Oh yes next time I won't give you a feckin head start. Seriously though Wally, it'll be fine, you'll be fine and go home and spend some time with that beautiful wife of yours and we'll see you both when we return. CL introduced us some five years ago and since then we've been dealt some crap health wise, but one thing these things have shown us is what's important. As the song goes, Live, Love, Laugh and be Happy. X
Haven't been posting for a few weeks now but couldn't maintain radio silence when I saw your update Red. Wishing all the best for the procedure coming up and look forward to hearing how it went.
All the very best for Monday Red M, I shall look forward to reading on Tuesday how you feel! Already looking forward to your "match day updates sir! I will be thinking of you and your family on Monday.
All best wishes to you, RM. It must be nerve racking but I'm sure it will be worth it. We look forward to seeing you back on here telling us how much better you feel.
Good luck, but you won't need it. These guys do hundreds of these procedures every year and are fully prepared for any possible problems that may arise, thankfully they rarely do. Have been involved in numerous cardioversions from the Anaesthetic side of things, never any dramas, although that was many years ago. Things will have improved greatly since then.
So here I am, thank god, sitting on my sofa at home. The procedure went well and I survived. Last thing I can remember is telling the doctors and nurses around me that my dogs are not Alsatians, they are Germans Shepherds, I then woke up 4 minutes, yes just 4 minutes later, having the same conversation only to be told "I had been done"!! I only had 1 shock and it worked first time, sadly others in the ward with me were not so fortunate. The hospital staff were brilliant, they could physically see how scared I was and talked me through everything, except when I was being put to sleep, I never knew a thing about it, I didn't have to count or anything like that, it just happened when I was talking about our dogs and the breed. My first stats since the procedure are very encouraging, heartbeat 63 per minute, BP 106/62, 98% oxygen in my blood. I recovered quicker than they expected me to and was sitting up drinking tea and eating toast, just 30 minutes after they let me walk to the 'theater'. Now for the next six weeks, rest today, not allowed to drive for 24 hours, no exertions for 6 weeks (running, etc) I have to let my heart get used to being in rhythm and hopefully that is how it will stay. I see my consultant in 6 weeks time and then it will be down to how my heart has reacted as to what we do next, which may just be taking tablets for another year or so. My INR is stable and I feel good if not a little tired right now. I said I would beat this thing and now I believe I will. My thanks to ALL of you for your support over these last 6 months,it couldn't have happened without you. God bless you all and thanks so much for everything RedM
RM mate, good to hear you hetting on with your life. Good decisión in my (inexpert) opinión, and a good touch to do it in the close season when the Addicks are'nt there to bring you down. Be thinking of you often!!
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Look forward to seeing you post on Tuesday
Already looking forward to your "match day updates sir!
I will be thinking of you and your family on Monday.
I only had 1 shock and it worked first time, sadly others in the ward with me were not so fortunate. The hospital staff were brilliant, they could physically see how scared I was and talked me through everything, except when I was being put to sleep, I never knew a thing about it, I didn't have to count or anything like that, it just happened when I was talking about our dogs and the breed. My first stats since the procedure are very encouraging, heartbeat 63 per minute, BP 106/62, 98% oxygen in my blood. I recovered quicker than they expected me to and was sitting up drinking tea and eating toast, just 30 minutes after they let me walk to the 'theater'.
Now for the next six weeks, rest today, not allowed to drive for 24 hours, no exertions for 6 weeks (running, etc) I have to let my heart get used to being in rhythm and hopefully that is how it will stay. I see my consultant in 6 weeks time and then it will be down to how my heart has reacted as to what we do next, which may just be taking tablets for another year or so. My INR is stable and I feel good if not a little tired right now. I said I would beat this thing and now I believe I will. My thanks to ALL of you for your support over these last 6 months,it couldn't have happened without you. God bless you all and thanks so much for everything RedM