Argh

Aug. 5th, 2008 10:51 pm
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I am absolutely furious with my own body.

For the most part, we get on pretty well. Usually. I'm pretty healthy, and although I'm noticing the effects of aging, I keep myself in rather good shape, if I do say so myself. I never had any serious body-acceptance issues. I managed to get pregnant pretty much when I wanted to do so. I've never had any serious medical problems. And in return, I don't piss my body off very often. I don't make it a habit to go out and get drunk, I eat healthy, I get enough sleep, I'm diligent about exercise.

There is something just base-level survival about being able to breathe, and I am livid that my lungs are not willing to cooperate with something that I need to stay fricking alive. That I usually manage every day without even thinking about it. But for the last four days, I can't breathe without going into paroxysms of coughing that tears at my throat and hurts my ribs and brings me to the verge of vomiting. Hundreds of times an hour. I just want to backhand my own body into next week for being so uncooperative. Which is really stupid when you think about it. I can't get anything accomplished; I can barely think.

Not sure if I'm going in to work tomorrow. If I go, I'm sure as hell not biking. I couldn't even walk down the block to the National Night Out gathering for root beer floats tonight without leaning heavily on Rob's arm.

Just f*cking breathe without choking to death, goddamn you.

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Date: 2008-08-06 06:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nmalfoy.livejournal.com
Don't be mad at your body. All your symptoms are your body fighting off the bugs that have invaded. Take it out on the bugs. Your body's doing you a great favor, though I'm sure it doesn't feel like it now!

If you don't have an inhaler, call your doctor and GET ONE. You'll feel SO much better and the coughing and wheezing will stop.

*hugs and jasmine tea*
*and cupcakes, because who doesn't love cupcakes?*

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