Urgent Care

Yesterday was not a great day. Started off feeling uncomfortable but I had an appointment to get my flat tire looked at and fixed. Got some food on the way and spent two hours in their waiting room. Ended up having a cut/slice in the side of the tire...so ended up having to buy 2 new tires.

While there I started feeling really light headded and dizzy. Once I was at home, I parked myself on the couch. What was weird, as I was laying down I kept feeling dizzy and as though I was swaying. Anytime I had to get up and walk I would be completely out of breath.

So with this happening all day...I finally decided around 3:30 to call the nurse's line to see if this might have been the result of my surgery (a week ago) or from the new medicine I'm on. The nurse said what I was experiencing was not normal and I needed to go into the urgent care center (the base hospital's equivilent of an ER).

I am very fortunate to have some good friends in the area who drove me back and forth. Once there the doctor's biggest concern was the potential of blood clots as a result of the surgery. So after having an IV, blood taken, everything started coming back as normal. Not anemic, no signs of infection, not dehydrated, but one test came back that signified potential for blood clots. Next up - the CT Scan....came back normal.

The doctors think that more than likely it was just my body having a crazy moment. After spending 6 hours at the hospital I got home last night at 11:15 and off to bed.

So the game plan for today....If no dizziness occurs...complete the one other errand I didn't get to yesterday....the grocery store. I have NO food at home!