Okay – so the past week has sorta been a weird one for me. Last Wednesday night, I was laying in bed and thinking “Hmm, it’s a little difficult to breathe.” I chalked it up to stress, to be honest, and eventually fell asleep.
The next day, Thursday, I pretty much spent the entire day short of breath. Not when I was walking up stairs, or moving at all, just when I was simply sitting. I remember taking the students to gym class, coming back, and sitting down and thinking. “Wow – I feel like I’m breathing in a ton of cold air at once.” I immediately texted my Mom, who suggested I go to the doctor after work. I called for an appointment, and then second guessed myself, thinking maybe I was overreacting or something. However, I even remember eating my lunch, and literally struggling to eat because of needing to breathe. I don’t have asthma or anything, so this was a really weird feeling for me.
Fast forward: work finally ends, I hurry out and make my way over to the doctor. They do a couple lung tests, check my vitals, and then I basically just wait around. Jake texted me in the middle of the appointment asking how it was going and I said: “Fine, I bet I just have allergies or something.” (FYI: I’ve never had allergies – but my eyes have been wicked itchy this season, so I’m thinking maybe I’m getting them?)
The doctor finally comes back in the room, says he wants to check something, and takes my pulse again. He mumbles “oof, was hoping not to see that….” and then sits down. “So, I’m afraid you may have a pulmonary embolism.”
Um, I’m sorry, a what?
He went on to explain he believed I had a blood clot in my lung, and that he felt I should head to the ER immediately. “It’s not something you want to wait on.”
I literally said, “Uh, am I going to be okay?”, to which he replied “Oh, you’re not going to drop dead right now or anything!”
But like, could I on the way? You know what I’m saying?! I literally wasn’t even going to go to the walk in!!
Heads up: I’m okay – turns out I don’t have a blood clot in my lung, but I do have a pretty good respiratory infection – which was making it difficult for me to breathe. BUT I spent a great deal of time in the ER waiting to find that out – which Jake graciously drove my Mom and I to. Anyone else hate needles? I hate needles. It wasn’t really a pleasant night, and I ended up getting late night McDonald’s on the way home because I felt like I deserved it. Plus, I’ve been using an inhaler as I get better, which has been really helpful!
Anyway, I ended up getting doctor approval to drive to NY Saturday. Unfortunately, when I got there, I realized I had forgotten all. of. my. makeup. Such a petty thing, but really a downer for a blogger who had a weird week and wanted to get some pics of new looks in the city. Oh, and then it rained. A lot. Plus, you all know about my sensitive skin, so drug store makeup sometimes makes me nervous. However, I took the plunge, and bought L’Oreal True Match concealer paired with L’Oreal True Match Face Powder. Truthfully, I had the worst zit, and could not bear the thought of walking around with it.
SPEAKING OF SENSITIVE SKIN! I also had an allergic reaction to some new acne spot gel I decided to try – nope nope nope nope. That zit was extra terrible and I practically needed that L’Oreal cover up, along with my regular zit cream. These two products were totally good choices – gotta thank my Mom for that recommendation! Such a good choice in a pinch!
Thankfully, I had my awesome L.L. Bean Rain Coat. (They’re the best.) The non-fleece lined one is perfect for rainy summer days. I love the dark royal blue color – but I’m always eyeing that classic yellow rain jacket look! I paired them with my favorite J. Crew rain boots. For more rainy day inspo, check out this post.
How was your week? Was it as bizarre as mine? I am feeling seriously thankful for my health right now!
