tired of coughing

So I've been coughing since December. I know it was December for sure, because on Christmas Day I coughed so hard I threw up. Awesome. It mostly plagues me at night, but every other day or so I get a daytime visitation. It's terribly frustrating. I cough stuff up pretty regularly these days, and you should see Doug's face when I ask if he wants to see it.

I've tried antibiotics, inhalers, and home remedies. No difference. Two weeks ago a doctor did some bloodwork and x-rayed my lungs, and found nada. NADA. She concluded that I have an allergy to mold. Jigga what? Apparently mold had a heck of a run in our area last fall, so she said she wouldn't be surprised if that's what's ailing me.

Since then I've been taking Zyrtec and an asthma medicine called Singulair. No difference yet. I guess there are stronger asthma medicines I could take, but I can't take them while I'm breastfeeding.

The cough has become such a regular part of our lives, that Doug is starting to be able to sleep through it and Addy seems to recognize me by my cough. If I cough around her, she looks right over at me. "Mom? Oh, there you are!"

So if you hear my hacking cough the next time I see you, rest assured I haven't taken up smoking. My lungs are simply growing mold.