HI everyone and a huge thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. I was diagnosed with the blood clot in my left leg after a trip to my chiropractor. He thought maybe it was a blood clot so he advised getting a ct scan asap. I did and started Lovenox shots twice daily...Satuday night I was going to go to the bathroom and I got partway there and had a dizzy spell come over me so strong and immediate that I couldn't react to help myself. I fell hard with cuts and bruises to my head and feet. Apparently that caused a portion of the leg clot to break off in multiple pieces and travel to my lungs. It caused almost immediate shortness of breath and very quickly getting very weak. I went to the ER here in Newton and after discussion between my oncologist and the ER doc I was transferred to Des Moines by ambulance. I was stabilized and had a vena cava filter put in. I am still short of breath and tire very quickly but I am alive. I started on Xarelto yesterday and will be on it the remainder of my life. Hopefully the clots in both lungs will dissolve and breathing will return to normal. So the big deal is that I am alive and kicking (very lightly) and not able to do very much around the house until I can breath better. I haven't tried going to the basement to my model bench because I'm still having some dizziness going on. So until then I'll be here somewhat to offer encouragement and kudos to those who are building. I also found out that this whole fiasco is a side effect of my chemotherapy. Thanks again, gentlemen, and build on!!! gb 😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏁🤗
