On Monday(the 20th), we had to take back the UHaul Truck. We got two of three days free, because the truck rental place wasn't open on Saturday in Nephi. They also were really nice, and nearly tripled our free miles! Bryan's mom was nice enough to meet us at the UHaul Rental place to give us a ride back to our apartment. Well, on our way home, I started having chest pains. I had gotten some the day before, but they eventually went away after an hour or so.
When we got home, it was about 12:30pm and I was still having pain. On the way to lay down, I suggested Bryan that maybe it was better to just go to the hospital now, since they seemed to be getting worse. I am so glad the kids were gone, it would have been such a pain to find a sitter!
Bryan and I got to the University Hospital Emergency Room, and it seemed like we waited forever! (Not really, but I was in pain) They finally got us in a short time after we got there, when they found out that I had previously been diagnosed with Mitro valve Prolapse, they moved me back to a different exam room immediately since apparently that made me "more complicated." After that, the charge nurse came in to take all my information. (Contacts, Insurance, Allergies) After that, I met my nurse and the doctor came in and asked me a ton of questions. He then ordered bloodwork, and an EKG. By the time those test results came back normal it was pushing 5pm. The doctor told me, that just to be sure they wanted to run a CT scan, just to make sure everything is fine. At this point he really figured they wouldn't find anything and were going to blame the pain on inflamation of the outer wall around the heart. Which actually is quite common, and he was going to send me home if that came back normal.
So, I go in for the CT, and the radiologist informs me that they will be injecting a dye in my IV which will help them see what my organs (ie heart) is doing. She also told me, that the dye would make me feel 'hot inside' but that the sensation would go away almost immediately following the test.
The dye felt horrible, and uncomfortable! I was glad it was over when they pulled me out from the machine. They started wheeling me back to my exam room on my gurny, and I remember saying that I felt funny and tingly. The radiologist told me that was normal and it would go away. A few hallways later, my nurse met up with us, and took over pushing me. I told her how I fellt funny and my limbs were now feeling like my blood was boiling. She said "That should be worn off by now."
A few minutes later, after getting me situated in bed, my nurse returned with a doctor. I told him again how I was feeling, and that I felt tingly and uncomfortable. (By this time, I was scared to move and was holding perfectly still trying to ignore it, thinking it was all in my head) It was then that this doctor(not my actual doctor that was assigned to me) asked what I was allergic to. I told him Codeine, Iodine, and Amoxocillin. He then informed me that some of the dyes have iodine in them, and he left to go call the radiologist to see if mine did.
My nurse also, sometime by this time asked if I felt itchy, and by this time I said it was kinda like that. She then left and returned what seemed to be HOURS later with my doctor. He told me my test came back negative for any problems and that he was ready to send me home. But that if I was indeed having a reaction I couldn't go home! (It was now 6pm) My doctor and nurse continued to stand by my side staring at me, WAITING for something to happen. It was a few minutes later when I started coughing, and my nurse rushed to go get benedryl! After the Benedryl, I started to get a slight case of hives and continued to cough! They continued to stare. After a few minutes of them staring, and me still coughing, I started to get scared, like why isn't it helping! They then gave me two more medications, and I became incoherent, and I fell asleep!
I was so out of it, I would startle in my exhaustion and the smallest noises. Bryan said I startled to a pen dropping in the hallway, and even him taking a deep breath!
By the time I woke up, it was 9pm. and all my symtoms of the reaction were gone.
The question you all are wondering, is WHY did they give me iodine? The answer: The charge nurse neglected to put that I had any allergies into my chart! (And my not having any clue CT even used iodine, didn't have a need to mention it)
We got home around 9:30pm. The chest pain was gone, and it had been blamed on inflamation from exhertion and/or normal causes. They sent me home with a perscription for the iodine reaction, to keep it from coming back in a few days(which apparently happens). And it turns out, the whole reason I went to the hospital, wasn't even the issue of why my stay was prolonged.
