Take a breath!

So if you're wondering why I haven't posted for the last 2 weeks it is because I have been suffering from bronchitis. So, last Monday, I woke up in the middle of the night at 4AM and I was coughing uncontrollably. I couldn't breathe laying down so I had to sleep the restof the night sitting up. It was miserable.

So I decided to see a doctor the next day. I was delaying going to see the doctor because we hadn't finished signing up for medical coverage yet. So I miraculously was able to get an appointment the same day. Then, when I got to the doctor, they were giving me such grief over the insurance. It was dumb because they kept threatening that the visit would not be covered and we would have to pay out of pocket. I finally got an estimate of $65-85. That totally pissed me off because I was like, "That's it? You're giving me grief over that?"

She thought it was either walking pneumonia or bronchitis, so she had me get a chest x-ray. I went to Mt. Zion where Edwin works to get it. Right before I walked-in, I vomitted which really sucked. Then I was feeling really light-headed and weak. The radiologist kept thinking that I was pregnant (I'm not!) because I told her that I had just vomitted.

Anyway, I had to call in sick 4 days last week. I'm thankful that I get 10 days of sick leave per year, but it kind of sucks that I have already used 6 of them and it's the first month of the year! So take a deep breath for me and remember how nice it is to be able to breathe easily. You don't realize how important that is until you're wheezing at night fighting your own lungs to get some oxygen.

Last weekend, we went to LA again. We went because I had a work meeting in LA on Monday, so we decided to go for the weekend. We left on Friday and it took most of my energy just to get there. I hadn't even started eating normally again. Luckily, we got there without any issues and I was able to enjoy most of the weekend.