My Fight with Breast Cancer

There is nothing to new to report at this time, except my cough has been getting worse and worse.  I have never had allergy / asthma problems quite this intense before!!!!  We’ve had a lot of rain this year, but still…this is ridiculous!  I can barely speak on the telephone to my clients.  Even the inhaler that I’ve been using hasn’t been working.  Maybe I’ll ask to see an allergist at the Mayo Clinic while I’m there.  I’m driving my husband crazy.

Michael:  “Why are you coughing so much???”

Me:  “Calm down.  It’s just allergy induced asthma.”

Michael:  “Is it productive?  Are you coughing up phlegm?”

Me:  “No.”

Michael:  “Are you telling me that you have an unproductive, dry, hacking cough?”

(Oh shit.  Back to grilling me like a witness on the stand.)

Me: “Yes, it is ‘dry and hacking’,” I reply cautiously.

Michael: “That’s just great.  The cancer has spread to your lungs!  Oh my God Karen- you have cancer in your lungs.  There is no reason for you to have a dry hacking cough for an entire month without any other symptoms!  No fever? No night sweats?  Are you sure there’s no phlegm?  Any phlegm at all?”

These aren’t really words of encouragement.  The guy is nuts.  Here he is, begging for phlegm.

Even if he’s right, I’m not going to acknowledge Michael because he is just too out of his mind and crazy for me to deal with.  I just can’t wait to get to the Doctor so that I prove to him that he’s wrong and needs to calm down.