Friday...

...was a good day. Son-in-law drove me around to do some errands. We picked up parts for the Bush Hog, then went to look for just the right ceiling fan for our bedroom. When Lowe's didn't have the right one, we went to Home Depot. We bought the fan, and a new filter for the refrigerator, then I made a quick run into Office Max for folders, and sheet protectors for organizing my files for the farm. When we got home, It was time for Kenney to pick up the daughter of one of his friends from Summer school, so while he did that, I unloaded, and reloaded the dishwasher, fixed a sandwich for lunch, then tackled the files. After getting them pretty well done, it was time for Mike to get home, and we went to the Elks Lodge for dinner, a movie and cards. We didn't get home till after midnight, but I was doing alright. In spite of a very busy day, I was no tireder that normal.

That changed very quickly this morning. I woke up at about 8:30 with excruciating pain in my right shoulder, just like Wednesday morning. This time, I called the after hours triage nurse. She told me to go to the emergency room at MDACC. In the car I took a 7.5 mg dose of Oxicodone for the pain, as the vibrations and movement were making the pain worse. We arrived about 10:20 AM, and I sat in the waiting room for at least an hour before they took me to a room. They checked my vitals after about 30 min. but sent me back to wait...
By this time the med had kicked in and I wasn't grunting with each breath, from the pain. They did an EKG, and put in an IV line, but couldn't get blood out of it, so they stuck me again, on the back of my hand, and went through the vein. An IV specialist was called, and meanwhile I was walked across the ER to have a chest X-ray done. There was talk of having a CT scan of my chest to see what was going on, and by this time it was 12:30. I hadn't eaten anything since dinner last night, the pain was manageable, and I was hungry. They let me order a lunch tray, but I couldn't have it till after my CT scan. They would put it in the refrigerator for me.

The IV nurse came, stuck me again, and drew the blood they needed for testing. Several hours later, a Doctor came in, and told me the the first tests were normal, so he was ordering a CT scan. They were looking for blood clots. I still couldn't have anything by mouth. 6:00PM they finally came to take me for the CT scan. It was hurry up and wait. The test took 10 min, but I was out of my room for an hour. When they brought me back, I was finally allowed to eat my lunch. It was after 7:00 in the evening. About 8:30 or so the Dr showed back up, to tell me they found blood clots. When I asked where, he said on both sides. He didn't say weither they were in my lungs, but I'm assuming so, though the pain is centered in the top of my right shoulder, it hurts to take a deep breath. He has put me back on daily blood thinner shots. I wanted to ask some questions, but he was gone again.

Soooo, my life right now sucks big time. I HATE giving myself shots in my stomach They burn like acid for about 5-10 minutes after you get it, and leave bruses. Please continue praying for me. I need them more than ever. Friday was such a good day...