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Yesterday
Posted by Tonupdave on August 2, 2026, 9:08 am
Yesterday morning about 6-30 Maz had to phone fr an ambulance as overnight I had a long attack of AF ( Atrial Fibrillation over four hours . So phoned up an Ambulance questins asked for ten minutes ..Ambulance arrived half hour later . Now we have an ambulance station at the top of our road and another in Exmouth ten minutes away ... The ambulance chaps were very good they had been on a call well north of Exeter .. Anyway in hospital was plugged into machines sleeping away .. after 1 1/2 hourse and having a lot of blood removed I saw a Doctor who went through my heart proplems gave me a typed out letter and sent me home saying there's nothing they can do.. Why does it take so long to get an Ambulance yet the Police are here in a couple of minutes.. ( if you don't know what A/F is just look it up its not nice .
Tonupdave..T.U.D.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by Andy C on August 2, 2026, 9:32 am, in reply to "Yesterday "
Sorry to hear of this Dave.
When my Mum had a stroke years ago, it took the ambulance over 6 hours to get to her.
I called the ambulance 3 times, and when the crew arrived who were very good, they said it was down to the call handlers incorrectly prioritising the call.
Wonder what part of "my Mum has had a stroke" they did not understand.
Who needs a signature anyway......
Re: Yesterday
Posted by 6TDen on August 2, 2026, 10:09 am, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
They assume you don’t know what you’re talking about and make up their own mind. Den
Re: Yesterday
Posted by geoff the bonnie on August 2, 2026, 11:25 am, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
I have found they do take at least 30 minutes to arrive but i do expect they get very busy. Its pot luck but they arrive a lot quicker than police who have to wipe hamburger sauce off their faces first. Good you got through it for now Dave.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by Lannis on August 2, 2026, 11:54 am, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Our ambulance guys where I live are all unpaid volunteers so they don't frequent doughnut shops; we've had to call them a few times over the years, and even though we're 8 miles from town, they're always here inside of 15 minutes.
My cardiologist detected a bit of Afib at my May checkup, so had me wear a monitor for two weeks. Turns out that about 1% of my heartbeats are out-of-time due to atrial fibrillation.
As far as I can tell, it's just like the random spark on the original BSA 4CA points, it'll knock a hole in your piston if it keeps up. I might need to have a Boyer implanted if it gets worse. Just a fuel additive (blood thinner) for now, though.
Lannis
No Matter how Kind you are, German Kids are Kinder.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by nek on August 2, 2026, 12:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
I dunno what you lot are doing wrong.
I am 80,run 10miles at daybreak, eat like a horse take no medication, down 5 pints Guinness every Saturday, and shag like a randy Jack Russell on heat. I also have a second home and another wife at my home on Venus. I tell more but I have just pissed myself,again. but I don't care there is a nice lady comes to wash me this afternoon.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by Tonupdave on August 2, 2026, 1:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Well i have been stuffed by the Hospitals Except in my younger years when I had TB from birtharound 25 years ago had an operation on intestines as they had foud a small nodule had the op. Then months later told that I had Bowel cancer so all removed plus colon..so a long time to get over that Then having enlarged prostate from that investigation was given Sepsis two weeks inhospital sent home Maz had to feed me as unable to do anything part brain damage so had to sell all the bikes as I have no balance and need a walking stick..The best thing recently was eye operations to repair damaged retina ..the eye department is still looking after me same hospital different department .. als now have stage two of altzimers which is a bugger .. Yes I'm old.. i rely on my Maz.
Tonupdave..T.U.D.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by nek on August 2, 2026, 3:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
you are very lucky to have a good woman as your wife.
Mine is dead.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by the old one on August 2, 2026, 1:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
last september I was ill snd had severe chest pains (felt like someeonr had hit me across chest with a gatepost , I rung 999 and asked for help ,the operator kept aking me questions , but I kept passing out (going off to sleep) , she was shouting down the phone and insistant that I keep answering here about 30-45 mins later 2 female ambulance people , I said I had not got a clue what was happening , they took a lot of readings and gave me something to sit under tonge they then set off to the hospital ,half way the person sat in the back got up and spoke to the driver , dropped it a gear , applied some lights and noise , the person in back gave me an oxygen mask , at the hospital we we stuck in the ambulance , they could not unload me as there were no free staff in emergency 2 medics kept me under observation , gave me a spray , shee told me that my heart ate had dropped below 35 and she was worried,
they were brilliant , explaind what they "thought" was happening , assured me it was heart and not a stroke got into the hospital after about 30 mins , they looked at me quickly ,I was feeling ok and took blood samples ,, after about 4 hrs I saw a consultantt that said I needed to go to the heart ward as a matter of urgency and given a spray to use if any more problems , I ask jokingly if I could pop home , have some tea and pop back in the morning (I was feeling good) , he said NO I was then left on a trolly in a very cramped and overfilled room ,
as about 8am , I spoke to a male nurse who was dispensing medication , and told him I was feeling very ill , he told me to use my spray
at this point (I am told ) , I fell from by trolly , and WW11 started , my whole body kept shutting down , I was perspiring for england , I could not see , my arms stopped working , I pissed myself , my ass end gave way , within (I think) seconds I was on a trolly in a very serious room , with 2 nurses that worked like hell , I had needles going in everywhere I had had a TIA stroke , my heart had robbed my brain of oxygen , the brain was fighting back, observed for an hour or 2 then taken to heart ward where rhey started treatment
according to my doctor , in the hospital report , the second incident (thier neglect) was not documented , my doc said , according to this you has a 14 hr long continbuous heard. attact ,and smiled
Re: Yesterday
Posted by Tonupdave on August 2, 2026, 4:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Found out from my Heart attack that my arteries are too small to put tents in so on blood thinners All my ailments have happened since we left Dartmoor and moved to Woodbury Thats why the kids want us to move back home
Tonupdave..T.U.D.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by nek on August 2, 2026, 4:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
I would have been dead years ago if I had stayed in the hell hole of London ,my health improved 100% after moving to Wiltshire 40 yrs ago.
I hear gunfire almost daily but I know for sure they are not shooting at me. [Salisbury plain]
Re: Yesterday
Posted by Tonupdave on August 2, 2026, 7:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Living on Dartmoor is OK but you have Radon gas from the granite our hous was to of the range It's now an Ab&b owned by the council
Tonupdave..T.U.D.
Re: Yesterday
Posted by geoff the bonnie on August 2, 2026, 10:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Crikey mates, i am pretty good then still limping around and riding bikes. I have my annual Aortic aneurysm check at the end of the Month the day before i set sail for the Baltic sea voyage. I take 17 tablets a day and they have no side effects but are supposed to prevent many illnesses and protect from heat attacks and strokes. Been very good and no problems. Soon having my 2 year bowel cancer screening which is a postal service. Just send them shit and they let you know if they like it😀
Re: Yesterday
Posted by A65Bill on August 3, 2026, 7:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Blimey, not much of a dating site is it?😂
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Posted by 6TDen on August 3, 2026, 8:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
More like Emergency Ward 10 ! Den
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Posted by A65Bill on August 3, 2026, 8:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Another blast from the past!
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Posted by geoff the bonnie on August 3, 2026, 9:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Yesterday "
Looking at some of the riders on the Dartmoor ride last week, it looked like a nursing home residents outing on bikes