Lying low for a few weeks

clutha · Post by **clutha** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:40 pm

Ticker threw a wobbler about 9 days ago. Whipped in to hospital and now home with a shiny new stent, (38mm long !), and probably back for another soon. 3 coronary arteries out of 4 need attention.

I'm feeling fine though, no pain, (7 pills/day!) and the fight back is well under way. No driving for a month

Y'all take care

the laird · Post by **the laird** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:52 pm

Gordon glad youre home hope all goes good for you!
Regards the laird ,,,gordon

What hosp were you in out of interest

ELZE · Post by **ELZE** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:16 pm

Good luck I hope you recover well and soon!

You are sure they re-bled the system correctly now ar'nt you

Post by **Bob** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:02 pm

Best wishes from us.

clutha · Post by **clutha** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:22 pm

the laird wrote:Gordon glad youre home hope all goes good for you!
Regards the laird ,,,gordon
What hosp were you in out of interest

1st Ambulance took me to local hospital, Vale of Leven, Alexandria, blood tests confirmed heart attack.
Taken by ambulance to Paisley RAH, in the coronary care unit for 8 days until Golden Jubilee Clydebank had a slot for me to get stent, home same day.

the laird · Post by **the laird** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:47 pm

Pm sent

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:33 pm

Looks like luck was on your side Gordon, long may it remain so. You seem to have been shuttled from one hospital to another along the west coast of Scotland, you must be an expert on hospital food by now.

Here on the east side of Scotland we get sent to Edinburgh if the job is too big for the Borders General Hospital. Where I live we don't even have to go to the hospital or our GP to find out what is wrong with us when we are feeling odd, we are lucky enough to have a heart specialist from the Borders General living just three doors away from us. She came over and checked my pals wife during their stay with us when she complained of chest pains even though she did not qualify for NHS treatment, just told her what to do when they got back to Amman.

Tony

Jim the Box · Post by **Jim the Box** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:51 pm

Sorry Gordon just saw your post, best wishes from us.

Jim&Elaine

Driver+Passengers · Post by **Driver+Passengers** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:23 pm

All the very best from us and from Al.

Matt.

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:58 pm

Get well soon.

dunslair · Post by **dunslair** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 3:01 pm

Get well soon! Take it easy, rest and relaxation!!

Cheers

David.

mikeWalsall · Post by **mikeWalsall** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:34 pm

After having cameras put into the veins via my groin area (which was done in a mobile unit parked on the car park of Walsall,'s manor Hospital) they found my tubes where to gobbed up to 'blow them up' so I had a triple by pass ..

Best thing I ever had done .. into New Cross Hospital (Wolverhampton) on a Monday .. out the following Monday .. Tuesday fitted an engine in a Yamaha bike .. mowed the lawn .. cooked the meals and continued life as I not been able to in the recent past ..

They said no driving for 6 weeks .. I drove a thousand miles in the first month .. usually with a bike after loading it onto a trailer ..

Sods law .. I had two punctures in that month .. once joining the M4 motorway with a m/bike in the back of my Toyota .. and just the (silly) scissor jack to lift the bus .. and yes .. I am in the RAC just seemed easier at the time to do it myself ..

clutha · Post by **clutha** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:11 pm

Thanks for all the good wishes.

First walk out today, went absolutely fine.
Roll on getting the other two arteries sorted and back to full fitness.

Post by **Bob** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:17 pm

Good news.

Dr Fingers · Post by **Dr Fingers** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:35 am

Good luck with it all. Just had a major whoo ha of my own, now mending, but watch the driving... If the docs told you not to drive, you're not insured!

Derek

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