Hey all...

Saw my family doc today and she says I'm getting better. I sure hope so! I have to go in for an x-ray tomorrow evening to make sure I am not getting pneumonia in my right lung. ARGH. This thing is giving me the fits. Pulmonary Embolisms suck. I was told today that it is extremely rare for someone my age(turned 28 while in hospital) with my risk factors to have emboli but I guess rare doesn't mean never!

Anyway, my breathing is getting deeper and for that I'm glad. The pain is easing some and I'm glad about that. I am currently still on 3 LT of oxygen continuous but my SaO2 was up to 98 percent today so next week if it's 100%, I get to drop down to 2 LT. That's good because that would have me off this darn contraption in a little over a month.

Oh yeah and I'm going to post this because I feel the need for support on this. I quit smoking when all this happened and I haven't lit another one since. That was 2 weeks and 3 days ago. It's getting better (the cravings) and my husband is also trying to quit so maybe some good will come from this. I have had a small taste of what it's like to not being able to breathe, and if that's what my future holds, I throw the smokes away! Forever...

Anyway, thought some of you might be interested

Now if I could just get over this incessant exhaustion!!!

Take Care all and great big group ((((Hugs)))))

Kimberly.