A health update

Things on the health front have gone from bad to better to worse to better to worse yet. I have had bronchitis (I'm sensing it's a bit more than just "bronchitis" for me...) three times now in the past month and a half and I've been on now three different antibiotics. I feel full in my chest and I can't seem to get the crud out of my lungs. I don't really know what to do about it, I'm very uncomfortable right now because it's obviously not normal to have crud sitting in your lungs but there really isn't much else to do right now.

I saw the same nurse practitioner that I have seen now three times, she told me that if I don't get better this time that I should go in to Dr. Green and have a chest x-ray. Now my question is, if she feels that way why don't I just get the damn x-ray anyway? Sorry, pardon my french. But really. I'm tired of feeling worse than my "mito normal" which isn't all that acceptable to begin with but now to top it all off now I have to deal with my lungs filling up and the last thing I want is pneumonia. Looks like if I keep letting it go, that's where this is going. So I need to be proactive about it. The first time I was put on Cefzil, the second time it was Cipro and now I'm on Zithromax (which is just the fancy name for a Z-pack) which usually does little to clear up infection for me anyway. Not to mention being on antibiotics for prolonged periods is not good for anyone let alone someone like me who is medically fragile. Sometimes you need bacteria in your body to keep certain other things out, for those of you who aren't familiar it's called "normal flora". When it is imbalanced you can get all kinds of nasty superinfections or other things. So yeah, I don't want to be pumped with antibiotics for the next two months. No thank you. It's already been over a month.

Yes, I'm venting. Yes, I'm angry. It's par for the course. I have a message in with Dr. Green's nurse, so hopefully I should be hearing from them tomorrow. I have to work and I don't know how all of that is going to play out, but I need to make sure I get in good shape. I am heading to Louisiana to see my sailor on Thursday morning. This will be the last time I will see him for quite a while. It hurts me to think about it. So yeah, needless to say I need to feel better and soon!