I know, I know! I'm the worlds worst blogger! I figured it was time for an update!
ALOT has happened since I last wrote! Things were going excellent after I finished up my treatments before Christmas, I had a good holiday and it continued on into the new year! So I am happy that I was able to get in for a top up just before the holidays :)
After that, things seemed to stay relatively stable. My FEV1 did drop down a bit (to around 73%) but NOTHING at all to be upset about. I was feeling good and enjoying life. A couple weeks ago, we got this really bizarre blast of heat and humidity! Like 30 degree weather in MARCH! Crazyyy talk! With spring time normally being the time of year I get sick, I was HOPING that I would be able to make it through it! Unfortunately, after just a day of this crazy weather, asthma kicked in FULL GEAR and tightened my lungs right up. With it being so tight and compressed, I was unable to bring anything up, air-go full blown lung exacerbation! Lung function dropping to 52% :( Off to clinic I go.
After reviewing with the docs, we decided to start on a relatively high dose of steroids and see if that alone would relieve my symptoms. The tightness did seem to let up a bit, but what was left was... welll... not nice. Back to clinic I go. My lung function did return somewhat close to normal (around 68%), but I knew it could be better, and I still wasn't feeling at my best! We decided a round of IV antibiotics should do the trick. I got set up for 2 weeks of home care, and am on my way to recovery! I have to say though, that this is the FIRST time in over 5 years that I have NOT had to be admitted to hospital when this happens in the spring! So I am very excited about that! :)
I am still continuing to exercise, although I am unable to run for now. Prednisone really does a number on my ankle joints! So stepper it is for now, and it seems to be doing the trick! I am now only 4 DAYS into my IV treatment and am starting to feel great! I wanted to check on my progress, so this morning I decided to do a blow!
Tuesday at clinic, my FEV1 measured in at 2.58L (68%), and today it is reading 3.20L (84%)!! HUGE change already! Not bad, I'd say, when I look back at this time last year I was only at 1.35L (36%). Since switching over to the adult clinic, I have NEVER had numbers this high! Only 6% more to reach my next goal, and I can feeeeeel it coming!
I'll update more SOON!.. I promise!
