Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I got to go to church again today. With my wheelchair and all the loads of bags and pumps and tanks. Then after church we decided to stop for lunch. When we went into the restaurant, this one woman just locked onto me. She just kept staring. Had she never seen a sight such as ME!? So, we sit down... waiting for food....and I break into my hard hacking juicy nasty coughing. Just wouldn't stop. I was drinking water and trying so hard. It makes me sick when I have to listen to such stuff and I didn't want other customers to lose thier appetites. Anyway, the strain from the coughing caused my nose to bleed (a common occurance with Coumadin, Plavix and Asperin). So, now I am hacking, spitting and bleeding all over my face. I was stuffing tissue up my nose as privatly as I could...I had my head down. Of course it is rather hard to get oxygen through the cannula with tissue up your nose. So, I was struggling with that, too. Not easy now to get up and rush to the restroom for privacy anymore. Anyway, the situation was somewhat under control. First of all I noticed that my sweet husband was eating like a pig, not at all sickened by my display of snot and blood. Then I saw that same woman just staring. I thought, well, she really got her eyes full today. What a fiasco! It is a chance I take wherever I go. I never know when my 02 is going to drop or when the coughing will begin. And I have had the pump computer sound off several times during church, etc. The tubing gets crimped and it sounds off. I sound like a backhoe backing up. I am so blessed to be able to go to church. God is so good. I had so many hugs and almost everybody squeezed my arm with the picc line in it. ouch! I did finally get to eat and enjoyed lunch with my hubby and grandaughter. My grandsons made it back from Florida alive, although one of them is in trouble with his grandma. He broke a promise to me while he was there! I am so glad they are back and safe. Good day in spite of the bad stuff. Hugs, Joyce D.Pulmonary Fibrosis 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Pulmonary Hypertension 2008 Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Lupus, RA, Sjogren's, etc) Rejected for Transplant 2006 .....I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palm of my hands. Isaiah 49: 15-16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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