Things I've noticed while on O2

• my cough is gone. Well I have it once in awhile, but my morning cough that would last forever. GONE!!!
• I can walk up the stairs with out stopping. I still stop out of habit but am getting myself used to not stopping in the middle of the stairs, pretending to look at the pictures for the millionth time.
• I can clean with out stopping for about 30 minutes. I think that is just my ADD causing me to get bored and start something new.
• I can walk around town, like the grocery store, to Dominic football practice and get the mail with out getting to winded.
• I can EXERCISE again. Tried it for the first time today. Just Yoga, but hell its something.
• I cook more often instead of giving Michael that chore. Man I missed cooking most of all.
• I have more energy.
• I can take a shower not a bath and I don't have to sit down in the middle of the shower because I'm getting light headed.
• People look at me and wonder why, but never ask.
• The few people that make eye contact with me when I have it on, instantly look away. I'm guessing its because they don't want to be accused of "staring", but I kind of miss the eye contact I used to get.
• my ears hurt more now because of the tubes resting on them.
• I never have a runny nose anymore since it is constantly getting air forced into it.
• I can't run and hide from my family because all they have to do at home is follow the cord and they know where I am.
• I can walk Caya for short walks which I know she likes.
• Dominic isn't embarrassed of his mom wearing her oxygen out in public. If he is, then he's a good actor because he sure doesn't act like it does.
• I don't take as many cough drops, cough medicine or even valiums (for my anxiety when I cough in fear I'm going to collaspe my lung again) anymore.
• my friends and family have been very supportive with my new accessory. Even my niece has seen me in it and didn't even question me. Also my friends 2 year old daughter who is going on 21 I swear, didn't even ask me what was up my nose when she saw me wearing it.

So life is pretty good now. I'm not about to wear it into a job interview, but I am hoping that when I do find a new job and the day comes where I need to wear it, that they are as supportive and understanding as everyone else has been to me.

until I can think of something else to write,

Carmen

feeling: perky for the first time in awhile and I don't mean because I'm wearing some new wonder bra. LOL!!!