My sick note is about to run out and I figured I'd write up a few thoughts now that I'm going to have to spend more time on a PC again, one of the main things over the last two weeks is I haven't been using my PC, to be honest I've just been too tired and not feeling like it, other than recently trying to sort out my music collection (and data in general)
Over the weekend of 8/9 September I had trouble breathing all weekend, I thought it was just the really bad chest infection I'd have for two weeks or so, I'd been to the Doctors on the Friday and he said my chest was clear and to take some cough linctus.
However Sunday night I nearly called in to A&E as I was really struggling and steam etc didn't seem to be helping, however I have some weird thing where I don't like to go if I can at all help it, turn out that wasn't such a good idea. I barely slept that night and when I did it was sat in a chair downstairs, the moment the Doctors opened I made an emergency appointment, when I got there he put me on a nebuliser which really helped as I could finally get a full breath!
So apparently I've got late onset Asthma triggered most likely by the chest infection, and most likely I've had it for years but it was covered by the smoking, I put the wheezing etc down to that.
I was kind of shocked by the whole thing and now I have to live with it, two weeks on and I'm using both inhalers, still on steroids, still tired and get breathless when I do too much (as in things I was doing fine before when I smoked still !) but knowing and dealing with it better than before I guess. I'm still very hopeful that it will clear up somehow, got a review in another week to see what's what, how ironic is it that after giving up smoking after 25 years I get this though......
In a related note I found out later the same day that I have two degenerated discs in my lower back which require repair, it's a standard procedure apparently called a Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and is scheduled for November so I'm going to have more time to finish my data projects once I'm up and about and will not be taking part in the Winter League (Golf) this year again which sucks, as does the not playing golf for at least three months but I'm told I'll get an 80% reduction in pain and since I have two knackered discs I need this to see me through and ensure I can still be playing in the seniors as well as be more active with the kids and generally more fit.
