2026-09-23 18:07 UTC
At my pulmonary doctors appointments, I typically use willingness to go up a flight of stairs as a to describe how I feel most days. There were times during the months of trying to get my meds again(and the months after) where going upstairs was a multi hour planning session. I was still trying to do some food delivery, and it took me about 5 hours to work up the strength just to get upstairs to bathe. It improved a lot after I started seeing the heart failure doc, but not a ton.
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@jared@spookykitties.com 2026-09-23 18:12
Now, after 3 months of pulmonary rehab, along with shedding nearly 30kgs, it is still hard. But, it isn't something I have to work up to. I can even make it up at the beginning of my day, which is around 8 hours since my last meds. No going up and down the stairs whenever I want, it always has a purpose(getting Murphy food for the day, or going up the stairs outside with the Experience Gang). Still, it is a tiny bit of extra independence I thought I would never get back