The story continues.....

As I have been writing the story of my life this past week- I am so grateful for the power of prayer, the priesthood and for the opportunity I have to still be here today.

After the kids left with Jared on Wednesday to go home and rest and for Jared to shower- I decided to take a nap. My mom was there at the hospital with me and I was exhausted. I leaned the lovely hospital bed back- and rested. When I woke up I was having a tough time catching my breath. I didn’t know if it was because I had laid my bed back to far or what- but I couldn’t breathe again. I called the nurse and they gave me lots of oxygen. Later that day, my doctor came in and said that they were sending me for tests. Something was not right. I started to bawl when they told me I would be going in for x-rays. I kept thinking- is this really happening to me? Holy Smokes.

Jared gave me a blessing of comfort right before they wheeled me down to the xray department. After getting into a little tube like thing and having a chest x-ray, I felt that suffocated feeling again. It was scary. Jared held my hand, and helped me get from the wheelchair to the awful table and then back to the wheelchair. Then the nurse told me that I needed to redo the test because it wasn’t a good x-ray… So back I went on that awful table. Do I need to remind these people that I had only had my stomach ripped open not only 24 hours prior to this? I was in so much pain.

The test came back that I had a blood clot in the top part of my left lung. I was instantly put on blood thinners, breathing treatments and a different antibiotic. ** Jared and I both made sure it wasn’t ansef.**

Thursday was a good day- I was feeling better and the doctors, nurses, Jared and my mom all commented that the color was coming back in my face. I was determined to get up and walk around to get my body ready to go home from the hospital== so I made a few trips around the maternity floor- just to get my legs, body and all working again. Friday was another good day and they said that on Saturday morning they wanted to give me 2 more tests to check on the blood clot in my lung.

So, my first test was down at the Nuclear X-Ray testing center. I again went into a tube type thing but this time- they gave me a dye that went into my IV. Jared was able to see the radiation from that IV go to my lungs and see if my lungs were clear. Everything came back clean and clear.

Then I went for ultrasounds in my legs to check for blood clots. These also came back clean and clear. As far as we can tell, the blood clot is gone. I know it’s through all the prayers and the priesthood power.

I now get to take it super easy- trying to get adjusted to a newborn, 2 other kids, a husband who is working full=time out of the house- and getting my tummy muscles back. Life is good and Im grateful to be a part of it.