Where did the blood come from?

Woke up this morning (can't help but get the sopranos theme in my head) and found blood on my bed just forward of my pillow. I got a tissue and dabbed it, but it was dry. So at some point last night I must have coughed it up, but I have no recollection of doing so. I called Denise and she did not think I coughed any more than usual last night and I do not remember waking up at all. My chest is somewhat tight today, but not overly bad (for me that is). Since I woke up I keep breathing in to see if I feel a gurgle or not, but nothing so far...nor have I coughed up any red all morning. For those of you who are lucky enough to have not had any lung bleeds, when one does you usually feel a gurgle. Its like a bubbling area feeling inside your lungs. Its quite an unmistakable feeling than you don't easily forget.

Last night I did go out in the cold for a brief stint (less than 5 minutes total outside) to head to a political rally, but it was held inside and other than a spin around to say hello and shake some hands I sat nearly the whole time. See last night my friend John Callahan officially kicked off his congressional campaign for PA-15 with a petition drive and spaghetti supper. He was sure to mention in his speech the need for health care reform that includes the elimination of pre-existing conditions clauses! Go John! It was a good night, I'm very proud of him and glad to be his friend for nearly 30 years now. Hopefully having an advocate in congress will help the cause. I don't think going out led to the bleed, but my lungs just really do not like the cold anymore. My body just really does not want to do the things that I want to do anymore, but I refuse to just do nothing. I'm ringing every last bit out of these old windbags, I just hope they last until I can get some retreads.

So I guess now I just wait and see, I have two days remaining of the oral antibiotic (Zyvox) I'm on.