I'm Back

I was off the grid for a few days in Ohio, with no Internet connection but I'm back now.  I hope you all had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend.  I know I ate too much (stake, shrimp, ribs), thank you Michelle and Wally!

For some reason I am still coughing, I don't believe it's an infection but rather I am aspirating .  Now here's where it gets a little technical (and gross ).  I believe liquid is going into my lungs when I swallow.  Forcing me to cough it up and out to clear my lungs .

Now if I'm up in my wheelchair I can spit the mucus into a napkin but when I'm in bed it needs to be suctioned out of my mouth otherwise it's a never ending process .    I warned you it was gross...

 I'm not sure what causes this, the first time I experienced it was when I had a tracheotomy.   As I was being weaned from the ventilator, blue dye was put into my drinking water.   When the respiratory therapist would suctioned me if any blue dye was present in my lungs I knew I was aspirating ...

Hopefully this stop soon as it is very uncomfortable to say the least.