June 12th Health and Fitness Update

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2023

This is a good one people – I am coming back stronger!  I just finished a solid hour of dancing around our living room and I feel great.

Lung infection wise, I am doing ok. No fever or any indication that the antibiotics failed me.  I am still coughing up plenty of mucus (how hot is that?) BUT that is just my bronchiectasis doing what bronchiectasis does. 

While I completed my antibiotics, I did opt for a second round of Prednisone to help dry out my lungs.  Prednisone can be a bit rough, but it has been ok so far.  The biggest issue has been avoiding sunshine, which we have seen plenty of in the past few days.

Hanging outside in my Prednisone hat. 

On the great side of this recent health misadventure of mine – two things! 

I had chest x-rays done and basically my lungs and heart are looking good. 👍 There has been no change in two years, so my lungs are not getting worse.

I also had a full set of blood work done – checking the levels of everything!  There were four things (like white blood cell count) on the higher end of normal.  And one count that was at the lower end of normal.  All five of these counts were an indication that my body was fighting off an infection.  💪

I feel like I just aced my yearend report card. 🙌🙌🙌

It is just amazing how far I have brought this raggedy old body of mine in sixteen months.  Especially, since the first three months or so were just a warm up.   Then, I was down for the better part of November and December with a severe respiratory infection and laryngitis that dragged on and on.  Then, nine weeks of milder workouts when I broke my left arm.  Then, the past month of this infection.  So, sixteen months since I started this health and fitness journey, less EIGHT months of restricted workouts. 

And here I am – just finished a great workout and heading out the door to paint our porch.   Life is good!

Take care and have a great day! 🌞💞

39 thoughts on “June 12th Health and Fitness Update”

  6. Good for you! You rock, girl! I find the two days I go to Bone Builders, I have more energy the rest of the day. Or, is it that it tires me out so I need more down days instead? Who knows but I take advantage of Mondays & Thursdays!

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  34. Too funny about your hat fitting. I have the opposite problem–a very big head. Who are those “one size fits all” people anyway? Last summer I found a site for “hats for big heads” and promptly bought myself the first four hats I have ever worn without the headache from them being too tight. We can now be hat ladies together.

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  35. Lol! I would love to be hat ladies together. 👒😁 I have no idea who those ‘one size fits all people are either’. Now the stores here have decided that if you aren’t at least a shoe Size 7 that you should just suck it up and go barefoot. So weird.

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