Yesterday at work I overheard a conversation a man was having with his aged mother. It was by no means funny, but I couldn't help but giggle as I tried to look busy on the computer. Everyone has the same problems. No matter where you go or who you meet it all comes down to the same issues. And that's what made that situation so funny, it's that just when you feel like "who in the world would understand what I'm going through?" You realize just about half the population would and does. The things that get us down, or make me not want to leave my huge comfy chair, are the things that people isolate themselves over. I'm still praying for patience...in the mean time I take a the little smiles I can.
So finally our doctors visit has arrived...it seems like we had been waiting forever (really it was only 3 weeks). We had previously found out that I have a rare blood clotting disorder, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, APS. There are a lot of different names used for this but APS is short and easy to say. Anyways all my worries were put to rest when talking with the specialist and doctor. There are a lot more people that suffer from these kind of disorders than I ever would have imagined. They really offered a lot of encouraging options and we came away feeling very optmistic. Although I now have to take a baby asprin everyday because I am at a high risk for blood clots. This concerned me because I didn't want to end up bleeding excessively if I got a minor cut and also I was worried about the bruising that often seems to go along with taking it daily. But thus far, 4 days out, no excessive bleeding if cut and no bruises, we'll see though. I feel thankful that my doctor sent me to get this blood test because most women won't be sent for testing until they suffer two or three miscarriages. I keep thinking that all this time I've had this condition and I'd been flying long distances, sitting for long periods of time on roadtrips, and taking bcp. All these increase your risk for blood clots in addition to my high risk....scary, but thankful to know now :)