Don't worry Mom, I am fine now, and haven't had anymore chest pain, or any more allergic reaction. Bryan and I will probably get me one of those allergy bracelots that I wear twenty-four seven, to keep this from ever happening again. Oh and now, I will never forget what the answer is to the question they always ask... "what happens when you have iodine?"
7/28/09
Our Big Move to Salt Lake City!
We have been so busy and I fell behind on blogging again. Sorry! This has been a busy two weeks(as usual). The girls left for Arizona on the 12th, and Bryan started packing shortly after that.
Saturday, the 18th was our moving day. We planned on leaving Ephraim no later than 12pm. Check out of the Ephraim apartment took longer than we planned. The landlord was way more nit-picky than we expected. By the time we got to our new apartment it was just before 4pm. Well, apparently when we told and verified our moving date as the 18th with the complex, they failed to look at a calendar and inform us that they are not open on Saturdays! So here we are with a full moving truck, friends to help us unload, and no keys to get in.
After doing enough asking around, we were able to find out who our Resident Assistant was for our building, and she was able to get special permission to give us our keys! (sigh of relief) Thank heaven for on-campus housing, and the grand idea of RAs.
By the time we got our keys, it was after 4pm, and everyone who was planning on helping us unload had to go by 5pm at the latest! So, in a rush to unload the truck we were massively blessed! Random people from our court(each tripod of buildings with their playground in the middle is called a court) started offering their help unloading. We were being helped by complete strangers! What a great first impression, and we knew we were going to like it here. We found out later that the ward we would be attending for church is made up of only the people in our court. 30 families! Everyday when we go outside, it's like there is a church gathering in our front yard. Last night we went out and all ate homemade ice cream. What fun!
Once we got everything *in* the apartment, the next challenge was to get everything to fit. The front room was completely packed with stuff, and it was then time to get everything in it's place. After a lot of trial and error we found a perfect setup for the front room, and everything actually fits! I should probably mention, that includes the kitchen and all the appliances that were once in my china hutch in Ephraim, now completely fit in my kitchen!
Unlike Ephraim, the girls actually have tons of room in their room, and since they weren't home, we were able to get rid of a ton of unimportant stuff. Plus, we also made a huge box of toys and books to send home with Russell when he brought them back home. We got them new matching comforter sets courtesy of Target, and partly paid for with two year old, wedding gift cards from my previous wedding. (I found them when I switched out my old purse for a new one) We went to one Target across the valley, and they only had one, but I fell in love with it, so thanks to Russ calling and asking to take them out to dinner before bringing them home, we rushed to another Target and hoped they would have two! They did! We were even able to get it all done before the girls got home. So the girls now have new comforters with butterflies! (Not to mention how excited I was to actually get to go to Target and pick these out, and I didn't have to settle for Ephraim's mini WalMart and it's selection) Oh and another bonus to new bedsets, we were able to get Laci excited enough about her new bed, that she is now completely off her baby blanket!
I was so nervous to move here at first. Actually, I was petrified! The first time I came to the complex and was shown an empty apartment, I left in tears. The doorways were so narrow, the bathroom tiny and the kitchen cupboards I could barely reach. As time went on, I began and get over it and have faith, and hope Heavenly Father would work it out. We were blessed to see when we first came in, that everything in this apartment is in pristine condition. The carpet brand new, and very taken care of! We also found out that ALL our utilities (water, electric, trash, phone, internet, cable) is included in our monthly rent amount. That will truly help us out, and with everything we get(the community, maintenence, campus affilation) it is such a steal of a deal! Oh, and not to mention, the doors here are actually wider than the unit I first saw, and I am able to get around and function perfectly fine!
As hard as it was to leave Ephraim, we truly love it here, and feel as though we have been put here for a reason. Bryan and I have enjoyed putting together our first apartment together, and it truly feels like home!
Saturday, the 18th was our moving day. We planned on leaving Ephraim no later than 12pm. Check out of the Ephraim apartment took longer than we planned. The landlord was way more nit-picky than we expected. By the time we got to our new apartment it was just before 4pm. Well, apparently when we told and verified our moving date as the 18th with the complex, they failed to look at a calendar and inform us that they are not open on Saturdays! So here we are with a full moving truck, friends to help us unload, and no keys to get in.
