I just know this lung thing, whatever it is, is not going to go away anytime soon.
It's been 4 weeks, and any increased heart rate or bad air kicks it right up. The only thing that settles it down is clean air and rest. I thought it was finally getting better, been laying off the workouts, staying inside with my air cleaner, and was feeling better. But we went out for a couple of beers with my son on Thursday and between the two beers, the bad air quality outside, and the 2nd hand smoke inside, my lungs were objecting...strongly. The cough and the chest tightness came RIGHT back like it was never gone. FUCK!
The last couple of days I've been taking it easy, not working out at all while my son's here, and it's better again, but I can't live my life this way. We went to the movies this afternoon and just walking through the 2nd hand smoke of the casino to get to the theatre I felt it kick right up again (yes, in Vegas lots of the theatres are inside casinos!). My gut is telling me it's a *condition*, not a virus that's causing this. No runny nose, no post nasal drip, no headaches, no body aches, no fever, no feeling of being run down. My lungs just seize up when challenged.
Finally going to the doctor on Wednesday, I can't take not KNOWING what this is. Whatever's causing it, my workouts are going to be taken down huge notches for at least a month and that's got me a little worried. My workouts let me eat whatever I want! My diet's good, full of healthy, unprocessed foods, so I only gain weight when my regular workouts get compromised for one reason or another (earlier this year it was back and ankle tattoos and minor surgery).
Every time I've tried to limit my eating all I do is think about what I can't eat and then all I want to do is eat! I'm going to really, really try to think of it as giving my body only good, healthy things to help it heal. Focus on the good stuff there's no room for bad stuff...right?
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