Out of The PIT

So, I mentioned yesterday that I still had not had a nosebleed? Well, I got one last night. I was just washing my face and my nose started dripping. Just like that. Sigh.

Okay, the anti-picking regimen did not seem to stop me from getting sick, although I am still nosebleed free and will continue to abstain for.. well, ever? My coughing attacks that have plagued me since I was a kid have gotten worse, and I do want to get tested for asthma. I'll need to find all of my triggers though. That should help with diagnosis.

For decades now I have suffered from regular nose bleeds. I know part of the issue is from my general dry nose and seasonal allergies, but I believe that the main reason for my chronic epistaxis is because I am a miner. A deep, deep miner. I tend to dig for those annoying nuggets that you feel way up in the cavity, and get a rush of exhilaration when I remove the offending rock from the passage and throw it away, never to be seen again. Of course, my over exuberance has led to annoying gushers after I retrieve said rock, leaving me hanging my head in shame for the next several minutes while I let my blood do it's clotting. In recent years, my nose has been bleeding on it's own, and it is bothersome and troubling both at once. Perhaps my nasal passages are so damaged from the years of digging that they will forever be prone to sudden releases of blood. But I have decided to remove one factor contributing to my regular bloody releases. This is a long, long habit I have ...