I am SO SICK...

Late last night I started to feel a twinge in my back. It wasn't real painful, and at first I thought it was just a delayed reaction from one too many body slams in class last Sunday. However, during the night, the pain kept getting worse and worse until I couldn't lay down on the bed anymore. I could only breathe a partial breath, if I tried to suck in too much air then a sharp pain would shoot through by chest, literally taking my breath away. Well, this happened one time before, last December I was diagnosed with pneumonia, and I KNEW that I had gotten it again. So, following a session of coughing a little fleck of blood every now and then, I went on into the Doctors. At first they always have to check for a blood clot in your lungs, as that is life threatening, but after all the pomp and circumstance I was told that yes, Chris, you have pneumonia AGAIN. So, I was handed a couple prescriptions (Albuterol, Oxycodone and Zithromax) and clearly advised that I should not wrestle for at least two weeks since I have a severely injured lung. It is likely, according to the good Doctor, that I could collapse my lung, or even puncture it while it is in it's delicate state. So now I have a decision to make. On one hand I am not getting paid for class, so I am not letting any fans down. On the other, it is hard to explain. Wrestling, it's a sickness itself when it gets into your blood. Worse case scenario is I would have to go to the hospital and get my lung reinflated. Or, I can sit out the time and pickup where I left off. Which is hard to do, in a couple of weeks you can accumilate quite a bit of ring rust. So, please leave your comments and tell me your opinion. Should I chance it? Should I take my doctors advise? Either way it is Wednesday night as I write this, and I need to make a decision by Friday evening so I can give Playboy Buddy Rose plenty of notice. Your advise is very important to me, so if you want to have a voice in this, then leave a comment.

~~~Great One~~~