I am a rebel!

I have become a rebel! I went off ALL of the medication that was prescribed to me. The decision was days in coming, but I actually followed through with it last Thursday night. I had a lung function test late Thursday afternoon where the girl gave me a breathing treatment...so...I was lightheaded from that and decided that I needed to sleep so did not take the rest of the the breathing meds that night.

The next morning I just made a conscious decision to go without. I figured that if my breathing got bad I could pick right up again. But...I had been thinking that the doctor's just kept giving me more and more drugs to stop the side effects of the original meds...and it was just impossible to tell what was a "real" symptom vs. a side effect.

The prognosis? I FEEL AMAZING!!! I have been drug free for 4 days (mostly). I had a reaction to something Saturday night and did the inhaler, but other than that no meds :)

I have been doing yard work like crazy. I am not dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, or anything. WOOT! Now...I haven't taken my temperature so I have no idea if I still have a fever...but I don't feel like it so probably not. My glands are still swollen, but whatever...I can deal with that.

Therefore, tomorrow I am back on the exercise band wagon! I think I am ready! I hope so anyway...I am a bit frustrated to start from ground zero, but nothing I can do about it except move forward!