I will never take breathing and fresh air for granted again!
Got into the gym twice this week and was finally starting to feel like I was getting some of my strength back.
Had the finals for Erie Idol Thursday night. The place was packed and full of smoke. I should have just left when I realized how smokey it was. But I felt bad for the tons of friends that came out to support me. So…. I sung my first song, stepped off the stage and fall to the floor in pain struggling to breathe. My boyfriend rushes me to the ER where I find out that I now have pluerisy. It is the inflammation of the lining of the lungs.)
The nurse doing my oxygen was giving me a lecture on singing with bronchitis and going back into a smoke filled environment. I’m on Darvocet for pain as well as an inhaler. I was already on an antibiotic from the bronchitis. I am unable to take any anti inflammatories because of my kidney disease and haven’t been able to keep my temp down consistently.
Needless to say…… I did not go to my competition today! My boyfriend joked because I have a habit of forgetting to breathe when I lift heavy, especially when going for PR’s. So, he said it didn’t matter that I was having problems breathing!
So, I am just hanging out in bed, getting better. But as soon as I am, I’m back in the gym ready to get back to where I was before I got sick!
Hope you are all staying healthy and lifting strong!
By the way - If any of you do smoke, you are right, it is your right. But PLEASE try and be sensitive to how it is affecting the non smokers around you. Not to mention what it is doing to your own body! I bet your training would be more successful without it too!
Cathi
April 28, 2007 at 9:22 am
I’m sorry you had to go through that and thankfully you’re ok. One of the things i was grateful for was when smoking in bars was taken away.. i don’t care when people smoke, it’s their choice -just spare me from having to breath in your smoke. My entire family smoked growing up (including me) as soon as i moved out i quit -it’s been a breath of fresh air ever since… Good luck with your goals!