Blood Clot

Prayers needed please!!! This is NOT how I planned on spending my Wednesday evening! Brooke has been admitted to the hospital (in Clovis) with a blood clot in her right thigh. Same spot as the last one and just as big. We noticed extreme swelling in her feet last night which alarmed us. This morning, both were still swollen and the right foot and ankle were a lot worse than the left. I put her stockings on and sent her to school. I went to school and checked on her at 11:00 and the swelling looked the same. There wasn't any tightness of the leg nor was it hot, which are both signs of a blood clot. So I called Dr. Luu's office and got an appointment for 4:00. Fast forward 3 hours...my mother always said not to say something if it wasn't nice, so I'm not going to rehash any of my frustration or anger. Nuff said! There's not enough lines on this blog for that!!! To shorten the story...Dr. Luu is going to give Brooke Lovenox tonight, which is what we took last time she had a clot, and start her on Coumadin tomorrow. He will most likely keep her in the hospital until Monday so her blood levels can be monitored.(This is normal for Coumadin.)

I'm at a loss here. There are no words to describe how Mike and I feel right now. Tears help some, but not enough. Brooke, on the other hand, is as happy as she can be. There is no pain, but also no understanding of why she's back in the hospital. Please pray for healing for Brooke and for comfort. Pray for knowledge for those who treat her (pray really hard on this one). Pray for good communication between our doctor in Albq. and Dr. Luu. Pray for patience for me because I'm fresh out for dealing with people/things outside of my control. Pray for a good nights rest for Brooke and I. And for protection from other "hospital germs" that could harm her. Ask God to wrap his arms around Brooke and protect this sweet, kind, loving, strong, determined, tough little girl.

Thank you my dear friends! Thank you for being there for us.