Gosh! I've been so busy lately. Work, Toastmasters, church, pulmonary embolism...Hey, wait a minute!

Pulmonary embolism?!?! That's right. Had a little bit of a health crisis on June 8th. On the way home from work, late on a Friday, I suddenly had trouble breathing out of my right lung and it started hurting. Turns out that pain in my left leg that I had ignored was a blood clot...or clots. A clot broke off and travelled to my right lung. Actually, I have a few small clots there now.

After three days in a hospital and much poking/prodding, I was allowed to go home. I will be on blood thinners for at least six months. Currently I'm taking oral medicine Coumadin, which has to build up in my body to a level where my blood is thinned. Until that happens, I give myself injections of Lovenox twice a day to my stomach. Actually, it doesn't really hurt that much and I've surprised myself since I always thought I would have a hard time giving myself a shot. But, it was a condition of me getting out of the hospital and that was a great motivation. Surprisingly, I don't look nearly as good in a hospital gown as one might think.

All of this medicine, plus Lipitor for cholesterol and Metformin for my diabetes. Hmmm...I may actually have to get in shape so I have a chance of getting off some of this medicine.

So, life is good, for the most part. I'm still alive...a definite plus.

Take care everyone and God bless.

Jeff