Wednesday March 9th - Leah and her boyfriend hiked a difficult trail. Her calves hurt so badly she can hardly walk. Two days later there is not much improvement.
Thursday March 10th - getting out of breath easily but recovers when she rests, calves still very painful (maybe legs are body aches? uh oh flu going around ..... right?)
Friday March 11th - Leah is vomiting with diarrhea- Tons of stomach bugs around ... right?
Saturday morning March 12th- Leah calls for me to come to her room. She got up to go to the bathroom and get a drink of water and now she is having difficulty "catching her breath". She has rapid breathing and chest pain. Mark and I take her to the emergency room. While in the ER she vomits again in a trash bag we brought along. We are amazed that she has so much volume. She been drinking water, juice and only eating cracker for two days. After this vomit she is quickly taken to a room. They begin hooking her up to machines. Tachycardia, sore calves and other symptoms....... doctor says they are checking for blood clot but thinks she is in DKA (Ketoacidosis). They do a finger prick = 355 BS (she has had no food )no carbs for around 48 hours! Fluids are started and an insulin drip. Lab show very low potassium and anion gap is wide. The journey begins.
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