Still A Newbie Here Since October...Back After 2 Month Hiatus Serious Health Scare...

Hello There Everyone...Happy Holidays & Happy New Year Too!

I Just Started Posting Layouts Here On Oct.4th & Posted My Last One On Oct.18th...I had Planned On Participating In Many More Challenges But My Life Was Literally Sidelined!

Actually The Next Day After My Last Layout Post I Was At Home & I Remember That I Wasn't Feeling Well...I Had A Sore Throat & My Breathing Wasn't Good...It Was Around Supper Time & My Boyfriend Came Home Early & Was Starting To Make Supper & I Thought A Hot Shower Might Make Me Feel Better,So I Started Walking Towards The Bathroom & All I Remember Is Looking Down & Seeing My Toes Touch The Beginning Of The Bathroom Floor & Blam!...Everything Changed In A Quick Minute!...I Woke Up On The Bathroom Floor Face Down & I Couldn't Move Or Feel Anything...I Actually Thought I Had A Heart Attack Or Stroke & I Was Paralyzed...My Boyfriend Heard A Thud & Came Running...Pot Went Flying...Potatoes Went Flying & Landed On The Floor...He Tried To Wake Me Up & Tried To Get Me To Stand Up But I Remember Trying To Reach For The Toilet & Once Again Passed Out...I Awoke Again & He Managed To Turn Me Over Somehow & All I Remember Is That I Couldn't Breathe & I Was Screaming Out "Help Me! Help Me! I Can't Breathe" & I Was Gasping For Air...He Ran & Called 911 & Luckily For Me,As It Turned Out,They Were Just Finishing Another Call & Were Just Around The Corner...This Actually Ended Up Saving My Life...The EMT's Told My Boyfriend That If They Hadn't Gotten There When They Did I Would Have Died Probably Within 15 Or So Minutes.

They Continued To Work On Me & Were Trying To Get Me To Talk But All I Could Do Was Gasp For Air...I Don't Remember Much After That Except Going In & Out While They Revived Me Several Times & Put A Breathing Mask On Me & Chest Compressions...I Was Lucky They Didn't Break Or Crack Any Of My Ribs...I Only Remember The Cold Breeze Hitting My Face Outside After They Put Me On The Stretcher & Brought Me Down 3 Flights Of Stairs(No Elevators In Our Apartment Building)...And Then I Passed Out Again...I Never Woke Up Again Until After Arriving At The Hospital Quite Awhile Later...I Could Hear Everything But I Couldn't Move...It Turned Out I Had Clots In My Right Leg That Burst & Went to My Lungs Causing A Pulmonary Embolism(Sorry If The Spelling is Wrong)...They Had To Restart My Heart 2 Times...I Actually Stopped Breathing & Technically Died Twice On The Table...My Dad & My Boyfriend Thought I Was Dead But They Tried An Emergency Procedure That Took Over 3 Hours To Break Down The Clots(TPH I Think...)...This Saved My Life...

I Remember Waking Up With One Eye Swollen Shut & Only Able To See Out Of One Eye A Little Bit & Calling Out To My Boyfriend & My Dad Who Were Both Standing There...I Asked Where I Was & What Happened...They Told Me I Was In The Hospital & I Was Gonna Be O.K. Now...I Passed Out Again & Then My Recovery Began...

The Fall That I Took On The Bathroom Floor Turned Me Completely Purple From The Top Of My Hairline Down To My Legs!...I Was Swollen Up Like A "Pillsbury Dough Girl" Because Of The Blood Thinners That They Had Me On & Looked Like A "Purple People Eater"...This Is Just My Sarcastic Sense Of Humor Kicking In!...I Hit The Door Handle & Sink On The Way Down To The Floor When I Fell On The Bathroom Floor...It Turns Out I Was On Estrogel That I Rubbed On My Right Leg For Many Years & That's What Caused The Clots & What Happened To Me...Estrogel?...I Had No Idea About The Health Risks That Almost Killed Me!...I Was In The Hospital For 3 Weeks Before I Went Home...

Everyday I Got My Dad & Boyfriend To Describe How Purple My Face Was & How Swollen Because I Couldn't Look At It...All I Could Do Was Feel It & Touch It...I Wouldn't Have Been Able To Handle Seeing This At The Time...Both Of My Eyes Were Swollen Shut For 4 Days At One Point & I Was Scared I Would Be Blind But It Was Temporary...I Couldn't See My Actual Toes Because My Feet Were So Swollen...At Least 3-4 Times The Normal Size...I Told Them No Pictures At All...I Don't Want To See This Ever...I Also Had A Really Bad Infection In My Left Leg...I Call It My Bad Leg...It Was Severely Infected & The Swelling Wouldn't Go Down,So They Had To Drain It Put These Things In There Surgically To Do So...It Was Very Painful...Walking Was Difficult But After This I Wasn't Allowed To Walk For 4 Hours...Thank Goodness For Good Painkillers!...I Wouldn't Have Been Able To Manage Without These At The Time But I Am Home Now & I Spent Christmas With My Family...I Was So Glad To Get Back Home...I Was Going Crazy In The Hospital...But Now My Leg Infection Had Completely Healed(Still A Large Bump There,Though & MayBe Permenant)...& The Swelling In My Feet Has Completely Gone...The Swelling In My Body Is Now Gone Too & In My Face As Well...All The Purple Is Gone From My Face But I Have Scars & Bumps On My Face & Really Black Under Eye Circles...I Don't Know If These Will Ever Go Away But I Was Really Lucky To Have Survived!...So Please If Any Of You Reading This Are On Estrogen Or Estrogel & Especially Are Over 40 & Have Been On This For An Extended Period Of Time...Please Check With Your Doctor if You Aren't Breathing Well Or Don't Feel Well Or See Your Body Swelling Up For No Reason...It Could Be Blood Clots...I Am Off The Estrogel For Good & I Am On Extremely Expensive Blood Thinners...I Don't Know How Long I Will Be On Them But They Saved My Life!...I Am Very Grateful For My Boyfriend Getting Home Early That Fateful Day I Fell & The EMT's Being Just Around The Corner At The Time Of My Fall...These 2 Things Saved My Life...

I Wanted So Much To Buy A Whole Bunch of Digital Stuff From The Lilypad Store But Financially I Can't Afford This...I Loved The New Christmas DYD Merry & Bright...So Many Beauties!...I Wanted To Buy Them At The Original Best Price But Couldn't...I Can't Afford This Now & I Didn't Look At The Forum Challenges For December...Figured I Wouldn't Be Equipped To Do Any Of The Challenges There,Since I Can't Afford To Buy Anything...But I Already Owned The "Santa Claus Is Coming" Bundle By Little Butterfly Wings,So At The Last Minute I Did A Layout To Enter Her Contest For December!...I Followed The New Releases Through My E-mail When I Got Home...Too Many Lovelies To List Here!...I Can't Promise When My Next Layout Will Be But Know I Love The Lilypad & All The Designers Here!...

Just A Little Thank You Note To All Who Looked At My Previous Layouts In The Gallery & Made Positive Comments!...I Really Appreciated This!...

Thank You To All Who Managed To Get Through Reading My Rather Lengthy Health Scare Story Above...Happy Belated Holidays To Everyone & A Happy & Healthy 2017 To All!...