After doing enough asking around, we were able to find out who our Resident Assistant was for our building, and she was able to get special permission to give us our keys! (sigh of relief) Thank heaven for on-campus housing, and the grand idea of RAs.
By the time we got our keys, it was after 4pm, and everyone who was planning on helping us unload had to go by 5pm at the latest! So, in a rush to unload the truck we were massively blessed! Random people from our court(each tripod of buildings with their playground in the middle is called a court) started offering their help unloading. We were being helped by complete strangers! What a great first impression, and we knew we were going to like it here. We found out later that the ward we would be attending for church is made up of only the people in our court. 30 families! Everyday when we go outside, it's like there is a church gathering in our front yard. Last night we went out and all ate homemade ice cream. What fun!
Once we got everything *in* the apartment, the next challenge was to get everything to fit. The front room was completely packed with stuff, and it was then time to get everything in it's place. After a lot of trial and error we found a perfect setup for the front room, and everything actually fits! I should probably mention, that includes the kitchen and all the appliances that were once in my china hutch in Ephraim, now completely fit in my kitchen!
Unlike Ephraim, the girls actually have tons of room in their room, and since they weren't home, we were able to get rid of a ton of unimportant stuff. Plus, we also made a huge box of toys and books to send home with Russell when he brought them back home. We got them new matching comforter sets courtesy of Target, and partly paid for with two year old, wedding gift cards from my previous wedding. (I found them when I switched out my old purse for a new one) We went to one Target across the valley, and they only had one, but I fell in love with it, so thanks to Russ calling and asking to take them out to dinner before bringing them home, we rushed to another Target and hoped they would have two! They did! We were even able to get it all done before the girls got home. So the girls now have new comforters with butterflies! (Not to mention how excited I was to actually get to go to Target and pick these out, and I didn't have to settle for Ephraim's mini WalMart and it's selection) Oh and another bonus to new bedsets, we were able to get Laci excited enough about her new bed, that she is now completely off her baby blanket!
I was so nervous to move here at first. Actually, I was petrified! The first time I came to the complex and was shown an empty apartment, I left in tears. The doorways were so narrow, the bathroom tiny and the kitchen cupboards I could barely reach. As time went on, I began and get over it and have faith, and hope Heavenly Father would work it out. We were blessed to see when we first came in, that everything in this apartment is in pristine condition. The carpet brand new, and very taken care of! We also found out that ALL our utilities (water, electric, trash, phone, internet, cable) is included in our monthly rent amount. That will truly help us out, and with everything we get(the community, maintenence, campus affilation) it is such a steal of a deal! Oh, and not to mention, the doors here are actually wider than the unit I first saw, and I am able to get around and function perfectly fine!
As hard as it was to leave Ephraim, we truly love it here, and feel as though we have been put here for a reason. Bryan and I have enjoyed putting together our first apartment together, and it truly feels like home!
7/8/09
Sparklers, Bowling Balls, and Bed-head!
We have had a busy couple of days. Here are pictures from the 4th of July, bowling, and our haircuts we got today!
We had a great time as a family for the holiday. We did all our cleaning on Friday, so all day Saturday we got to play. As you can see, the girls really have gotten into helping clean lately, and we all work together as a family to really clean the house about every two weeks.
On the 4th of July, we spent time as a family watching movies, and then after cooking up some tasty burgers(compliments of Bryan), we went outside at dusk on the grass and played games til it was time to set off fireworks. The girls had a lot of fun with a few sparklers(that were hard to light at first because of the wind), and then us ladies sat on the grass while Bryan did all the work to give us a fun little firework display in the complex parking lot. The girls got to bed late, and were more than cranky the next morning for church, but it was sure worth all the fun.
Sunday was fast Sunday, and Sammie got up and bore her testimony all by herself. I wish I could remember what she said, because there was just one thing that was so sweet. but I am sure you can imagine.
