Monday, January 02, 2006

Happy 2006!

So my resolution is to write closer to every day. I'm using Firefox now, which makes posting easier, so we'll see how this goes.

I ended 2005 with a terrible cold and flu. I had felt so bad for so long that I was literally crying and ready to die for a time on Dec. 26. When I finally went to the Dr., I was told I may have asthma. This has made me feel incredibly better.

Over the summer, I was told I had pnuemonia. I had been having coughing jags that sometimes made me throw up. I was somewhat freaked out that I had such a serious disease, and cant' figure out how I had gotten it. Worse, even after I was mostly better, my chest still hurt often. And I was soooooo tired. So to find out that it may have been something else all along, something that is controllable, is really a relief.

The mental relief has been the biggest. For 6 months, I've been so tired, and sniffly, and I just thought I'd gotten old overnight or something. This new diagnosis, coupled with a puffer, has me feeling today like I haven't felt in months.

It really is a whole new year!