My lungs felt left out

So, little man has been coughing for a while (several times in my face) and suddenly I lose my voice on Sunday. By Wednesday it's clear it's getting worse, not better, and I call my nurse to get an inhaler for what I know is asthmatic bronchitis. I've had it before, usually once a year. This time, however, I'm on the famous, duh duh duh, immunosuppressants. 

So, like everything it seems lately the complication and PITA factor goes way up. Wednesday night is spent in urgent care with my ever present and supportive husband, while our amazing neighbor sits at home with our sleeping babies. 

This Dr at least gets it. It doesn't take a lot of explanation and clarification to get us where we need to be. Anything involving the lungs they immediately freak out and check and watch for pneumonia, and any sort of illness is treated to the Nth degree. But, at least he agrees to wait on the chest x Ray since I  reached my max radiation dose like 2 x-rays and a CT scan ago. An hour later we bid farewell to sweet, funny and compassionate Dr Peterson with antibiotics, an inhaler, prescription Mucinex, narcotics to suppress the cough reflex and prescription Tylenol for the chills and sweats I'm lucky enough to be experiencing as well. I don't get fevers, my body indicates infection with chills and cold, clammy sweating. It's very attractive. 

And here we are again, spiraling down and out of control because of a tiny little thing called bronchitis. Anyone else could stay in bed a few days, take some cough medicine and move on. I get antibiotics, ordered to rest, get much sicker than a normal human with an immune system would and suddenly lots of Drs pipe up with opinions and questions. Do we stay on this immunosuppressant? Change to another? I must be monitored closely until my next dose in two weeks. Am I getting better or worse on these particular antibiotics? Drs check in daily to make sure I'm alive. No joke. 

It's a big ol pain, but I can be grateful for my wonderful and watchful team of Drs. We've been lucky in that area for the most part. 

And once again I'll beat this stupid germ causing me spastic coughing. I just wish once I beat one thing down nothing else would pop up for a little while! 😋

Until then though, I'll be right here. Again. Because man this bout of bronchitis is making me really really tired. And, you know, I live in this bed. Good thing it's comfy!