Sunday, July 25, 2010

Never trust a salesman

The Friday before last I ordered an iPhone 4. I made clear to the salesman that it needed to be in my possession within 10 days. He assured me that they were taking about six days to arrive. It is now day 9 and the status of the order is still back order.

Thus there will be no iPhone to accompany me on my vacation. That is what I get for believing a salesman.

Cough: Tagamet

I took a dose of Tagamet last night and slept well. There was no throat clearing or coughing until after breakfast.

Asthma, coughing, and throat clearing

I have had a cough for years now but in the last two years it has gotten much worse and is accompanied by nearly constant throat clearing.

The doctor says it is asthma. If so, what is causing the asthma? The air quality in our area is not great but it is certainly not LA either.

I see several possible causes:

1. GERD (aka heartburn, acid reflux)
2. Food allergies
3. Airborne allergies

I eat junk food, food that is spicy and high in fat, too fast, too late at night, and too much.

I believe GERD to be the primary culprit.