Laci even wanted to bear her testimony so I got up to take her. Now, a few months back I totally fell in the middle of Sacrament Meeting(you may remember that story) and so as you may guess, I was so paranoid to walk up. But of course, I knew it was so unlikely I would fall again so I just went ahead and got up(taking my shoes off first to make it less risky), knowing if something happened, Bryan was right there. So I got up and guess what? I totally tripped over my own feet and caught myself by grabbing on to the pew(which caused me to do a 180) and hung on for dear life with one hand inches from hitting the floor! Of course, Bryan was there in seconds to help me up, and it happened so fast from the time I stood up to when I fell, and got up and walked up to the front, that I don't think very many people even noticed! But oh my word! What luck!
When I got up to the front I realized Laci was being shy and didn't follow, but with a little coaxing she joined me on the stand. When I took her up, it being her very first time, I whispered in her ear, "I would like to bear my testimony," she then responded with a very audible, "What?" into the microphone. After a few attempts of getting her to repeat that, I finally gave up and had her just say three things, and her testimony officially started with "I love my family" It really was the sweetest thing ever. I am really glad I finally have the opportunity to do testimonies with the girls, now that I have the spousal support in Sacrament Meeting!
Yesterday, my good friend Karin came down from SLC for a visit. We decided to go bowling! Of course the girls had a blast, and I even got a strike on the 10th frame! Sammie did so good, she bowled all by herself and got a bunch of frames with only one pin left! I guess playing on Wii really does pay off! Bryan is the genius bowler in our family(or claims to be ;) ) but he complained the lanes hadn't been greased in forever, and made it impossible to bowl with accuracy. He scored under 100 the first time in his life with a final score of 99! Karin scored right behind Bryan. She claimed she is usually horrible, but usually she plays "normal" people. I argued I was normal, apparently normal people don't use a crutch when they bowl. :)
I have been so looking forward to today! I went and got my hair chopped off and highlighted, and I absolutely love it! I have had long hair for two years, and I was ready for a change and a non-itchy, light-weighted head again! The girls have been struggling with brushing out their hair(Laci gets the rattiest bedhead!) so we went ahead and got their hair cut too. Actually, we all got the same one, except Laci was given bangs since the front of her hair was so whispy.
Life goes on in the Clayton Household, and we are excited about the future! Bryan has been doing shadowing, and gets to shadow a surgeon in surgery tomorrow for the second time. He registered for classes today, and he is looking forward to starting school up again in the Fall. The girls are headed out on Sunday to spend two weeks with their dad in Arizona while we pack everything up and move to Salt Lake in 9 days! Thank goodness, Bryan has agreed to do most of the packing. He remembers from my Mingle Profile that one of my 3 pet peeves is "packing to move" I absolutely hate it! What a good husband!
7/5/09
Our month of June!
Sammie turned 7 June 15th! I can't believe it! Here are some pictures from her birthday! We did a mini family party with the 4 of us on her birthday. Then on Tuesday we went for pizza with Cass, Mark and the cousins. Wednesday she had her best friend Emily over for a party. They had a blast with a fashion show, hide and seek, and lots of fun.
I can't believe my little angel baby is 7 now. Seems like just yesterday that she came into my life and changed it forever. She and I have conquered so much together. She has been my companion through life's struggles, the one to dry tears in hard times, and the one to make me laugh in the happy ones. She is a blessing to all who know her, and I can only hope she knows every single day of her life how special she is.
Also included in these pictures is the Manti Pagent, and the girls swim lessons. As you can see they are little fish. I will have to post video of them jumping from the diving boards in a later blog.
I love my family, and this has definitely been the summer to remember. (So far)
I can't believe my little angel baby is 7 now. Seems like just yesterday that she came into my life and changed it forever. She and I have conquered so much together. She has been my companion through life's struggles, the one to dry tears in hard times, and the one to make me laugh in the happy ones. She is a blessing to all who know her, and I can only hope she knows every single day of her life how special she is.
Also included in these pictures is the Manti Pagent, and the girls swim lessons. As you can see they are little fish. I will have to post video of them jumping from the diving boards in a later blog.
I love my family, and this has definitely been the summer to remember. (So far)
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