09-03-2021, 01:04 PM
Dave,
Oops for taking so long to respond.
End July 2019 I found myself in ambulance on way to hospital, with Twos & Blues going, the journey normally takes 35-40min, but this time about 20.
Blocked main artery to heart needing a balloon inserted pdq to clear it.
One ‘slight’ problem though, my heart stopped during said procedure, needed cpr and a couple of injections to bring me back.
I will remember the second this happened forever.
When in Recovery Room the specialist who did the procedure told me quite nonchalantly “You died, but it’s quite normal for this procedure’ ?
The bruising left from the cpr meant I couldn’t lie horizontal for nearly 4weeks, sleeping quite happily in my armchair set around 40°.
When I went to see the specialist 2 months later, he showed me the recording of the blockage during the procedure and I asked him “You caught me just in time”
“Yes!” was his reply.
I think the whole episode had a psychological effect on me of some sort as I lost interest in just about everything mechanical, but did turn a section of the back garden into a wildflower meadow beginning 2020.
Only now getting ‘mechanical’ enthusiasm back.
One good thing though is that I am now back to walking nearly 4miles with ease, something I haven’t been able to do for years.
Back on the Ruby this year I hope as last year’s humidity didn’t play well with me?
Geoff - My list of things to do has grown somewhat, so ‘Finger out’ is called for??
Oops for taking so long to respond.
End July 2019 I found myself in ambulance on way to hospital, with Twos & Blues going, the journey normally takes 35-40min, but this time about 20.
Blocked main artery to heart needing a balloon inserted pdq to clear it.
One ‘slight’ problem though, my heart stopped during said procedure, needed cpr and a couple of injections to bring me back.
I will remember the second this happened forever.
When in Recovery Room the specialist who did the procedure told me quite nonchalantly “You died, but it’s quite normal for this procedure’ ?
The bruising left from the cpr meant I couldn’t lie horizontal for nearly 4weeks, sleeping quite happily in my armchair set around 40°.
When I went to see the specialist 2 months later, he showed me the recording of the blockage during the procedure and I asked him “You caught me just in time”
“Yes!” was his reply.
I think the whole episode had a psychological effect on me of some sort as I lost interest in just about everything mechanical, but did turn a section of the back garden into a wildflower meadow beginning 2020.
Only now getting ‘mechanical’ enthusiasm back.
One good thing though is that I am now back to walking nearly 4miles with ease, something I haven’t been able to do for years.
Back on the Ruby this year I hope as last year’s humidity didn’t play well with me?
Geoff - My list of things to do has grown somewhat, so ‘Finger out’ is called for??