So its been a few days since I last wrote and I am feeling a
hundred times better. Im off the
antibiotics, the allegra, the fever meds and the cough medicine (which I never
actually took) and im 2 days away from being off another cough medicine, 5 days
away from being off an antacid for the stomach fire I experienced from the
antibiotics and 4 days away from being off the puffer.
Although I feel like I have the energy of three 5 year olds,
my body is still not normal. I
feel as though there is this constant shrill of energy luring underneath my
body and for the first time in years I can sleep for 5 hours and be in constant
movement throughout the whole
day. It may be the altitude or it
may be the medication that im on.
It can also be the start of a brand new relationship with a puffer which
I have to carry around with me everywhere. It turns out that because of the cold, dry air, my throat is
tightening and I am having a difficult time breathing. The doctor says if I choose to stay through
July (did I say that?) that it will only get worse for me because the rains
will stop and all humidity will be gone.
Of course I come to realize that the only time I’m not
coughing and don’t have a difficult time breathing is when I’m dancing. I feel like it’s a miracle and that
it’s a sign that this is my calling.
The doctor smiled and said, “well, it could be or, it can also be that
because when there are lots of people packed in a room and they are all
sweating it creates the humidity I need to expand my throat and lungs. I personally like my explanation better
but what the hell.
So im still taking meds for my cough, which comes back like
a killer at night. It doesnt help
that there are no restrictions on smoking anywhere in cusco or that the dust is
just gently hanging a few feet above the ground seeping into my every
pore. It also doesn’t help that I
refuse to NOT go to a discotech or a party every night, not yet anyway.
Today I’m on a hunt for the worlds best honey and anything
else that may soothe a throat.
