So it's been almost 2 months since I've wrote a blog. I have to admit, I am not the best at keeping this updated when I think things are starting to go wrong. Let me fill you in on the past little while.
In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to be going to clinic on that following Tuesday. Well, everything was going great, up until 3 days before clinic (just my luck), and I started to cough up a bit of blood. Nothing too too serious, but I was a bit concerned. So I took a few extra doses of vitamin K, got the bleeding under control, but of course my airways are still irritated when I get to clinic on Tuesday! My PFT's on that day were 61%, which is still FANTASTIC (a 16% increase from the previous visit 5 weeks ago) and I really shouldn't beat myself up about it, but I really wanted to see that 67% that I was blowing only a few days before.
Since that clinic visit, I've went through sort of a rough patch. I don't know if I would say that I became discouraged, but I don't feel like I have really been pushing myself as hard. I've caught a really bad cold, and have been so tired and worn down, I haven't really felt up to it much. I waited almost 2 weeks before I blew again, and I was sure that I was going to see a number in the 50's again.
To my surprise, my first blow WITH my cold, came in around 65%! At this time, I switched up my Lipo Vitamin C for a different supplement that is also liposomal, and has Vitamin C, Curcumin, Resveratrol, Glutathione, and COQ10. The stuff tastes absolutely horrible!!! But seems to be working some magic!
I decided that it was time to get my butt back in gear, and jump back on the stair stepper.
When I started this less than 3 months ago, on August 9th, my FEV1 was being called "the new baseline" at 1.77L (46%). As of last night, October 31......... my FEV1 is 2.78L (72%)! And THAT, my friends, is 1.01L improvement in 12 weeks!
Goal #1 reached! :)
