Nah, no black lung for me, though it’s felt like that over the last couple of days when I get into coughing fits. I’ll be fine one minute (just a little sniffly) and the next minute I’m trying hard to hack up a lung. I had an appointment with my doctor today on an unrelated topic, and asked him about it and he diagnosed it as “the stuff that’s going around.” So, I continue to manage it with Robitussin, decongestants, and hot beverages.
I’ve done my coworkers a favor by working from home these first two days, though I do need to be back in the office tomorrow. I am hopeful that this will have cleared my system by the weekend so I can take advantage of another unusually warm weekend to skydive.