Poor Oma!

Tuesday night Oma was changing and discovered a bruise with a bump on it. Showed Papa and Logan and they thought it looked like a blood clot. She called her dear friend Ruth (a nurse) and she told her to either go to the ER (and they would probably put her in the hospital and watch her for a few days) or put a hot compress on it and elevate it. Gee can you guess what she did? Yes, she tried to care for it at home. Well today after we cleaned 5 houses I insisted we go to Urgent Care and get it looked at. She had me worried, I guess her Grandma Allred died of a blood clot.

So we went to Urgent Care. Checked her vitals and her blood pressure was high. The doctor came in and looked at her leg said it wasn't the dangerous kind of blood clot, but he wanted to give her an antibiotic because it would probably open up and he didn't want an infection to occur. He checked her over her legs were a little swollen. Decided she was fine, but on the way out he wanted to check her blood pressure again. Well it was HIGH! He had us come back into the room and checked it several more times. It was reading higher every time. He had her lay down, he had her stand up, he had her sit up, her blood pressure continued to rise. He then recommend we go to the ER. Not only go to the ER, but told us he would like her to take an ambulance because of how high her blood pressure was. She and I started to get nervous then.

Decided that is what she needed to do. The firemen arrived first and were amazed that she had no other symptoms with this high of blood pressure (no heart pains, headaches, aches anywhere). In the ambulance her blood pressure hit a high. Larissa came and got me and we met Dad, Logan and Lance at the hospital (No Lisa because she had gall bladder surgery today)! Oh my what a day!

Once at the hospital they did blood work, EKG's, ultrasound (on her legs) and several test. She began having a little discomfort in her back and chest, but once they put her on oxygen she felt a little better. Every test so far came back okay. I feel so bad for her, she was tired, wanted to take a bath and go to bed. Around 10:00pm Larissa and I headed for home. She has to work at 3:30 in the morning and Lindsey needed to get to bed she has finals tomorrow (Erik's at work).

11:30pm Logan just called and said they are on their way home. Not sure why or what exactly was the cause, but all the test came back and no sign of anything. Weird...you never know why things happen. Doctors orders: rest and take it easy this weekend (I hope we can keep her down!).

What a week! Dad had 3 teeth pulled, Kurt strep, Lisa surgery, and mom trip to the hospital by ambulance because of high blood pressure, yuck! Next week will be better. Glad everyone is doing better!