I wanted to share with you my latest adventure.
I got a cold at the end of September that moved into my chest. I haven’t been able to breath the same since. So, after suffering for two weeks, I called the doctor after doing some research.
The big question is…
- Is is a Lupus Flare? Nothing showed in my labs that would indicate it.
- It is Asthma? Labs did state my eosinophils were high, so maybe.
Either way, steriods is the main course of treatment for both. I did a week of steriods and started to feel better. I am about two weeks after the steriods and I am feeling worse again with breathing. My next pulmonologist appointment is the first week of January. There are no available appointments before then. I am told to go to ER if I am “doing that bad”. “Doing that bad” is subjective.
Now the question becomes, is it the start of my decline? Is it psycosomatic due to work? Is it stress from work? Should I take a day off from work? Would it even help?
I don’t have any answers. I pray to God every second I can to have the power to breathe. I give myself permission to breathe. I know He is the only one who can help me now.
I will keep you updated on my progress.