I’m exhausted! The trip to Fargo was unbelievable! I am so happy I was feeling well enough to make the trip. I have lost a bit of my energy lately and will not jeopardize my health if life begins to be too busy. I knew it was going to use a lot of my energy but I also knew I could take it a little easier the next couple of days. Not only did it wipe me out but I have other issues bothering me.

Back in November, the week of Thanksgiving I was sitting crouched over in a chair and I coughed pretty hard and felt some pain. That night I really felt pain. At 3 in the morning I said to Travis I think I have a collapsed lung it hurt so bad. Turns out I cracked a couple of ribs. Actually with all the hard coughing I do it’s unbelievable it hasn’t happened before. They were bugging me before the trip so who knows if the the car ride, the bed at the hotel, or just something I did aggravated them more. I can actually feel them crunch. It is very weird. One of the reasons they have not completely healed is because of all the coughing I have to do. I have heard from a couple of people that have had lung transplants that some of the worst pain comes from the cracking of the ribs they must due during surgery. Apparently I wanted a preview!

Another issue that I have had in the past is vertigo. That too has decided to reappear. It was caused from a CF drug called Tobramycin. It caused severe vestibular disease. When it first occurred it was awful. I was so dizzy (no need to insert blonde jokes). I couldn’t have my eyes open, and if I closed my eyes it felt like I was spinning right off the bed. With all the illness issues I have endured Vertigo was definitely one of the most debilitating. I wasn’t able to drive for almost a year. My family stated calling me Daisy as in the movie “Driving Miss Daisy”. I finally went to the balance center and found exercises to re-train my brain. I have not done them in quite a while so maybe some of this is my fault. Looks like I am adding those exercises back into my routine. I look at the letter “B” on a post-it note taped to the wall. Then shake my head while trying to keep the “B” in focus. Doesn’t take long but one more thing I have to do.

On another note. If you live in the Twin Cities area tomorrow 3/10/12, I will be on KSTP channel 5 on the morning news cast speaking with LifeSource about organ donation. From what I understand it will be airing between 8:30 & 9:00a.m.