Defeat

Well, I almost made it. It has been 8 months (I think) since I have been on antibiotics or steroids, the longest ever. Today I admit defeat. I have been struggling with a cold off and on for weeks and this morning I woke up with the first signs of bronchitis. I gave in and went to the doc, most of my home remedies have been working well and I even managed to ward off the doc back in Dec. Today when I went in I was pleasantly surprised not to even have to plead my case. The doc took one look at me and listened and said here is my plan... two weeks of antibiotics and up my inhaler to a bronchodilator. This is good news for me... no prednisone! I hate prednisone it has horrible side effects and tastes gross. Now I am crossing my fingers and hoping it works. He did say if I get any worse then oral steroids, lets hope not. My plan is to rest and watch lots of crappy TV, this is just a plan and Kami hasn't yet figured out what a plan means. I still am pretty pleased, I was shooting for just three months of drug free life then I made it six. I was hoping for twelve, but eight is pretty close and very good for me. I have started using my nebs in the early stages of a cold and also my netti pot. The netti pot is the key for me and it helps with my allergies. Since Kami is still resting I am going to lay down for awhile.