http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/29510 I'm not dying, it's all in my head. On Saturday I noticed a bruised feeling on my inner thigh. (sorry if TMI) I wondered where it came from but since it wasn't bothering me much, I brushed it off as no big deal.&nbsp; By Sunday, after driving out of town for 2 1/2 hours and being on my feet all afternoon, it was bothering me more than I thought it should be.&nbsp; On Tuesday morning, the pain had spread to the side of my right hip.&nbsp; I went on an internet guided investigation to find out what this was, by feeling around, googling symptoms, checking out WebMD - that was a big mistake.&nbsp; By late Tuesday, I was pretty sure I had DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis, or basically......a blood clot.&nbsp; Suggested action to be taken - Go to the ER immediately!&nbsp; BUT, my sister had just had surgery the day before, my mom had driven 16 hours to visit all of us down South and I just really didn't want to make a big deal out of what could be nothing.&nbsp; This &quot;blood clot&quot; was giving me serious anxiety though.&nbsp; My chest was tightening, my breathing was labored and I wondered if every push and pull could be related to said DVT.&nbsp; I did the unthinkable, and drove my three children home with my suspected blood clot in tow. I prayed before I drove. I trusted that we would make it home safe. But I wondered if I'd be a headline in the news the next morning - &quot;Mother of three crashes car on 5 freeway, perishes - kids seriously injured&quot;&nbsp; Yes, this is how crazy I am folks. We made it home safely late last night&nbsp;where I continued to be concerned. I ransacked the medicine cabinet for some aspirin, hoping to thin the blood so I could make it overnight before I needed to be seen by a doctor, but to no avail - we had none.&nbsp; All the long distance driving, sleepless nights&nbsp;during the previous&nbsp;3 days and constant worrying about my blood clot (or tumor - I had reasoned that a few times before)&nbsp;had me exhausted. I can't even remember laying my head on the pillow last night. I do remember waking up and being thankful I hadn't died from a pulminary embolism. I dragged my butt to the doctor's office this afternoon.&nbsp; She didn't&nbsp;laugh at&nbsp;me for thinking I had a blood clot or seriously cancerous tumor like I thought she would. She did however make me feel &quot;normal&quot; again, whatever that means. Turns out, she's pretty sure it's an infected lymph node.&nbsp; It is enlarged like I thought it was, so at least I know I haven't lost ALL of my marbles.&nbsp; And surprise surprise, I had no clue, but I have a UTI... which is apparently causing the problem with the lymph node. Ahhh - I feel free. Free from fear, free from anxiety, free from those hypochondriactic feelings. I'm not dying. It was all in my head. I'm not dying, it's all in my head. On Saturday I noticed a bruised feeling on my inner thigh. (sorry if TMI) I wondered where it came from but since it wasn't bothering me much, I brushed it off as no big deal.&nbsp; By Sunday, after driving out of town for 2 1/2 hours and being on my feet all afternoon, it was bothering me more than I thought it should be.&nbsp; On Tuesday morning, the pain had spread to the side of my right hip.&nbsp; I went on an internet guided investigation to find out what this was, by feeling around, googling symptoms, checking out WebMD - that was a big mistake.&nbsp; By late Tuesday, I was pretty sure I had DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis, or basically......a blood clot.&nbsp; Suggested action to be taken - Go to the ER immediately!&nbsp; BUT, my sister had just had surgery the day before, my mom had driven 16 hours to visit all of us down South and I just really didn't want to make a big deal out of what could be nothing.&nbsp; This &quot;blood clot&quot; was giving me serious anxiety though.&nbsp; My chest was tightening, my breathing was labored and I wondered if every push and pull could be related to said DVT.&nbsp; I did the unthinkable, and drove my three children home with my suspected blood clot in tow. I prayed before I drove. I trusted that we would make it home safe. But I wondered if I'd be a headline in the news the next morning - &quot;Mother of three crashes car on 5 freeway, perishes - kids seriously injured&quot;&nbsp; Yes, this is how crazy I am folks. We made it home safely late last night&nbsp;where I continued to be concerned. I ransacked the medicine cabinet for some aspirin, hoping to thin the blood so I could make it overnight before I needed to be seen by a doctor, but to no avail - we had none.&nbsp; All the long distance driving, sleepless nights&nbsp;during the previous&nbsp;3 days and constant worrying about my blood clot (or tumor - I had reasoned that a few times before)&nbsp;had me exhausted. I can't even remember laying my head on the pillow last night. I do remember waking up and being thankful I hadn't died from a pulminary embolism. I dragged my butt to the doctor's office this afternoon.&nbsp; She didn't&nbsp;laugh at&nbsp;me for thinking I had a blood clot or seriously cancerous tumor like I thought she would. She did however make me feel &quot;normal&quot; again, whatever that means. Turns out, she's pretty sure it's an infected lymph node.&nbsp; It is enlarged like I thought it was, so at least I know I haven't lost ALL of my marbles.&nbsp; And surprise surprise, I had no clue, but I have a UTI... which is apparently causing the problem with the lymph node. Ahhh - I feel free. Free from fear, free from anxiety, free from those hypochondriactic feelings. I'm not dying. It was all in my head. en-us <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;You are not dying...but, you had a right to be concerned!&nbsp; UTI's and infected lymph nodes are also major issues that you need to be concerned about.&nbsp; :0&nbsp; I&nbsp;recall a clogged milk duct when I was breastfeeding my&nbsp;first born, and that gave me quite&nbsp;a nasty fever (like 102.9 in less than 24 hours), and I&nbsp;also thought I was going to die!&nbsp; After seeing the doctor&nbsp;and getting a&nbsp;strong antibiotic, I felt&nbsp;much better - even though&nbsp;I had to pump and dump for about 14 days.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">My, you have been through the medical stuff lately!&nbsp; How is your foot doing?&nbsp; Was&nbsp;it on the same side of your body?&nbsp; If that was the case, I&nbsp;certainly would not have called you crazy!&nbsp; Glad it was not as serious as you thought -&nbsp;and, you&nbsp;shouldn't be&nbsp;embarrassed to&nbsp;assume the worst....although, we tend to&nbsp;do that when we are sick and investigate online....maybe that's why we aren't doctors.&nbsp; ;)&nbsp; Happy Thursday!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/29510/#c_268271 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/Christina/29510/#c_268271 <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">&nbsp;You are not dying...but, you had a right to be concerned!&nbsp; UTI's and infected lymph nodes are also major issues that you need to be concerned about.&nbsp; :0&nbsp; I&nbsp;recall a clogged milk duct when I was breastfeeding my&nbsp;first born, and that gave me quite&nbsp;a nasty fever (like 102.9 in less than 24 hours), and I&nbsp;also thought I was going to die!&nbsp; After seeing the doctor&nbsp;and getting a&nbsp;strong antibiotic, I felt&nbsp;much better - even though&nbsp;I had to pump and dump for about 14 days.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">My, you have been through the medical stuff lately!&nbsp; How is your foot doing?&nbsp; Was&nbsp;it on the same side of your body?&nbsp; If that was the case, I&nbsp;certainly would not have called you crazy!&nbsp; Glad it was not as serious as you thought -&nbsp;and, you&nbsp;shouldn't be&nbsp;embarrassed to&nbsp;assume the worst....although, we tend to&nbsp;do that when we are sick and investigate online....maybe that's why we aren't doctors.&nbsp; ;)&nbsp; Happy Thursday!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>