Oh Nose

This year I my nose was being good. Up to last the end of last week I had only had a bloody nose once a week. I have had three in the last two days. None of them very strong or hard to stop. The last three caused because I am fighting a cold of some sort. With the bloody nose I had last week that brings the total to four in the month of May. Equal to what I had the rest of the year.

Bloody noses are nothing new to me. In fact, what is new is how few bloody noses I have had this year. Last year I had about one a day. In a ten day span last year I had fourteen bloody noses. The shortest of which lasted 45 minutes. The worst one lasted around four hours and made me sick. That prompted me to go see a doctor, again. I have never had much luck when it came to my nose a the doctor's office. They have come up with several different ideas but never any solutions for my bloody noses. The ENT specialist I saw was no different. He bluntly told me there was nothing we can do to stop them, and then proceeded to tell me a couple of options that he said would not work and then asked me to come back. After my return trip and again hearing no positive remarks I left with no intention of coming back.

I am told that at my age these are to dwindle down to a practical stop. Which for the most part they have. If it were not for my cold I would probably not have had these last few.

Until tomorrow, may your nose stay dry.

Skate