Enough is Enough!

I’ve really had enough of the crap that has come my way in the past year. I know other people have it harder and there are terrible tragedies all over the world, but today it’s all about me. I pretty much have never met  an anti-biotic that I’m not allergic too or an unusual side effect that isn’t too unusual for me. My latest foray into the wonderful world of healthcare comes courtesy of blood clots in my lungs. Really, wth???

I had some pains in my ribs this past weekend, but I did what I usually do, I ignored it and hoped it would go away. It did.  So on Monday I didn’t feel the need to call my doctor. Well, the blood clots had different ideas. After waking up to stabbing pain that made breathing and moving pretty much impossible I ended up in an ambulance.

I guess I was lucky, if you can call it that, because I was here so early, I beat all the people from the 20+ car pile-up. Because that really backed up CT scans. I had my diagnosis of “Good thing you came in today. You’ve got some blood clots in your lungs.” Oh crap! My husband was home getting the kids on the school bus, then was going to meet me at the hospital. He had the impeccable timing of arriving just when I got my new roommate. Let me tell you, she was spectacular and deserves a post all of her own when I’m feeling better, because remember, this is all about me.

Pretty much 12 hours after I arrived in the ER I was brought up to a room. I was told I would be here for 2 nights, but since I’m stable and I managed to pass the “able to give yourself incredibly painful injections 2x a day test” they are sending me home. Right now they think I’ll be giving myself the injections for at least 5 days, maybe longer.

At least I’ll be able to sleep in my own bed without some woman screaming somewhere on the floor all. night. long. I could only manage to be sympathetic to her for so long before I was fantasizing about smothering her with a pillow. I didn’t get any food until 9:30 last night and then it was hospital food so you probably know how good it was. If my husband hadn’t brought in my laptop and cell phone I would have lost my mind and smothered myself with a pillow.

They think the blood clots were caused by the birth control pills that I was taking to stop my periods because they were so painful because of the growth on my ovary that I had removed back in N0vember that has mysteriously grown back and am scheduled to see a pelvic pain specialist about. So basically, it still all stems from an issue that started in August of last year and here I am, 7 months later still in pain, with added blood clot pain and the need to take blood thinners for 6 to 12 months. Which means lots of blood tests. Oh joy. I guess it’s better than the alternative.