[Fwd: Oh what a night]

Well, it is 2am and Linda and I are just getting back from GBMC
hospital. The short version of the story: Linda will be OK.

The medium version (sorry, no one gets the long version at 2am)...

Linda has a thrombosis in her left leg, at the knee. She had pain all
day, called her doctor at 4pm, who had her elevate the leg and use a
heating pad. By 8pm the pain hadn't subsided, so we called again and
were told to go to GBMC. We go to GBMC at 8:30 (obstetrics, not
emergency room... great tip for pregnant women... less waiting if you
can beleive it).

We were set up in a birthing room, had some apple juice, and watched TV.
Around midnight (after 3 or 4 nurse visits and examinations) we went
upstairs for a doppler scan of her veins (the whole left leg). Around
1:30am we got the results back. It was not a deep vein thrombosis, but
it is a thrombosis. Since it was close to the surface, not too much to
worry about. Keep the leg elevated. Keep a heating pad on it. We are
going to see our Dr. first thing in the morning. I assume Linda will be
put on blood thinners. We'll see.

Ok... maybe that's the long version. I'm going to bed, but not before
saying a little thank you to the powers that be for, so far, letting
Linda be OK.

-Ed