Blog Post from Hospital --> corrected (blame the vicodin)

Now that I'm done crying for the moment, I will explain my situation the best I can. I'm on pretty high dose of vicoden & ativan & something else that is supposed to settle my nerves (thus the periods of crying & increased anxiety that come & go). So, this may not be entirely accurate, as far as medical terms go.

Bottom-line, horrible chest pains I was experiencing are the result of 2 lovely pulminary embolisms (blood clots). 15 vials of blood drawn, 2 chest x-rays, & 1 CT scan proved that. I have a blood clot in each of my lungs.

Why? I would like to know too. Unfortunately, we probably never will know. The did an ultra-sound of each of my legs. No blood clots remain ready to jump free --> good news. Even though we don't really know "how", we do have some "maybe's". #1 I'm a chick (higher risk) #2 I sit all day at work with my foot tucked under my leg (big big no-no friends - both feet on the floor from now on) & #3 I'm on birth control pills. The Dr said "at my age, I'm a greater risk" -- (at my age, damn near 30)

So, here I sit in an uncomfortable hospital chair. I'm waiting for my blood to thin. Could take 2-3 or 5-6 days. Regular blood is a #1 clot factor, they need me to be #2 or #3. I am taking Coumadin - this takes about 2 weeks to be effective. Since I am already having clot issues, we don't have that time on our side. So now I get to have injections directly into my stomach. This thin my blood quicker. This drug in addition to the coumadin will speed it up so my risk for another clot is greatly reduced.

I'm spending my weekend here in the hospital. I'm missing Olivia's program at school today. I'm missing my date with Jar to Indy. I'm scared. I'm sad. I'm full fledged fuh-reaking out. But I'm in the best spot for all of this. They are taking good care of me.

Prayers are requested - my body isn't letting the meds do their job. I'm panicking. I need to relax. If I relax, then the meds will work.

Pray for me to chill out, pretty much that's what I need. Pray for me to stop thinking so much. Pray that I will stop worrying.

Thank you,
~Nat
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