I am still being plagued by the aftermath of a resiratory infection I thought that I was over with a couple of weeks ago. I was approaching the end of a four week taper of prednisone and hoped to get off it after my followup visit with my pulmonologist on Wednesday. Unfortunately I get really winded with very little effort these last few weeks. By the time I got to the doctor's office I was gasping and coughing. They gave me a breathing treatment and continued me on pred for another week. I am to call back to the office on Monday to see how I'm doing.

I don't know if it's the lingering illness or the medications ...or both... but I have been very shaky and have trouble doing anything...even talking. I also tend to drop things because of the jitters. I don't want to be over dramatic (too late now, huh?) but this has impacted everything. All I can do safely right now is sit.

I know this will pass and I WILL return to a more normal life but it's been hard on me this time. On the plus side, my pulmonologist and staff have been concerned and proactive. I do trust them but it still has been hard.

Oh well,

Gripe session over.

Be well,

Tom