bacteria Moraxella catarrhalis. This is a really nasty little bug that my body cannot fully beat. I am now on antibiotics for [...]
This inhaler saved my life
Today, I was in class after feeling sick all day. But I had chatted with the professor and he promised he would cover a topic specific to my needs. I ended up hiking uphill to the building and then climbed 2 floors of stairs. I was doing fine for the first hour of class. I [...]
