back to the Doctor

I started itching yesterday. By last night I had a rash covering my left arm. With trepidation I called my doctor today knowing that because I was in the midst of this month long treatment of antibiotics, he would probably make me come in. I am still juggling my finances from my $500 day at the doctor two weeks ago so the thought of another $150 to have him look at a rash was ... well discouraging. And to be honest I was a bit fearful that it was a reaction to the antibiotic and that would be $200 of meds down the drain plus having to start treatment all over.

So I squared my shoulders and marched off to see the doctor. I came out an hour later very relieved. First of all my lungs sounded great. Better than he had heard them in months. That was the good news ... and the other good news is that though my medicine was causing the rash, it was not an allergic reaction. It seems that this antibiotic makes you sun sensitive and I broke out in the rash where the sun had been hitting my arm.

So as usual my fear was much greater than the reality. I got good news and more good news at the doctor. It has been months since that has happened.

Of course today did cost me $150 and I guess that balances things out a bit.

Just Connie

Choosing Healing

After a year of fighting this bacterial blood infection, I found out that it is not gone. It began with a  visit to the specialist two weeks ago when he told me that I might need to do another course of antibiotics. I was pretty sure that I would not. I was feeling great, coughing a little and pretty sure I had whipped the bug. He sent me home with the instructions to call in if I started coughing more than I was.

Then last Sunday I began coughing. Each day it got a little worse. On Tuesday I called the specialist and was surprised when he did not call me back. On Wednesday I did the Ropes Course with the other pastors and was coughing a bit worse. On Thursday I was worse again so I by the end of the day I was struggling to breath and called to find out the specialist was out of town. They sent me to my primary care doctor who listened to my lungs, did an emergency breathing treatment and put me back on a month long course of antibiotics, along with every four hour nebulizer treatments.

So now I am a few days into treatment and beginning to feel better, but still trying to take it easy. I am planning on mostly working short days while I get back on my feet again. I am refusing to let this set back discourage me.

I choose health, I choose healing. I just need to get out of the way and let God do what He does best.

Just Connie