Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Day 19
The day started off good with low level pain.  I was getting about using crutches in the yard and feeling decent.  The main calf pain from the clot is gone but it is still mildly tender to the touch. The home nurse came . and voila my Coumadin levels have not changed at all so now I am on 15 mg / day.  Now for the really weird part. 
The nurse was listening to my heart so I was breathing deeply.  All of a sudden I got really dizzy and slightly sick to my stomach .  After I told her this she said it was probably because I was breathing in through my mouth so I repeated this then I had the same reaction but more and my face felt slightly numb and I got very weepy.  This lasted for 5-10 min.  This was what I experienced when I tried using the walker to go around the driveway.  Now my oxygen and heart rate remained normal. After she left I got a call from my surgeons nurse who was strongly recommending I go to the hospital immediately .
I debated this for awhile because I didn't feel "right" but rationalized that what else could they do. The earlier lung scan was normal, I was on Lovenox for clots, and I hate spending 8 hrs in the ER not being able to eat or move.  So I did not go in but I promised my fiancée I would take it easy.
I tried sitting on a regular couch for an hour so I could sit next to my fiancée.  The problem with this couch is once reclined the leg part is too short for my legs, they hang off, and the lack of support is uncomfortable.
I ended up taking 2 pain pills before going to bed last night. Sleep remains my worse time

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