Part of being a mom is having to be strong when you want to break down. The last three weeks I had a few scares with my husband and son. It started with my husband complaining of extreme leg pain. My husband very rarely complains, so when he does, I know it is something that is truly bothering him. He had varicose vein procedure a year or so ago, so I thought maybe it was bothering him again. When I saw his leg, I saw how swollen it was and the discoloring. So I urged him to see a doctor the following day. He told me he was fine, asked me to apply my essential oils and he would be okay the following day. In the morning he was still in significant discomfort, so I begged him to get it checked because it could very well be a blood clot in his leg. I am so glad I nagged him all morning because he went to get checked. I won't forget reading the text that he had multiple blood clots in his legs. For the first time in a long time, I was completely overwhelmed with anxiety because he was my rock...the thought of something happening to him scared me.
Soon after finding out about this, my son tells me he found blood in his stool. This is coming after a bout with two weeks of fatigue, so my fear is that he has bleeding ulcers again. He had lost so much blood it made him anemic last time. My husband also suffered from ulcers that caused him to lose so much blood he was in the ICU twice and nearly died both times.
Long story short, husband got put on blood thinners (which is not good for his ulcer history but a necessary evil), son spent 3 days in hospital and had extensive test done on him.
It has been a crazy month, I'm ready for November...not really because that is crazy birthday month...but at least it is fun stuff to look forward to.
No comments:
Post a Comment