Revenge of the Sputum

Well I'm starting to feel slightly better in myself but I can't really say things have improved chest wise yet. I'm coughing less but when I do cough it's so productive and gloopy that I can't budge it especially since my airways seem to tighten up. I went to the toilets in Wetherspoons today which were upstairs and when I got into the cubicle I coughed so hard I started retching and proceeded to bring up some sputum unexpectedly. Luckily none went on my clothes and I grabbed a tissue before it projected out of my mouth! Not the highlight of my day but never mind!

I also kept waking up last night feeling like I couldn't breathe and taking big gasps on air in. It felt like there was a blanket of sputum over my airways, and when I breathed in it made a really loud wheezing noise and loosened the blanket but then when I tried to cough the sputum up I couldn't! In addition to this my sputum has had tiny dots of blood in it, nothing serious but it's still worth noting. Needless to say there is some freaky stuff going on and I just want to get back to normal please!

Yesterday I went to Scope and got a free mini massage. They arranged for a lady to come and do a taster session and I asked her to focus on my shoulders and back as they are tight from all the coughing. I'm thinking about booking a session as it might help with my posture and help me cough better. Just depends on if I can afford it really! My yoga teacher suggested I get a massage to help relax the tension since I can't go to yoga classes whilst on my IVs, so maybe I will!

Today I was supposed to meet my new mentee for an introduction session which is why I was at Wetherspoons, but she didn't turn up. So instead me and the other lady from Scope had some lunch so it wasn't a wasted journey! I had a curry that tasted more like a chinese, very strange!

Other than that I've been reading my book and learning quite abit about the first world war in the process and doing my knitting! I'm ashamed to say I haven't taken Alfie out for a walk yet this week, but at the end of the day that's why we got a small dog that doesn't need much exercise. A good run around the garden after the birds keeps him fit and I have promised him I will take him for a walk tomorrow! That's about my week so far! See you later folks!