Wonderful Friday (or maybe not)

Guess what I did this morning. I woke up and spent a total of 2 1/2 hours at Thagard. Not that I'm complaining because the people at Thagard are always really nice. Anyway I had this chest pain, weezing, cough thing that has been bothering for the past few days. I thought I was experiencing bronchitis again or something like that. WELL, turns out I never had bronchitis ever like I said I did in October and the Summer. The doctor(a really nice lady, if you ever go to Thagard try to get Dr. Sumlar) examined me and did this breath test thing. According to my height and weight I wasn't forcing enough air out of my lungs. That led her to request a chest x-ray. So, I went downstairs to get my chest x-ray which didn't take very long at all. Then I went back upstairs to speak with the doctor again and look at my x-ray. This is where the bad news comes. When she saw my x-ray she saw the wall of my left lung and said I have a nemothorax. What is a nemothorax you might ask? No, it's not a tumor or cancer. It is a small hole in the lung. Of course you can't see the hole on the x-ray but the wall on my lung was more compressed than it should be. For a normal lung, the wall should be out to the edge of the rib cage where you can't even see the wall. What I'm getting at is this nemothorax lets some air escape into my chest cavity forming a bubble which causes the pain, etc. The good news is that my lung should heal on its own as long as I don't overwork it or anything. That means no really fun rides at Disney. :( Also, I'm not allowed to play my clarinet till further notice. :( :( On Monday I have to get a follow-up x-ray done to make sure my lung isn't worse. Then I have to see a pulmonologist over break to be examined more etc. Also, good news is I shouldn't need any surgery. I'm really bummed that I can't practice my clarinet because that means I'll be behind on practicing audtion music :( and I can't work on this new solo. Another thing is, the doctor said this thing can repeat a lot with young males with more slender bodies for some reason. I hope this doesn't mean I have to give up any of my activities, i.e. clarinet. Prayers are much appreciated.

On a happier note I'm all packed and ready to go to Disney tommorrow. I'm so excited to be able to drive manual on the interstate! Also I was looking online and there is something really exciting going on at Disney. You'll probably see pictures here or on facebook. :) That's all for now.

Everyone have a great Christmas Break!