Fire breather

I've been getting better, so to speak. I'm still coughing, but my nose has stopped running, which is good, and I can hear again which means my sinuses are clearing out, and that's good too. I've been blowing and coughing out chunks'o'fun so I'm a real treat to be around these past couple of days, and when the tickle strikes, well, my coughing fits look like the human equivalent of when a cat tries to bring up a hairball. It's awesome.

I've been sleeping soundly though, not waking up to cough or anything... well, soundly may not exactly be right. Tuesday night I was awake every two hours to have a drink of water before going back to sleep, and the past three days I haven't slept in past 7:00. Today I went back to sleep for an hour after 8:00 but that's because I drank some Buckleys on an empty stomach congestion loosener when I got out of the shower... not recommended, kids.

When I go through my coughing fits, usually after sitting up from laying down, or standing up from sitting, I wind up getting pretty dizzy. Today this has left me very lightheaded and I feel like I'm drunk...more tipsy than incapacitated inebriation, but it's really quite fun, and a nice way to be at work.

I went to the clinic to get checked out and the Doc said that my cold has pretty much dissipated (no fever, my glands aren't swollen, my throat is clear, etc), but that I have a lung inflammation. She said that my cold coupled with environmental exacerbations like smog and whatnot have contributed to it... so I've been given a steroid puffer to take for the next 10 days to clean me up. Not working yet, but hey, at least I'm enjoying the ride now.