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So I spoke with my doctor on the phone last Tuesday and of course she said she had to see me in person. At least I was able to order a few refills for some meds, get an X-ray ordered for my sore knee and a doctors referral for my veins. I saw my doctor in person on Friday. It appears that there is a new policy that is being enforced which is ten minutes per visit. Basically that means that you are only allowed to address one health issue per visit.<\/p>\n

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Using misc. photos this post. This was taken in February at an afternoon cocktail party.<\/p><\/div>\n

So I made a note of the time she came into the room for my 12:00 noon appointment. It was 12:03 PM. Was asked what I wanted to see her about, my cough of course. She listened to my chest and said it sounded fine. I said that it was a dry cough. She said that it was possibly caused by post nasal drip or acid reflux and said she would give me meds for one and if they doesn’t work then we could try other meds for the second possible cause. I strongly said that no this is not what is causing my cough. Cough lozenges, cough syrups and anti-inflammatory meds ordered by the Mexican doctor I saw on the Isla have not helped. The only thing that calms the cough briefly is tequila or brandy. No I have never smoked, not even one puff ever! \u00a0No I do not have asthma. I asked about dust, if that could be the cause? Possibly she said.<\/p>\n

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At least five times per weekend cars get struck. As they rev their engines the tires sink lower and lower into the sand sending dust all over. This was a bad one which need to be pulled out by a tractor.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Colin and I found our RV spot on the Isla has become increasingly dusty over the years. Now there are many more ATV’s and horses and tractors going up and down the narrow road that is beside. Our dust screen has helped but it is not enough to stop the clouds of dust flying over our site both front and back of the RV. This past winter there was some construction started next to us just across that narrow road. It involved moving tons and tons of sand with front end loaders ( I have photos to share with you in another post ). Interesting article on dry coughing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Starting to build palapas to rent for shade during Semana Santa.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Very hard work.<\/p><\/div>\n

So after some back and forth with the doctor she suggested I try an inhaler which should help alleviate some of the inflammation in my lungs and might give them chance to heal and stop the coughing. I am taking two puffs in the morning and then 12 hours later another two puffs. I felt a tiny bit better Friday, no change yesterday and but more coughing today. Hard to explain but it is a somewhat different cough but it still hurts my chest when I cough. I am hoping to feel better in the days to come. This is what I am inhaling<\/a>. Of course one of the side effects is cough\u00a0\ud83d\ude33 In short I have a dust allergy. No wonder I have been exhausted, I am wearing out my lungs. It is somewhat concerning as both of parents died because of lung complications but as I like to say poco a poco. I will take this one day at a time and do the best that I can. It is a relief to have a cause, that is the first step.<\/p>\n

So at exactly 12:10 she started to go out the door. I said that she owed me three minutes and quickly asked her how long I would have to wait for my x-ray and what would happen when she got the results. I got short answers but she wasn’t too pleased pleased with me. Now she was 3 minutes late for the next patient\u00a0\ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n

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Taken by Dave, resident of Tres Amigos, on Easter morning. So many palapas. Must have been early in the morning.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Would have loved to have seen this in Venice.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A bit of work and lots of cuddles.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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