As many of you know, I have never been easy when it comes to my health.
Before I was born, they couldn't find my heartbeat. I have had a fainting condition for as long as I can remember. And any simple exercise, I somehow end up pulling a muscle.
This past Wednesday started one of the most epic sicknesses of my life. Beginning Wednesday, I had a stomach bug that prevented me from eating. For all of those who know me, you know how much of a tragedy this was for me. I missed Nana's Christmas Eve feast, I missed Aunt Barb's Christmas Day goodies and tons of family time because I was in bed for the holidays. Unlike most stomach bugs, this one did not leave in a day but basically stayed with me until Sunday. That's when my parents and I decided we would go to the doctors the next day to figure out what was wrong with me.
This was the plan before the epic snow storm that was Sunday into Monday which shut down everything. On Sunday evening, my calf began to hurt but I just thought it was a cramp due to dehydration. But when I woke up on Monday the pain was unbearable to a point where I could not walk to the bathroom. I slide all the way there on my butt which made my mom and I laugh. But we still chalked it up to dehydration. That is until my dad tried rubbing alcohol on my calf which was rock solid and swollen. Right after he saw this, he said we were going to the hospital.
Long story short, I got an ultrasound on my leg which revealed that I have a blood clot in my calf. According to the doctor this is very rare for someone my age and they do not know why or how I got the clot, but it's there. I got some blood taken and then a few medicines to thin my blood so that my own blood could fight the clot and hopefully break it down. One of these medicines is a shot I have to take in my stomach every day, which is all on my parents and gives me severe anxiety because I hateeee shots. I am also taking a medicine that my Nana takes, so as you can tell this is not something that a 23 year old should be dealing with.
There are some risks with the blood clot which obviously terrified me. He said it could possibly move up into my lung without being broken down and that could cause some serious issues. In that sense I have to look out for shortness of breathe, back aches, and pain when I breathe. He said this should not happen but they have to warn you on everything. Tomorrow I go to my regular doctor to see how the medicine is thinning my blood and if we have to change the dosage because there is a fine line as to how thin my blood should be. I'm not looking forward to this because I'm already bored of just sitting home watching tv but if it means me getting better I'm totally down.
I want to thank everyone who has already reached out to me with your well wishes. I'll have you know I'm not really a crier but every time I get something from someone I start to ball. So thanks so much for that. I figured I would start this to keep everyone updated. Maybe I'll delete the blog after this whole stupid thing is over but I figure it's the easiest way to inform everyone without sending many text messages of calling people which would end in tears.
Fingers crossed for good things.
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