I have a WHAT???

About a month ago when we got back from our second weekend in Washington, I started having shortness of breath in my morning walk/run with my neighbor. It was very strange. I thought maybe it was the change in altitude, but after a few days it was still there. Then we didn't go for a few days and I felt better. When we started working out again the shortness of breath came back. I could barely finish a tennis match. I was having to wait a minute in between serves just to catch my breath. Then I considered that maybe I was getting asthma. Which was odd because I have always been very active and have never had asthma. Finally after two weeks of this I went to the doctor.

The doctor thought it was probably asthma and wrote me a prescription for an inhaler. He then did some blood work just to make sure it wasn't a blood clot. A few hours later I got a call at work from the doctor. He had gotten my d-dimer test back. A normal level is 400.....mine was 3400. He told me to go strait to the hospital and he would meet me there. Brian met me at the hospital, gave me a blessing, and then I went in for a CAT scan. Five minutes later the doctor came in and told us that I had a large blood clot in my lungs. They admitted me immediately and gave me a shot to start thinning my blood. The next morning they did an ultrasound and found where the clot originated in my left leg. Okay....this is getting way too long. They sent me home with lots of blood thinner. One week later my leg hurt so bad I could barely stand. I went back to the emergency room for round two. The ultrasound showed that the original clot in my leg (3 inches above my left knee) had extended all the way down to my ankle. So back to the hospital bed, another IV, and a lot more blood work sent out. I guess my body just didn't respond to the blood thinner they sent me home with. Now I am back home. No more pain in my leg. Getting shots in my stomach everyday to help thin my blood and we are just waiting for all my blood work to get back so we can see what is up w/ my body. We will keep you updated! Hopefully everything is uphill from here! And luckily I have the greatest Mom ever who came 3 separate time to take care of me. I Love her!!! And I have a wonderful husband who loves me very much and who has waited on me hand and foot. They have both been so great to me. Thanks Mom and Brian :)

Lessons Learned:
1. Be careful taking birth control
2. When taking long trips, get up and move around every couple hours
3. Always stay hydrated
4. Be willing to ask for a blessing!