Random stuff about today.

I went to work yesterday but was kind of tired and then today I woke up again with my lungs all bothersome, so I called in and made a doctor appointment for this afternoon. I need some labwork anyway so it won't be a wasted trip if there's nothing she can do about my lungs. Because I'm going to miss the gym due to not wanting to have another repeat of Monday's dizziness, I did some crunches and leg lifts at home and tonight I'll try to get in a few pushups. I don't like not making progress and I kind of feel like if I can do some mild exercise on a day like today, at least I won't be sliding backward, fitnesswise.

I put a casserole on in the slow cooker for tonight. It's beef and potatoes (but half the amount the recipe calls for), onion, green beans, garlic, spices and a can of celery soup. I hope it's good. I'm going to have to go to a meeting for work right after my doctor appointment, sick or not, and I'll be glad to come home to dinner already cooked, plus there should be plenty leftover for lunch the rest of the week.

I found out that I'm going to get to go to Chigaco for a couple of days for a conference in early April with my co-worker Michelle. That should be fun and it looks like a really good conference. I'm happy that they like me enough at work to pick me to be one of the two that get to go. Have I mentioned how much I like working there?

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Ok, here the deal with my lung situation. My Dr thinks that it's the fault of a medication I take for a unrelated chronic condition. In a small percentage of people it causes cough, bronchospasms and respiratory issues and apparently on top of my existing airway disorder it's causing an undue amount of problem. She's switching my medication and gave me a choice between an older drug of a different family that might have other bothersome side effects but would be cheap, and a second generation drug of the same family that shouldn't have the respiratory side effects but isn't in generic yet so I'd have to pay a higher co-pay. I elected to try the newer drug rather than just switch side effects, so she gave me several bottles of samples so I could see how it works before I have to lay out any cash for it.

She said it might take three weeks for the old drug to wear completely off so I may still have to put with this for a while longer, but I feel better knowing that it's (probably) temporary and that I am not infectious and can also go ahead and work out.