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A quick health update
This isn't as personal as I would like, but I've a lot of people to tell -- apologies.
Life just got a little more complicated.
I already had heart failure and was under consideration for listing for a heart transplant.
And then for totally unrelated reasons (suspected DVT or maybe cellulitis ) I went into hospital on 6 September. Which was a blessing in disguise.
7 September, in the presence of a senior cardiac nurse and a full crash team, I had a sudden cardiac arrest (best place/time to have one) -- I'd had a blip that prompted the nurse to call the crash team; I woke up briefly, apologised for causing trouble, admired the scenery (the crash team was made up of lots of very fit young men) and promptly lost 5 hours to a real arrest and the sequelae. (I was apparently very argumentative at times, according to one of the nurses, demanding an explanation before I let the doctors do stuff. If you know me well, that won't surprise you!)
I've been fine ever since -- shipped at the end of the week (blue lights all the way, because the paramedics were enjoying themselves) from my local hospital to Birmingham for a scheduled heart transplant assessment. Left Birmingham with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in place of my old pacemaker and a definitive heart transplant listing. It may never happen, or it might happen next week -- in the meantime I'm working out how to live an independent life for the foreseeable future when I can't drive (for a minimum of 6 weeks and at least two years if the ICD shocks me).
My cats are delighted to see me (and sticking to me like velcro). I need to sort out various transport options but that's just hassle.
My priorities online will also be reviewed, but I'll be spending more time in places that don't raise my blood pressure rather than vanishing completely. Plus I'll be reading a lot, so recommendations gratefully received.
Life just got a little more complicated.
I already had heart failure and was under consideration for listing for a heart transplant.
And then for totally unrelated reasons (suspected DVT or maybe cellulitis ) I went into hospital on 6 September. Which was a blessing in disguise.
7 September, in the presence of a senior cardiac nurse and a full crash team, I had a sudden cardiac arrest (best place/time to have one) -- I'd had a blip that prompted the nurse to call the crash team; I woke up briefly, apologised for causing trouble, admired the scenery (the crash team was made up of lots of very fit young men) and promptly lost 5 hours to a real arrest and the sequelae. (I was apparently very argumentative at times, according to one of the nurses, demanding an explanation before I let the doctors do stuff. If you know me well, that won't surprise you!)
I've been fine ever since -- shipped at the end of the week (blue lights all the way, because the paramedics were enjoying themselves) from my local hospital to Birmingham for a scheduled heart transplant assessment. Left Birmingham with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in place of my old pacemaker and a definitive heart transplant listing. It may never happen, or it might happen next week -- in the meantime I'm working out how to live an independent life for the foreseeable future when I can't drive (for a minimum of 6 weeks and at least two years if the ICD shocks me).
My cats are delighted to see me (and sticking to me like velcro). I need to sort out various transport options but that's just hassle.
My priorities online will also be reviewed, but I'll be spending more time in places that don't raise my blood pressure rather than vanishing completely. Plus I'll be reading a lot, so recommendations gratefully received.