Ugh

So, I found out today that my sister (Who i due to give birth to her first child in March) is in hospital with blood clots on the lung.

She's got large ovarian cysts (One is growing) and she's only just getting over a virus that some nice asshat decided to pass on after visiting while having a cold (Despite people being asked not to since her anti-D injection has lowered her immune system) and now this.

Apparently last night she was really struggling to breathe and so she ended up at the hospital. And due to stress from not being able to breathe right she almost had the baby.

2016 sure has been a joyful year so far, hm?


[Update]

So they did some scans and didn't find any clots in her legs, thank the gods. Which means she won't have to have the painful leg jabs. But she's still on oxygen in the HDU because she still can't breathe properly. They want to keep her in the HDU too just in case the baby gets distressed again.

Thanks to everyone for the supportive comments. <3

[Update #2]

She was moved from the place she was at to a different ward, but was still in isolation so as not to get another bout of this nasty bug that's going around. Apparently the hospital is struggling to keep it at bay.

She's off oxygen now, but is still having injections (For the clots in her lungs) in her belly and is covered in bruises apparently and very sore.


[Update #3]

So today I logged in to find a post on FB by my bro-in-law who was yay-ing about the fact that they are actually letting her go home. I am surprised, since I have had friends who have had blood clots and they've been in much longer. Surprised, but happy. At least she'll be able to get some proper sleep now she's in her own house in her own bed again.

It sounds like she'll be having a long course of these drugs though, as expected. I know that depending on how severe the clots are it can be 30 weeks or longer. I'm hoping it's not as bad so she doesn't have to go through that for so long.


Again, thank you for your kind messages. <3 It's been appreciated.


[Update #4]

So, the latest is that she's out of hospital now and recovering well. I'm a little confused though, as her husband kept talking about clots, but in her update she wrote on Facebook she never once mentioned them. It's very confusing. She basically explained that she got a very bad chest infection, so couldn't breathe properly and that because of her low oxygen levels she ended up with fluid around her heart as a result. She's on antibiotics now and my mother went to see her today. SHe's not coughing anymore and doesn't sound as breathless or anything, so yay.

Only 3 weeks left until she's due too.