Pat Report

Just got back from the doctor.

Things look pretty good.

Nothing is definite.  I might have asthma. Or, it might have been a really long lingering pneumonia.

I'm supposed to start coming off the albuterol and see how I do.

Running - I've been absolutely crushing it the last two weeks.  I'm over 25 miles for the month of February already (which is more than November, December and January combined).

But I'm officially cleared for my 1/2 marathon in May.  I'm free to run like the wind.

Injury Report

Had my doctor's appointment last week.  Still waiting on some tests.

But the doctor thinks I might have asthma.

What?  I'm 34.  Doesn't that sort of thing usually show up before now?

Apparently, adult-onset asthma is a real thing.

At first I was all pissy and depressed and worried that my running career was all done.

Now I'm a little more optimistic.  If we know what it is, we can treat it properly.

And hey... It's not cancer!

Progress

I got 3 miles in today.

As of right now, my lungs do not feel like they've been dipped in lobster butter.

This is the longest run since September.

I have to be able to do 5 comfortably by March 1st if I'm going to do the Buffalo Half Marathon this year.

Grrrr...

I'm still sick.

I can only run about a mile before I feel like I'm going to barf.  Today, I actually coughed up a big phlegm ball after.

It's all in my lungs.  No sinuses or anything.

I've been doing acupuncture for 6 weeks now.  It's helping some, but not quite enough. 

Needless to say, I'm frustrated.

Baby Steps

I'm still a week away from my acupuncture appointment.  But one of the things Kevork mentioned on the phone last week was that bronchitis is usually aggravated by dry conditions.

I ran the humidifier all weekend and feel slightly better.

I did a "hard" mile on the treadmill today at lunch and didn't feel like I was going to die.

So that's good.

Bronchitis Update

The bronchitis is still lingering.  It's killing me that I can only do a mile or two at a time.

I'm going to take a different approach with treating it.  Rather than do another round of antibiotics (I've already done 3) , I'm going to try acupuncture.

Wish me luck.

Me bitching - feel free to skip.

I'm still only about 75 - 80%.  I can do anything for 10 minutes, then I feel like I'm going to hork.  My lungs feel like they're getting crushed.

I'm lifting weights.  I'm running a mile or two at a time.  But I'm still not all the way back yet.

Bluh.