After three frustrating weeks of not being able to exercise whatsoever due to that whole "hole in the lung" thing, I finally got cleared to start up again yesterday after a visit to a pulmonologist. Her technical title (well, what it said on her name tag) was a genetic specialist, which made me a bit confused. She spent most of the time trying to identify additional risk factors for a reoccurrence, which is where things start to actually rapidly deteriorate in terms of future health. Couldn't find any, so back to the grind I go.
I'm having a lung function test done next week to make sure my asthma's under control just to be safe--people have been way too concerned over this, to the point where my grandmother told me women aren't meant to run that far. Clearly, this is a challenge.
Hoping to get back out for a moderate jog tomorrow; hopefully somewhere in the 3-4 mile range. I want to be ready for Monica and my "anniversary" race--the Ted Corbitt 15k on December 17th.
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