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Things have gone pear-shaped again, despite the 50 mg pred. I felt great after my run yesterday but started to get really out of breath while doing my grocery shopping, of all things. It got worse as the evening progressed and last night was pretty miserable to tell you the truth. This morning is somewhat better but I’m still short of breath. I added 10 mg to my prednisone dose today, hoping that will do the trick. Tomorrow I will call my doc because I admit this is a bit of a pickle I’m in.
I don’t want to think about whether it was wise to run yesterday, it just is what it is.
Many many thanks to Kerri, who designed and created this header for me. I never would have been able to do something like that myself :p. It suits me perfectly, don’t you think?? I specifically asked to have a runner on there, because for the past month, and hopefully for many months (years) to come, running and my breathing have become sort of one integrated factor. I do one so that I can do the other, you know? Run to hopefully breathe better. Breathe better so that I can go running! Expect to hear a lot more about it 
Yesterday, I probably had one of my best runs yet. I decided that I would extend my route by a few kilometers. I’ve been building up to 5 km, and I’d estimate yesterday I did about 7 km. I took it at a very slow and controlled pace, of course, and I was able to get into that “zone” fairly quickly. In the zone, I don’t even think, I just breathe. What made the run extra special is that the SUN was shining, something we have not seen in weeks. The fall colours are at their peak so the side of the river where I run is just on fire. I happened to run past a football game, everything just felt SO Thanksgiving-y. Glorious!!
When I got home, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and do some serious cleaning. I dust my room frequently, but this time I decided to go over every square inch of the place. I moved all my furniture and dusted away and i was surprised at the number of dust bunnies I found. Of course this little activity produced an audible wheeze and inspired some pretty violent coughing fits which weren’t so nice but it really had do be done. I think I clean more than any university student I know, I must have a touch of the Monica Gellar in me.
I didn’t get such a great sleep last night because I was pretty breathless. I guess I could have predicted that one, with the extended run AND the mega cleaning. It’s funny how I’ll often pay for things I’ve done during the day at nighttime. Well, funny and weird and annoying. The asthma beast is like most other monsters, it prefers the dark!
I’ve almost digested my breakfast and my lungs have loosened up considerably so…. it’s time to go running again! I’m trying to decide if I’ll do the long route again or try a different route altogether. We shall see!
Admittedly, after my exercise extravaganza yesterday, the lungs were rough last night. It was worse than most nights and I didn’t get much sleep. Nighttime asthma symptoms are so much worse because a) they happen when you’re alone in the dark, usually disoriented from your half-sleep and b) you get so aggravated because you think you’ll never ever fall asleep.
I feel much better now that it’s morning but I know I’m tired because I boiled water for my tea this morning and then poured it over my cereal. Duuhhhhh.
Do I think it was a mistake though, to do a cardio workout yesterday? No, I’ll probably do it again next Wednesday. The endorphin high and the good I know I’m doing for my cardio-respiratory system were worth it.
Thursdays are my favourite day because I have genomics (my favourite class) and accordion lesson and highland dance! So yeah I may be dead on my feet but at least I have an enjoyable day ahead of me.
And did I mention my muscles hurt? Oooooww 
Something wonderful happened to me this morning. First off, I was able to sleep in for some odd reason. (8:00 is sleeping in for me, I have a body clock that is entirely wrong for a 19 year old) When I did wake up I felt entirely rested. My head wasn’t all foggy and yucky and my body didn’t feel like it consisted of bags of sand. AND, best of all I could breathe totally normally. My lungs didn’t feel like they were stuck to the inside of my ribcage, nor was there the usual elephant sitting on my chest. I was literally able to just wake up, get up, and eat breakfast. Usually in the mornings my lungs are all gnarled from the loads of uncoughed coughs during the night.
OK, I can sense a good day in the works, and maybe some good lungs for awhile! I better make the most of it today, too bad it’s still cold out! ALSO, did I tell you that I AM DONE WORK?? Yep, two beautiful weeks off before I go back to university town, and a whole other week before school starts. Maybe that’s why I got such a good rest last night…
OK, so something very weird happened this morning. Pics first, explain later.
So you see, I have this puffer. It stays in the pocket of the ratty old fleece I wear around the house all the time. I used it early this morning, and when I went to take it right before leaving the house, it came out in many pieces in my hand. Huh?? I’m not too sure what went wrong here people. I was wearing the fleece the whole time, except while I was in the shower. Weeeiirrd.
I should add that the pressurized canister was intact, so it’s not like it was caused by an explosion or anything.
Anyway, I had a pretty bad night last night. I seem to have almost completely rebounded though. This is unusual for me, but it’s a very good thing. Here’s hoping for a sounder sleep tonight! Off for some maaad studying.
