My Diagnosis - Emergency Room

I made it up the ramp because I knew that I needed to get myself to an emergency room.  I don't know where the strength came from but I put the car seat and the stroller back in the car and drove to the ER.  When I got there, again, I had to get the car seat out and put it on the stroller.  It reminded me of how exhausted I was shopping the week before my trip and how hard it was getting lovebug in and out of the car.

I checked in at the front desk and was called to a hospital room shortly after.  I was given an IV and they started running tests.  I had no idea that I would be in an ER when I left home that morning.  My lovebug, who loves to be held, had been quiet the entire time we were at the PCP's office but now she wanted some attention.  I did the best I could to soothe her and comply with the nurses coming in and out of my room (they kept moving her near the door even though I would move her stroller next to the bed 😁).  Eventually, I was told that I would need a CT scan.  Thankfully, Sean was able to take his lunch break and made it to the ER before I went for the CT scan.

Lovebug

The ER doctor told me that I did not have a blood clot but that I had a pleural effusion (fluid around my lungs) and an enlarged heart.  He said that the pleural effusion could be caused by my surgery almost 3 months ago and that it might clear up on its own.  He did not address my enlarged heart, prescribed an inhaler and told me to go back to my PCP in two weeks for a follow up X-ray.  I was given papers explaining the diagnosis to me and what I should do going forward.

Sean helped me put my things back in the car and I headed to pick up my inhaler before going back home.  I know I just told you all not to let them send you home with an inhaler and here I was going home with an inhaler BUT no one warned me.  When I arrived at Walgreens, my inhaler was not ready so I waited in the car in the parking lot.  Lovebug was ready to eat again and I was so tired but I couldn't go home without the inhaler because I STILL COULDN'T BREATHE. 

 While I was waiting for the inhaler, the PCP called to tell me that he received the results from the ER and that I should go to a cardiologist the next day.  Back to Google I went and this time it didn't look so good.  I found PPCM online that night and I was terrified thinking about what I would find out the next day.  I made an appointment for the next morning and my mom, who is a lifesaver and the other superhero in my life, came to Houston at the last minute to take care of lovebug.