I thought I posted before I went to visit Hannah this morning, but I must not have hit “publish.”
Hannah was having a hard time breathing yesterday morning, was having chills, sweats and coughing so hard so could hardly breathe, so Jacob took her to the ER. First question they ask: “do you think you are pregnant.” Answer: No. Second question: “are you on birth control.” Answer: Yes.
They immediately did a CT scan to rule out a blood clot. Okay, I have never heard of women getting blood clots from birth control, but apparently it is more common than I thought. Check this out.
Turns out she has pneumonia. Her vitals weren’t stable yesterday – high heart rate and low oxygen, so they kept my baby overnight. It was so weird going back to the hospital because I’ve spent so many days (weeks?!) there when Tony was sick. Even the smell of the hospital brings me back.
I went to visit her this morning. She was still coughing pretty bad and they are putting her on another antibiotic this afternoon. If her vitals are back to normal, she’ll be able to come home.
As I was leaving, I got to see one of Tony’s doctors, Dr. Atia. The last I saw him was last November when Tony was being transferred from this hospital to University of Illinois. I remember Dr. Atia telling me that he’d be in good hands there. Well, just over a week later Tony passed away. I never got to see Dr. Atia again, so I had a chance to thank him for everything he tried to do for Tony. As I walked up to him I said “do you remember me?” And he said “of course, you are the wife that loved your husband so much.”
A truer statement was never spoken.
I hope Hannah gets better soon!
The last two sentences have me in tears… Sending you a big hug, Biz!
Oh man, you guys are going through it. I guess it’s your turn to make chicken soup, huh? Hope she feels and tests well enough to come home tonight.
Hope she’s doing better soon.
I had a friend who had blood clots in each lung from being on birth control. Very scary, it would have killed her had she not paid attention to her symptoms and gone straight to the ER. Thanks for posting the link, more women should know about this.
Oh Beth, so sorry to hear about Hannah! Hopefully, she will recover quickly and be able to recuperate at home soon! Thinking about you and your family and keeping you in our prayers! Sendings lots of love and hugs your way!
Get well soon wishes to Hannah!!!
Hope Hannah feels better soon! And take care of yourself–bronchitis can turn to pneumonia quite quickly. xo
Feel Better Hannah…
Side effects of pills can play havoc with our bodies….skip ’em and have a baby 🙂 if you can. (that’s just my opinion)
OMG. Poor Hannah. And what a doctor! That is amazing. But Biz, I have no doubt you always make an impression. And in a very good way.
Blood clots on birth control is common, but usually in smokers. It’s a scary thing!
Sorry to hear that Hannah is sick! Pneumonia is no joke. Make sure YOU take care of yourself so your bronchitis doesn’t turn into it too!!
Hope Hannah feels better real soon! Yes, bc pills can contribute to blood clots. I’ve known a couple young women that happened – one had a DVT and the other had a stroke. Smoking while on bc pills adds to the danger. A lot of times, we think that when you’re younger – you’re safe, but both of the women I know were under 30. OK – enough of my scary talk. Get well Hannah!
Aww poor Hannah! I hope she is feeling better today. Yes, I’ve heard that about BC pills – blood clots, strokes, all kinds of things, which is why I was glad to go off of them once and for all, years ago.
What a sweet, sweet doctor y’all had. You and Tony stayed with him, and that’s a good thing. 🙂
Aw poor Hannah!! Lots of different things going around and people getting sick lately! And it’s a good thing to be remembered as the woman that loved her husband so much. Hugs.
So sorry, Hannah – feel better soon! And hard on mom being back in that place. Hope all your coughs go away so you can concentrate on the remodeling once again.
Damn, your post made me cry today. I am sending good thoughts for Hannah and for you! Take care, Mama!
Oh yes- that warning is all over birth control pills! Scary, right? Hope she feels so much better today!!
Get well soon Hannah! You poor thing.
What a huge boost for the day running into the doctor and hearing him say that!
Y’all take care — Jacob, stay healthy.
Aww…I hope Hannah is feeling better really soon. So scary to see your child in the hospital. I had that experience a few years back and never want to go through that again. Incidentally, my husband just got home Sunday after spending 8 days in the hospital for an emergency situation and the whole time we were there, I thought about how strong you were when Tony was in that situation. Every time I would break down, I would think, how would Biz handle this…and it really helped. Big hugs to you and a ton of get well wishes for sweet Hannah.
No!!!!! Hannah must get well and come home today. Hannah makes a cute “pouty” face. I bet she got away with all kinds of things as a little girl with that pout 🙂 Yes, birth control pills have a lot of negative side effects. I think they rely on people reading the warning/side effects and don’t really tell you about them.
I hope your baby is better today and can come home! Get well Hannah!!
So sorry to hear that Hannah is sick. Please pass my get well soon wishes on to her. Hope she is well enough to come home today.