February 28, 2006
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The Joys of Breathing
I’ve been sick since early
November with bad sinuses. Nothing seemed to help and I was
getting downright discouraged with feeling really crappy and not being
able to breathe. I kept telling myself, “It could be worse…it
could be cancer or something.” Then I read this article online
about how chronic sinus trouble affects your quality of life.
According the “them” and a survey “they” conducted, sinus infections
rank higher than congestive heart failure for how it negatively
affects a person’s quality of life. I have no idea how they did
that research but just hearing that made me feel worse. So I was
praying that my ENT would have some brilliant inspiration when I went
to see him in Feb.Amazingly, that’s exactly what happened. Based on some research
from Mayo Clinic, he decided to put me on some different meds for
irrigating my sinuses. After just a few days of using it….I can
breathe! I can even smell! I can even taste food!
Wow. The stuff costs $90 a week to use and he told me I’d have to
be on it the rest of my life (assuming I live another 25 or 30 years
you can do the math and figure out what my sinuses would cost
me). So I was already thinking, “I’m not going to get this
prescription refilled! This is crazy!” But somehow after
just one week I’m getting addicted to breathing again. I went and
got it refilled. I’m cutting the dose in half and hoping it will
still have the same effect for only $45/week.I could kiss the feet of the people up at Mayo Clinic who figured this
out. And thanks to the Lord for answering my prayer.
