911!!!

This weekend was a pretty busy weekend....Brad and I went down to Sioux City to get blinds, paint, carpet and bedroom furniture. We ended up getting a REALLY good deal at Mozaks in Sioux City. Saturday night we watched the FANTASTIC IOWA game and as soon as that ended that is when things started to get interesting. As most of you know Brad got pneumonia last year and ever since has had some breathing problems that have been linked to asthma. After the game Brad told me he was having alittle trouble breathing so I was trying to calm him down for about ten minutes... when that didnt work we started thinking about going into the ER because it was the worse it had ever been.... I was looking in the phone book for the number and I was going to call to see what the nurse recommended ....By this time Brads symptoms had worsened and I didnt know what to do....his lips were pursed (tightened) and he was unable to control them, he was also unable to control his left arm which really freaked me out.....he then continued to tell me that the left side of his face was numb as well as his arm and both legs. Brad and I were both scared and Brad was not getting better.. this is when we decided that 911 need to be called.. the paramedics were there in literally 5 mins! They got Brad stabilized and then took him to the ER and I followed.........
long story short Brad was having a hyperventilation attack that was uncontrollable. oxygen, a tranquilizer shot, and a Brown paper sack got rid of the symptoms.....THANK GOD!! After talking with the ER doc he thinks that Brad never even had asthma so really this was a blessing in disguise. Brad is going to see a pulmonoligist and an allergist this week to get to the bottom of it. It does make it allot better for Brad knowing that he is able to control his breathing when all this time we thought it was uncontrollable. He was worried all week about h1n1 because if you get it and you have asthma it is 10X worse.....so knowing that is is not asthma puts alot of things at ease!
The weekend otherwise was very good, got alot of things done and now onto a busy week....I am picking up a sencond job at a nursing home doing physical therapy and I will go there as soon as I am done with my firs job.....YUCK!! But it is great money and could not be passed up! Brad will be less busy with football being done.....have some R and R before basketball get here =) Up to sioux falls Friday to see my BEST FRIEND JILL and can't wait!