....I will probably look like this! Notice how she's a bit hunched over. I went back to the doctor last night as my ribs/lungs were hurting when I coughed or took a deep breath. I was scared that mabye I was getting full-blown pnuemonia. They did some chest x-rays and said everything looked fine and the pain in my ribs is probably some torn ligaments from coughing so hard. It makes sense, but my ribs literally feel broken when I push on them. OUCH. (Not that I've ever had a broken rib, but I've got a pretty good imagination.) AND as a side note, the doctor noticed in one of the x-rays that I have some arthritis in my back. Hello. I'm getting old, but NOT that old. He suggested that I take a Calcium D Supplement....I have been, but apparently I should have started taking them when I was ten!! Anyway, the doctor said I have Acute Bronchitis....meaning that all these antibiotics do NOTHING. It is a virus that can last up to two months and the coughing, etc is normal. In other words, "Suck it up and deal with the pain, there's nothing we can do."
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I'm sorry...it's depressing when you don't feel well.
I want to take your kids but have a huge to do list that is weighing on my mind. I'm hoping to have made good progress midway through the week so why don't I take your kids after kindergarten on Thursday or Friday. Let me know what day would be good for you. If it'd also be helpful we are doing a bday party for Landon on Wednesday night of pizza & cake. Your kids could come over (since we'll already have all the little cousins over anyways) to give you a little break. I need to start pushing Landon socially so some playtime with Hyrum would do him some good:)
I have had bronchitis and it stinks and I know about coughing so much it hurts. Not fun.
Oh and I have heard that your body can only absorb so much calcium at a time so it gets rid of what it can't absorb. So I guess you are supposed to take calcium in the morning and at night to make up for that.
Get better soon.
THAT SUCKS!!!
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