ArizonaButterfly

Another peaceful picture taken in Oro Valley. Don’t be fooled by the beauty though. The humidity when I was there was in the high 80%s every day, making it not as comfortable as you might imagine.

I’ve been having a difficult time breathing lately. My guess was the increased difficulty was a result of the less-than-stellar air quality we’ve had lately, coupled with the humidty settling in the past few days. After consulting with my doctor, I was sent home with a new inhaler and a nebulizer. Unfortunately, neither of them seem to be helping, nor is sleeping half-sitting up. I find myself coughing and gasping in regular intervals throughout the day and night. And, it’s not worse at night as has been the case with asthma (for me) in the past.

So after calling in late last night, I went in for a CT scan, a scope thing (I can’t remember the name) and full blood work up beginning before the sun rose this morning. Whichever doctor is on call will be giving me a call later today if the results are back. Until then I have my old inhaler back (for emergencies) and no nebulizer (since it wasn’t actually helping anyways). Any other medicine or treatment will depend on the results.

[It's amazing to me that they really "can" get results back that quickly when they push it. Because normally I'd be waiting 4-6 days (at a minimum) to find out anything.]