The morning of February 14, after KK finished his work out exercises, he felt a sharp pain in his mid right side. He thought it was just a pulled muscle. As the day progressed, his pain level increased to the point where he was walking all stooped over. We were very worried about him! As I mentioned in previous posts, he's been sick a lot, so when this happened, our concern deepened.
We tried to convince him that he needed to go to the doctor, but he was adamant that he was ok, it was just a pulled muscle. Stubborn just like my grandpa was.😁
That night, he slept on the couch because it hurt too much to lay down. Mom slept downstairs with him so that she could keep an eye on him. About 5 am, she was awaked by the sounds of moaning and labored breathing. She knew immediately that something was seriously wrong. After talking to KK, he agreed that he needed to go in. He was having trouble breathing and the pain had increased significantly. Mom woke Dad up and they hurried KK to the ER.
After performing multiple tests on him, the doctors discovered that he had two blood clots- one in each lung- hence the difficulty in breathing. They immediately administered a blood thinner to start breaking the clots down.
He stayed all day and overnight in the hospital, so that they could monitor him to make sure everything was ok. Thankfully, he was able to come home the next morning, February 16. We were so glad to have our KK back!
Early morning, waiting for results.
Poor guy had multiple IVs! But, it isn't fair, he didn't bruise at all! I bruise terribly when I get shots or IVs.
Mom texted and told us he was getting into his hospital clothes... I'm sure all of you know about the infamous hospital gowns... We were texting things like "Don't turn around!" and similar comments. 😂 So, Mom sent us a picture of his back. Yes, thankfully they gave him decent clothes!
Poor Sam was so worried, he worked himself up into one of his sick spells. 😕He was sick for several days, but as you can see, he still had fun.
Abi and I went to see Mom and KK and to take them some clothes, etc. It was nice to see him and kinda reassure ourselves that he really was ok. 😊
Abi has been feeding the chickens a mash of sorts. The night KK was in the hospital, she accidentally dropped the bucket of mash...
I'm happy to say, Caleb is well on the road to recovery. He just had a follow up appointment this week where they learned that he'd had not only two, but four blood clots- two in each lung! The doctor told him that he is very fortunate to be alive.
The doctors surmised that the clots developed in his legs, then broke loose and travelled to his lungs. They probably formed during the long drive to and from Texas.
We still don't know exactly what caused the clots. The doctors are testing him for a blood disorder that runs in our family. It's called Factor V. They are almost certain that he does have it. I don't really understand how it works, so you can read about it here. Eventually, all of us need to be tested for it as there is a large chance that we might have it.
Thank you to all of our friends and family for praying for Caleb and all of us! We could feel your prayers. Most of us had an overwhelming sense of peace through it all. Praise the Lord!
It was still a shock to us as young people, even though we had peace. We tend to get stuck in a rut of permanence. This event really shook our world of permanence, which I am thankful for! Life doesn't go on forever. We all will die someday. Are you ready to die?
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