Thanful

   Well here it is 2 months and a week since end of TX !!  And I'm thankfull for my  friends here and my wife and my LIFE .    Had a real close call over the 2 1/2 weeks . I came down with a sudden case of Broncitus That sent me to the ER in a lot of pain and shortness of breath . I was even coughing up a little blood .  They treated me and sent me home with some antibiotics and a inhaler . It hurt so bad to lie down that I slept in a recliner  for 4 days and nights only getting up yo pee and eat . Felt better after a week , then my left leg began to swell and ache and mylung began to hurt again after a few days it did not get better and the ache got worse I went back to the ERand this time they kept me in the hospital for the next 6 days !  Turns out that I had a blood clot deep in my thigh that went from my knee to my groin and that a couple of small pieces of that broke off and went to my lung !  NOT GOOD AT ALL ! That could have killed  me . I 'm very lucky that my wife called the doctor and they told her to get me to the hospital ASAP . After about 6 hours in the ER they admitted me and kept me there for 6 days . They shot me with a clot dissolver called lovinox and started me on coumindin a blood thinner and anti cloting agent .  First time i've been in a hospital since I was a  little boy  of 7 years old . Hope i never have to go back again !!    The moral to this ...... No matter how tired you get while on TX don't let your self get inactive , You HAVE to stay active and keep your blood flowing free and fast !!  Even if all you do is walk around your block every two hours or so  ( except when your asleep and laying down .  I did not and it almost killed me !!    happy thanksgiving everyone , GOBBLE GOBBLE