Lungs of Awesome

I have accomplished a lot today.

1) I woke up and got dressed and flew out the door at superhuman amazing speed
2) I got Timmies
3) I sped to Kitchener
4) I did my PFTs
5) I got my port flushed
6) I got more Vivaglobin ordered
7) I fed someone's cats

And here I sit.

I initially thought my PFTs were botched and that I ruined them, seeing as I broke the cardinal rule of consuming a huge drink before hand. I guzzled my XL tea because there's no way I can drive to Kitchener in that kind've traffic without tea in my system and not feel the urge to murder people for driving and/or acting like assholes. But alas, it didn't ruin anything. However, I did make up for it by taking the 4 flights of stairs instead of the elevator so maybe that also helped.

So what were my PFTs you ask? Well, grab your gochies, and your extremeties, and push any and all Old people of out the way: 87%!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6% higher than last month! WOO HOO! I'm sooooooo thrilled, and it makes it even better because I met with my respirologist last week who told me I was too healthy to be there and to get the hell out of her office and that she didn't want to see my face for another 6 months. So this just makes it better! It actually blows my mind because it's taken me a good 5 months to get my PFTs up since having that small bout of pneumonia. It wasn't even bad but it took 10% off my PFTs and only now am I getting it back. I know I'll get back up to 90 + % but Jesus, I can't imagine what couldn've happened if the pneumonia was any worse!

Blood work on the other hand has been screwy: Cyclo levels too high, so my Cyclo pills have dropped from 175mg 2x a day to 100mg 2x a day, Imurran has dropped from 75mg once a day to 50mg once a day because my RBC are low (79...120 is normal). Yeah, i'm extremely anemic, but when you figure this:

1) I have gastroparesis, and can't digest fats

and

2) Iron pills constipate me beyond all comprehension

it equals

3) Being kind've fucked

And honestly, you can only take laxatives and colonic so much before your body says "Fuck you" and it stops working. I take 4 laxatives a day and that helps, but if i go an introduce iron pills into my diet it messes everything up. I see my immunologist next month so we'll see what concoction he comes up with to fix me. If not, oh well.

What else? I officially have half my trip saved up for! Weeeeeeeeee!!! I still have to book flights and the like but it's under way!!! 5 months now holy-ness! :)

And for now, I think that's it.

Cause for a Celebration

**UPDATE**

Well, I had my PFTs done locally today, and this is cause for another celebration folks. Hold onto your extremeties please.

98%

Yup. That's right!

98 per fucking cent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHH!

Dance with me people!

And this is ontop of having strep. pneumonia apparently? WOW! I FEEL FAB!!

Proceed....

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You may be wondering why I am up at 7:38 in the morning.

Truth be told, I have been going to bed earlier these last few days and as a result, am not waking up at my usual 9-10am, which honestly, is better because it means i wake up and am ready for the day! Remember, greet each day like a puppy and I guess in true fashion, I am thus waking up at early hours just like one.

Anywho, onto my exciting news:

I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's only a reception job at the gym i go to ( a high end one though! If you watch the Young and Restless, it's kind've like that), but still...I'm one step closer to making my stamp on the world and contributing to society now! I'm elated! Over the mood! I beleive when word got to me that I got a 'glowing review" from them that I actually danced on the steps, thus inevitably dropping my phone in the process. I'm so excited to finally have something to do! YAY! It's 40 hours a week so I will be busy, but anyone who's been in my situation will know that this is so exciting, to finally be getting out of the house and having something to do. In a weird way, it takes me back to 3 summers' ago when I started this blog (that long already?) and I worked an office job...the early hours....long days...but that overall sensation of tiredness that greets you at the end. In a way, it is what I am looking forward to the most because it means I have accomplished something, that I have done something productive with my time and I have contributed somehow. I dunno...maybe I am a freak, but for those of you out there who hate your jobs, maybe take a little something from this and relish it for those of us who are/were trapped in their houses due to illness.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure in no time I'll be like, "why did I want all my free time to end?", and will be complaining about how i have none, and all i do is work, but in this moment, I'm so excited to just be able to wake up in the morning and go, and get things done. I find I am happiest when I am out of the house doing something so lets hope that this good feeling about the job lasts! I CAN FEEL SPRING COMING!!!!!!!!!

So as a result, I beleive this calls for a celebration. I've had it in my mind these last few days that I would like to buy a flowy skirt. Where to get one (since it's the end of winter and all) remains to be seen, but i'm sure in time I will find one. I'm not sure of the dresswear for the job yet - if i'm wearing office attire (like dress pants and nice tops) or if i'll be dressed down like everyone else who wears official gym clothes (i'll be happy with either to be honest), so i guess i have to wait and see. So in the mean time, I will settle for a trip to Shoppers drugmart to buy some new blush and lipstick and/or gloss and maybe some eyeshadow.

Ca va?

Ca va! :)

On a creepy note, i was awoken this morning with that scary James Blunt song "Mad World" or w/e in my head, from that new movie "The Crazies" that's coming out.

That song is officially the epitome of creepy to me now. Wtf?

But...

YAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!