When I get healthy, I forget to report to the several of you interested in such trivia. And, I believe right now that I am reasonably healthy. The anti-biotics are in the rear-view mirror having successfully done their thing. I am within a day or two of finishing a steroidal inhaler of 60 doses total at two per day. I don't really feel the need for it anymore. My cough rate is one tenth of what it was, and expectoration is at a minimum. My rescue inhaler (albuterol sulfate) I virtually never use. I am sleeping wonderfully well and I have a modicum more energy. I have my usual allergies, which seem to come to the fore whenever the rest of my upper respiratory difficulties are under control. But OTC meds seem to suffice.
I am hedging a little on the Mantle Cell Lymphoma by keeping in my Power Port. I will revisit its removal--a simple office procedure, they say--in August, which is 3 yrs from initial diagnosis. Nothing symptomatic apparent since I am virtually sleeping like a baby. All that is left is the usual old age crap of arthritis, and a failing lower back.
It seems there is no escaping the foul air here in Utah. This summer we are beset by high ozone numbers which the authorities claim are also significant for peeps with upper respiratory ills. Perhaps one should live on the ocean?
Suffice to say then that I am back playing my horn, fishing several days per week, reading up a storm and enjoying my family. I also have not missed much of the World Cup. We are also looking forward to a NW venture toward the homeland in a few weeks for music, food and camaraderie.
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