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I went to the doctor’s office yesterday. The last week or so I’ve had this water-logged feeling in my lungs and have been suffering from what I can only describe as fatigue and lethargy. In addition, as I explained to the doctor, my throat feels “hairy”. It had become bad enough that I spent Tuesday morning in bed because I felt so bad.
Finally, Jess firmly insisted that I needed to go see a doctor. Pneumonia has been going around and she didn’t want me to put myself at risk for no reason.
So I went.
The doctor did all of the usual things – heart rate, blood pressure, ears, mouth, throat culture. Then, because I was complaining about some shortness of breath and a heavy chest, she ordered an x-ray to make sure I didn’t have anything seriously wrong with my lungs. Everything came back A-OK – aside from slightly elevated blood pressure (a genetic trait I inherited from both parents) everything was not just normal, but better than normal. Even my hacking lungs came back perfectly clear on the x-ray.
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Some of you may remember a post I wrote back in March about the Hazards of Running. Well, I’ve got one more to add after my visit to the doctor. After examining me thoroughly, the doctor said the reason I felt so crappy was that I was in such good shape.
Huh?
Right. I didn’t get it initially either. The bottom line was that all the running and push ups and healthy eating had created such a well-honed machine that a little bronchial virus threw the whole system off kilter. Essentially, if I were overweight, eating processed foods and smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, my body wouldn’t notice a minor virus taking up residence in my lungs, but because my system is cleaner and leaner than most, I got sidelined by what is pretty much just a cough.
Ah, the price for feeling good all of the time.
Maybe it’s time to start eating Twinkies and smoking Camels again.
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