Dusty

The culprit behind Dusty's mysterious cough has been identified, hopefully. Dusty currently takes a long list of medications for his health problems, one of which is 'enalapril'. Enalapril is used to treat high blood pressure and is commonly given to patients with diabetes because it can improve survival after a heart attack. This medicine also has a side effect of producing a persistent cough. Our Doctor here in Sidney took Dusty off of it "just to be safe" when we discovered he had the bronchitis again. Wouldn't you know that his cough went away a couple days before we went to the specialist. When we told the specialist this he said he was almost certain that this medicine was the cause as he has seen many patients that happens to. So we left the clinic with samples of a different blood pressure medicine; he said that the only side effect of this medicine is 'poverty'. We will be asking for samples of this one! The good news is that there is nothing seriously wrong and the Doctor said that if the cough develops again to call and get in to see him when he comes to Sidney. We just need to keep managing his diabetes and working on loosing weight. Our advice to everyone is to watch what you eat, exercise, and be aware of your current health situation. Diabetes is not fun. It is extremely dangerous and causes many other problems. So get on your treadmills, drink water, watch your portions, and take care of your bodies. We love you Dusty and are glad that you are o.k.

P.S. Since the doc said that Dusty was fine we headed up to the 'Mountain Man Rendezvous' for Labor Day. We had a great time and I will be posting the pictures of Dusty in his leather soon.