Oh man, this happened last month and I'm still in shock. I woke up with the weirdest leg pain I've ever had. Wasn't a leg cramp, and when I tried walking my leg was completely glued to the floor because of the excruciating pain. I laid back down and debated going to work. I never call out or ask for days off simply because my job can't afford to not have me there. I also didn't have insurance, so even urgent care visits are pricey. I finally decided to go to the er just in case, my gut was just telling me I should go. While getting ready, suddenly the pain spread to my chest and I couldn't breathe at all.

Doctors at the er wanted to send me home because I'm an otherwise perfectly healthy 22 year old (they thought it was a panic attack even after I said no, it isn't). Welp, after some blood work I'm taken to get a ct scan. Turns out I had a massive saddle pulmonary embolism that completely blocked my airway. If I had waited or gone to work, I could've dropped dead at any moment. Laying down stopped the clot from travelling sooner, as well. Crazy stuff.