A couple of days ago I felt like I was getting a cold. I have diabetes so I have to take these things seriously because it can affect my sugar and my sugar can get out of hand real quick. I was just going to wait to see if it went away, but by te second day I had had enough. I have to take care of my kids so I needed something to dry me up and make me comfortable. I went to the store and bought this diabetic stuff to help dry me up and to hopefully make me functional. I took the medicine around eight in the evening and never thought another thing about it except for how much it made me feel better.

I layed down to go to sleep around 11:30pm and couldn't catch my breath!! I fel like I couldn't breath and my chest and arms were tingling. I was so scared I jumped up and told my husband to call 911! I knew something was wrong but in my panicked state I couldn't figure out what. I had a really hard time catching my breath and to tell you the truth, I thought I was having a heart attack!!! Ijust kept thinking I am only 29 years old this can't be happening! I was so short of breath and my chest was so tight and the tinglimg in my arms was so out of control, it all just added up to a heart attack! I then thought of everything I hope I did in case I was actually dying. I know I sound so dramatic, but I really didn't know what was happening! I was thinking did I tell my kids I loved them, kiss my husband before we went to bed, did I see my parents today, have I talked to my sisters? I called my mom to come down and take me to the hospital. When she got there I started to feel a little better, but I still had the tingling in my left arm, which was not letting me relax!! I finally said to my mom, "Let's go to the hospital I will never be able to sleep otherwise!"

We got to the hospital around 1am and checked in. When we got there I was feeling a little better but still had numbness and a little shortness of breath. I was really scared!! They called me back and gave me an EKG right away and it came out NORMAL!! Then I started to feel even better knowing I wasn't having a heart attack! They came in and did some tests and I had a chest x-ray and just sat there. I couldn't go to sleep because I was affraid I wouldn't be able to breathe again!! The tests finally came back....

I had pnemonia!!! What!! pnemonia, how can that be, I feel fine other then a little cold!!The weird part was, all my vital signs were perfect, I had no wheezing, and my sugar was not elevated at all!!! I do know one thing, I was so relieved to know that I wasn't having a heart attack!!!! They gave me a shot in my butt and sent me on my way!! By thw way, the shot hurt really bad!!!

You know, I was so relieved to know I really was going to be okay! It was just the scariest feeling know that I couldn't catch my breath and to have symptoms of a heart attack, that was just so scary!!! I am home now recovering and just taking it easy. My mom and sister came over and helped me with the kids. Dale took them for the day the other day so I could rest. Thank goodness for my family or else I would have a hard time resting and recovering.

The best part of the whole thing is that, I am not having a heart attack and I got home before my kids woke up!!!


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