Reports of my success are greatly exaggerated...

[susandennis]

The longer yesterday got, the less breath I had. When I can't get enough air, I just feel like crap. I finally went to bed early in hopes the crappy would be gone by morning and, but, of course, couldn't get to sleep. I kept shoving albuterol in every 4 hours. At 3:30, I got up to pee and inhaled some more albuterol and finally felt better. This morning, I feel much better but still feel some effects. Damn it.

I already have a slot reserved for swimming next Wednesday. And by then, I am sure I'll be delighted. But, do I want to go through this again after? I need to conjure. Maybe it's time to bite the bullet and go to the Ballard LA Fitness. (Their pool is treated with a different kind of chemical set that my lungs do not hate. I hate going all that way but I've done it before. I can do it again.)

Years and years ago, aellia was active on LJ. I watched her grandchildren arrive in this world and grow up to be teenagers before she peeled off into that x-LJ abyss. This morning, I had a comment from someone asking is I was the same susandennis who had been friends with her years ago. How wild is that? When I told her I was, indeed, she told me that Penny had passed away a couple of years ago. At least I can quit being mad at her for not coming back to LJ!

Today's Leave The House adventure will be to go shopping at the recycled crafts store. They have hung on by their fingernails all this time and I do miss their treasures. You never know what you are going to find there. I've been many times and found nothing I wanted and many times and found armfuls. Today I am going to just see what's there and, hopefully find something fun.

I feel like my lungs need some more action than sitting on the count knitting. Not a lot but at least a little.

But, meanwhile, here's a twofer photo... my ever so satisfyingly growing log cabin square/scarf/blanket - future as yet undetermined and, Biggie In The Sun

Comments

[lifeinroseland.livejournal.com]

The inactive people on my friends’ list are the people I hope will come back some day. Who knows?

[susandennis]

Yes. I do not take anyone off of my list for inactivity. They might just. And, actually, have now and again and it's such a treat.

[sweetmeow]

I'm sorry you didn't know about Penny's death. I was friends with her on Facebook, and that's where I learned of it. I don't know how she died - but it was sudden. She's posted on FB only a day before her death and her last post on LJ was only 1 1/2 months prior to her death. She had such a sweet relationship with her grandchildren - with beautiful photos of them.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Is the alternative to chlorine that you're thinking of, bromine?

It is supposed to be gentler on the skin (and hair) so I suppose it makes sense that it would also be easier on the lungs.
Having been around it I can testify you don't small bromine the way you do chlorine---if that helps at all.

Good luck with the next swim.

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.

[susandennis]

Yes, the pools at the gym where I get a free membership with my health insurance are treated with bromine. It is different with its own set of problems, but my lungs like it way better.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Understood. I have some limited experience with bromine-treated pools. I didn't notice a lot of difference one way or the other, but for me the lungs aren't an issue.

[vysila.livejournal.com]

I keep the inactives on my f-list as well, hoping that some may return. But it is sad when someone reports that one of those inactives has died. Sorry for your loss.

I've never swum in a saltwater pool but hear they are fabulous. I'm waiting until I get the vaccine before I start swimming again (in a chlorine pool, which is all this area offers).

[susandennis]

Saltwater pools are fabulous. However, they have chlorine in them. You can't really smell it. And the salt water is fabulous on your skin but your suit still ets trashed and my lungs still hate it.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I really like the log cabin blanket — I think I must try that sometime.

[susandennis]

It is very easy and enormously satisfying knitting! At least so far.

[susandennis]

I used this to get an idea of what/how I wanted to do it.

https://verypink.com/2012/02/15/log-cabin-scrap-blanket/

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[mollywheezy.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your lungs. Hope you are feeling better!!!

Sorry about your friend, too. I had an LJ friend pass away and am very grateful that one of her friends send me a PM to tell me. I would have thought she fell off the planet, too.

I love your afghan! I've made a log cabin quilt for my niece, but never seen that pattern used for an afghan. :)

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[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Recycled crafts?

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

It would be great to get away from the chlorine pool. When I was reading up about it when you first had the problem, I was shocked at how serious an issue it was. Something like a third of elite swimmers develop asthma because of it. And even leaving aside the lung issue, I was also astonished to find it causes tooth enamel erosion. Seems like using a chemical that's also used on battlefields isn't a particularly nifty idea:).