cat scan and lung dr visit

[Dragonkort]

well this week i had a cat scan of my lungs and an appoment with my lung dr no surprises there, the copd has gotten considerably worse...geezzz i could have told her that and my cat scan wasnt so good. because it shows my lungs have gotten worse....so shes changed my inhailer from adavair to trelegy.... which is fine but it has pretnazone in it, which i am allergic to...the pharmicy called me to see if the dr know i was allergic to the pretanazo and i said yes we talked about it and i told her my toung swells up and i can t breath she just said humm thats strange it shouldnt do that and then she perscribed it for me anyway.....the pharmiests said that is one of the side effects of the med...so of course im a little nerves about taking it but i will take it tomarrow morning with spike here in case we  have to go to the ER again.  She also gave me a slip to take to the dmv so i can get a handicap sticker or plaque or lisnese for our car as i was still  gasping for air when  she  finally got into the room to see me...that will be good i guess....but i never did go much and since its so hard for me to breath if i do any real length of walking i just stay home more and spike dosnt ask me to come with him like he used to... oh well like i said nothing i didnt already know....i told spike not to say anything about this to my siblings or my kids...i dont want them to worry.....and since they dont visit often i should be able to hid it from them for awhile....and because they seldom visit and i dont  want them to start visiting more because my lungs are getting worse....i want them to visit me because they want to see me  not because my lungs are getting worse...i mean iv had the empiszmea for over 20 years and they know it s turned into copd so  anyway i hope to finish painting my stand up dragon tomorrow and maybe get back into the wood shop...i finished repairing and repainting my dragon planter and its outside with some plants in it... ill put up pictures when i get the stand up dragon repainted....and i still have a ton of stuff in the wood shop just ready and waiting for me to get to them.  and now its about bed time so im off to cuddle up in bed with my puppies and watch star trek voriger...hope everyone is have a great summer so far 

[spirithorse]

I'm sorry to hear that the health problems have gotten worse.
Take care of yourself.
If you don't already use a mask while cutting, please do.
Even if you think it makes it harder to breath, that discomfort is
much better in the long run than breathing in saw dust.
Prayers sent your way.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[Foxfold]

Do take care of yourself. 

I echo what 'spirithorse' said about a mask.

Sending Best Wishes for some respite in your condition from this side of the ocean. 

[kmmcrafts]

Yes take care of yourself.. and wear a mask when cutting.. You mentioned painting quite a few times.. if you're spray painting.. wear a mask too... I'm a bit guilty of well I'm just doing a quick spray on a small item and then I'll leave the shop.. well I paint outside most times but still guilty of not wearing even a basic mask.. Not like I'm painting a whole car.. but even so.. a mask should be worn.. I'm going to try to be better at that.. at least I always wear one while cutting and pretty much anytime I'm in the shop.. cutting or not.. It's just habit to put it on before I go in the shop.. many times forget that I have it on.. neighbor looked at me kinda funny one day when I was walking along the road wearing it, that was well before the Covid.. Now people probably wouldn't think much of it,...  Hahahaha...

 

[amazingkevin]

I know the feeling as I went to the ER struggling to breath, They gave me an inhaler{albuterol sulfate hfa. I'm googling it and it says it's 134a? FREON? I'm supposed to wear a copd mask but struggle to breath with it laying down and it gives you hot air to breath .I'm not having it in this heat.Lucky you again have your guardian angle with you Mr. Spike, bless his soul. I can't make anything as my 4 computers are broke. I have one left and all I need is microsoftoffice word downloaded in it and I'm backin business.I have the CD and password but no working CD player.always something.

[Dragonkort]

thanks for all the wounderful wishes!!  i would wear a mask IF my blower was working on my saws.... im still talking to spike about taking one of the scroll saws in to johnsons workbench to have it looked at...the blower broke on one of my saws so we took the blower off the one thats waiting to be taken in for general serveces but we couldnt get it on the dewalt thats in my wood shop now.... like you said its always something!!!  i also have 2 small scroll saws in the grage I want to have them look at... one i will keep in my wood shop for when my grandson comes to visit and the other one i hope to give him for christmas so he has one at home. we'll have to call and see if there opened...rats!!! the dogs wanted to go out so i set my computer down and went to let them out and triped on the darn computer cord!! so of course i fell and got a big old rug  burn on my knee...and its turning black and blue....darn thing hurts like the dickens too!  spike of course got all upset and made me sit in his chair for llike half an hour and he put some sav on it then he made me some mac and cheese lol  i think i'll live lol