I woke up with my lungs feeling tight and am thinking about taking a break from Claritin. I just don’t know what’s been causing it these last handful of months. I wasn’t on that or the nasal spray when I was tight a few months ago, but it’s hard to believe it could be the Levo after two skipped doses. Between my coffee and a hit from my inhaler, it helped. It was weird, though—after the tightness eased up, I had a pain in the middle of my back on the left side, but then that went away too. Getting a little tight again, though. I wish I knew for sure what was causing it. I don’t know if it’s something I’m taking or just the climate. Scary to think how many pulmonary embolism symptoms I've had, so hopefully that's not it! It's just that 23andMe found I had one of the two genes they tested that gave me a slightly increased risk of hereditary Thrombophilia. Plus, there was that questionable chest x-ray before having my gallbladder removed.

Tom is updating the schedule program to reflect daylight savings, which I appreciate.

Today, I’m going to cancel my appointment with the glaucoma doctor because it will cost us more on this plan, and I just don’t think it’s necessary.

The colorful plastic clips typically used in bird cages are wonderful. I wish I had them decades ago when we first started getting pet rats. They’re so much easier to use, and they add a nice pop of color too.

I wasn’t able to sleep with the new nasal dilator because I didn’t find it very comfortable. I watched tutorials over and over, yet I’m not able to insert them as far up into my nose as I see in the videos. Maybe I just need to wear them for a bit while I’m awake to get used to the feel of them—just like with the CPAP.

I’m seeing the urologist tomorrow, and even though I won’t know anything for sure that day, I’d be willing to bet I do have cystitis and will have to avoid certain foods and drinks. I just hope I’m not exhausted! It’s hit or miss. I couldn’t bring myself to schedule an appointment with our local urology center that’s much closer because they had such bad reviews—from the doctors to the office staff.