Setbacks and Health
Not one to normally talk in personal terms on my web sites. For those of you who check my Fb groups and pages, there was a massive delay caused by outside influences.On the whole up until my 40s I had not experienced any health issues at all. If I got anything like a cold, I would be able to shrug it off with out any issues. In september last year I caught a cold and could not shrug it off, originally it started in my nose, the pain was so bad I went to doctors and I think ultimately it was the quick thinking of the doctor that saved me. Over the following two week period my cold got worse. I started to notice my chest feeling wheezy and having to wrap up in many layers to protect myself from the cold.
After this cold I went to my place of work and had a massive pain in my upper chest, originally not thinking it could be heart. I went back to my doctor and they ordered a blood test. Next day I got a phonecall saying ‘Dont be alarmed, but ambulance on its way’. So I went into hospital that time not feeling like I had any issues with my heart. But as they did more tests I had to accept that I had had a minor heart attack. After a few days it was diagnosed as ‘Myocarditis’ which is inflamation of the heart muscle.
So I was treated with antibotics and returned home for a period of recuperation. Problem was that I was feeling wretched some days. I would go to work and then spend the rest of the day recovering.
So I was treated with antibotics and returned home for a period of recuperation. Problem was that I was feeling wretched some days. I would go to work and then spend the rest of the day recovering.
In early January on a day off I got pain in my chest, so I was taking heartburn tablets. Then the pain went into my arms and I thought to myself thats not right. I was being apologetic to the ambalance crew. ‘This could be the worst case of heartburn’. When I got into hospital they did a blood test and it was showing high levels of traponin. So it had indicated to them that I had heart attack.
When faced with the pain, the only thing you can do is rest and recuperate. I was told for three days not to move from the bed. This in some ways affects the body in different ways. At one point i was thinking have a had a heart attack, but when the cardiologist said , if there is any deterioation then we will send you in an air ambulance I realised the seriousness of the situation.
When faced with the pain, the only thing you can do is rest and recuperate. I was told for three days not to move from the bed. This in some ways affects the body in different ways. At one point i was thinking have a had a heart attack, but when the cardiologist said , if there is any deterioation then we will send you in an air ambulance I realised the seriousness of the situation.
If anything what has happened has re-motivated me a bit to make things work better across everything. When you are in hopsital you realise that you are closer to death than you were at home. Its a great leveller. Changes, well diet, exercise and eating the right things and not letting little things stress or regretting things you cannot change.
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