I know i have been so absent from my blog but there has been so much going on my life since arriving back to Illinois. As i posted the passing of my dad and step dad. I have been pretty private about the issues with my oldest son as it’s a private issue for him. What i haven’t posted about is mine and hubby’s health issues.
Sunday afternoon before my dad passed away i began having chest pains. I took my medication and ignored it as i wanted to concentrate on my dad. I knew he was near the end of his life here on earth. After dad passed away I apparently fainted several times and finally an ambulance was called and i was rushed to the hospital. I was severely dehydrated and exhausted, plus the anxiety of all that had occurred the past few days. I didn’t want to stay as i knew there was so much more to do for my dad so they released me to go with orders to check up with my regular doctor later. On Monday i fainted a few more times and my symptoms were not any better. I got through the funerals and came home to rest. I had planned to call my regular doctor on Monday for a follow up as my symptoms were getting worse. On Saturday i felt worse and the pain was getting stronger. I finally let my oldest son and husband talk me into going to the ER. After hours of waiting they finally decided i was going to be admitted for further testing. I was admitted to the Heart floor and given a room. The care i received was horrible, i was forgotten about and barely saw a nurse. My husband had to get me up and down to use the restroom even though i was told i was on complete bed rest and that wasn’t allowed. Getting some one to assist me wasn’t possible so i had no other choice. My husband learned to unhook all the equipment and re hook me up so i could go. Being hooked to an alarm for my heart and it being unhooked didn’t seem to alarm them.
Finally around 11 am a doctor showed up to see me and said they were releasing me as there really wasn’t anything they could do since it was close to the 4th of July and running needed test were not going to happen as they had wanted. I was glad to hear i was going home. I was told the nurse would be in shortly and get me released. Hours went by and no nurse, nothing. I had not had breakfast, lunch time went by and nothing. Finally around 2.30 PM housekeeping came in to clean my room and was surprised i was there. He spoke and i said i was waiting for a nurse to let me go home. He went and got a nurse and they came in and were surprised i was still there. Apparently between shift changes i had been forgotten about. About an hour later i was finally released to go home.
I was sent home on complete bed rest and to check up with my regular doctor. On Monday our regular doctor called and said that he needed to see us both on Tuesday morning. Hubby’s blood test did not look good that he had taken earlier the week before. Today We both went to our appointment and both of us were scheduled to see specialists. I need to see a Cardiologist for further testing and hubby is seeing a kidney & orthopedist specialist. He has a severe kidney infection that has possibly moved to the joint of his left knee. He is running fever, cold chills and above his knee to his ankle his left leg is swollen and full of fever.
We are both on bed rest and hubby’s has his appointment tomorrow July 5th in the afternoon, mine is July 18th. Please remember us in your prays. It’s been a ruff few months for us.
