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out of the blue you get hit over the head with 2 x 4!!! I have been doing pretty
good with my recovery and then experienced a weird 48 hours.
It started off great Thursday night as for the first time since my operation
I slept through the night to be awakened by the alarm clock. Up to this point I
was waking anywhere from an hour to two before the alarm would go off.
I, also, had a nice 1/2 hour or so nap at around 4
PM which was also a rarity. Then came
last night!! It started in the early evening--the shortness of breath, the
almost gasping for air. It would subside and then come back again. I tried to go
to sleep but couldn't as every time I would lay down my breathing became
labored.
I would get up and go to the computer to play Free Cell and Hearts and then try to
sleep again but it didn't work. Around 4 AM I decided to take a 1/4 of a
tranquillizer--I had not taken one since January 29--and while I was waiting for
it to 'kick' in I went downstairs and talked to Lee, the security guard. He
could hear, see, the hard time I was having and wanted to know if he should call
911 but I said, "No," as I had no desire to go to the hospital. I did think that
maybe they would give me a 'shot' of oxygen and that would help but told Lee not
to call.
I, eventually, around 5 AM ?, fell asleep and woke up feeling okay around 11
AM.
I don't know what caused the breathing problem--okay, okay, I really did a
destructive job of eating all day and wondered if that might have been the cause
so today I am being very careful with what I eat and how much I eat.
Unbeknown to me could all the years of smoking be
catching up? I do have an appointment with a pulmonary doctor next month and,
hopefully, last night was just an odd happening.
Another cause might be one, or all, of the 3
ointments my dermatologist prescribed, (see the next blog) one being a cortisone drug, that is
being absorbed by the skin.
In any case I am just hoping this doesn't happen
while the guys are down here this coming week and that it is/was just an
isolated incident.