Princess Royal Hospital

This is difficult to choose between to be or  not to be wordy.

Here I am at A&E 1:40 PM

I am Blah blah,  Blah? blah,  Blah blah? Blah blah blah blah, Blah? blah, Blah blah? Blah blah.

So now we are in

”How are we today?” The nurse asks

“well “as I repeat part 1

Lets check you over B/P okay.

Now an ECG.

As I lay back numerous pads and leads are attached to my body and limbs.

I quip “Will this improve my sex life”

“No, but if we don’t fix you up you won’t have one”

One minute later all sorted.

The Prep and de-prep taking 15 minutes the test 30 seconds.

Any way I pass the heart is fine and dandy.

Next a new nurse comes in the;

” A&E Girl”, Ta Dada.

I am taken to A&E proper and ensconced in a cubicle.

She the proceeds to question me this time stopping me frequently and ask supplementary questions.

I am then told to lay down as I am given an intense prodding an probing carried out with practised ease. Frequent smiles no frowns.

Then we go through the Q&A again.

Right I need blood test

I explain I have already had loads so of to PC she goes.

The results are found and perused.

On her return I ask to go to the loo.

“Good take these”

As a handful of pots and vials are given to me.

I returned from a non performance.

And ask for a drink.

A little plastic cup arrives and only serves to activate a raging thirst.

I hobble over to the water point and 5 cups later return partially satiated.

As I am laying down my B/P is taken again

110 / 75 a little low

I am asked to stand up

Th cuff again inflates, as the results show A&E Girl frowns for the first time.

So it is taken again another frown “how are you feeling?”

Slowly spinning I reply

What was the reading

55 / 30 twice.

“That’s low” I say “Very” is the agreement.

The Doctor/Consultant/?

Arrives and starts to explain

“We believe that you are suffering from severe dehydration either brought on by or made worse by the sickness and diarrhoea.

“While your blood pressure is this low I can not permit you to go home.”

“However we are going to put you on a drip, if your blood pressure returns to “Your Normal (135 / 90)” by 9pm you can go home”

I am hooked up and the flow adjusted

“You will be told this is too fast, keep an eye on it, keep it at this speed.

“Nearly two drops a second.” 

I am wheeled off to a communal ward and rechecked Still low

In front of me is a full jug of water and by 8 PM the drip and the two jugs are empty and I have been wee wee three times.

My skin has turned pink.

A doctor is called I am checked over and sent home.

Yippee

Conclusions observations and musings tomorrow.

Les

Things said in jest. Can come back to bite you.

Before I start this series of posts

I was very ill but it is not attributable to any life threatening Diseases/Conditions.

More how signs can be missed.

I am safely on the road to recovery.

It is my fault for refusing to give up.



Things said in jest. Can come back to bite you.

I am often heard to quip

I must be careful or I’ll have too much blood in my alcohol stream.



Well I this was found to be so, this week, at the Hospital.

“Huh” I hear,” Yep” I reply

“Too Much Blood.”

“Shall I explain?” I say.

“Yes Please” you shout back.

I enjoy a drink always have.

Recently I was advised to cut down, not all at once (phew), bit by bit.

Well this did prove difficult but I have managed to half my consumption.

This I achieved by gradually cutting down the number of drinks I had

This was not easy being a hardened drinker of almost forty years the body whinged.

But over the last five six months I managed this.

All together now “Hurrah well done Les”

I would cut a drink out and stay like that for a week or so.

Occasionally I would go back a step, wait a little while and move forward again.

Remembering the old adage “Slowly slowly catches the monkey.”

Then recently I had round of tummy upsets upstairs and downstairs.

Not every day and never both ends at once

A couple of times forcing me to cancel meetings etc.

I thought it was bad food, so I cleared out the fridge, freezer and larder.

And restocked, all seemed to settle down then at the beginning of this week it all came back with avengence.

Now normally if I have a “Gyppy Tummy”

I only have to wait an hour or so and all is fine, no special diets needed.

Wednesday I was due a medical revue, so I would bring the subject up.

Well Tuesday night I was sick three times . But waited to see the Doc, told him what I’ve told you

A few questions later and I was sent off with a bottle to fill and told to take it and go for blood tests at the hospital. One of these requires fasting. No problems I know about this nil but water for 12 hours. Being an old hand I knew every body fasts early evening a goes early morning. Consequentially the hospital is heaving until after 10 o’clock. Now I start my fast at 20:30 and so miss the crowds.

Well Wednesday evening I felt a little peckish and had a piece of chicken, Which stayed down 30 seconds.
About six thirty I stood up and the next thing I knew I was on the floor the other side of the room.

Strange I thought , still I pulled my self to gether and sat still for a while, had a glass of water and went online and booked another doctors appointment. As I am diabetic and my diet had been a bit of a mish mash lately I took my Blood Sugar readings thinking I had had a Hypo, unusual for tablet controlled but not impossible. 10.89, way to high, must tell the doc. I drank very little and had an early bed .

I had a sleepless night thinking “Did I pass out with a heart attack ?

Is my trouble weeing from prostate cancer?

Is my being sick from ulcers or worse.

Thursday morning I felt rough Still went to the hospital and gave the tests needed.

As I was feeling better had a pub lunch including a burger and chips.

Took it nice and gentle reading a book.

And in the afternoon I made my way to the doctors, feeling much better and relayed part two.

I was told he wanted a urine sample, I said I gave one in this morning; no he said “I want one now.”

25 minutes later no joy.

I was told off for not calling an ambulance and going to hospital, I meekly replied sorry I will call in future. A round of more intense than normal prodding probing tapping and listening.

B/P taken ok, B/S 9.89 So I am sent away with another round of blood tests and to make an appointment for an ECG.

That evening I left apologises on forums etc saying I would only be lurking not active for a while.



Now we come to yesterday Friday.

Got myself off to the hospital to have my tests done,

While I was there a mum brought her daughter in for blood test and little one was distraught , I told her that I found it helps if you concentrate on breathing

Breathe in count 1, 2, 3

Breathe out count 1, 2, 3

She did this a few times and smiled a weak thank you.

While I was there I popped into the drop in centre given a quick once over and told if I feel bad go to A&E.

Thought well I might so went to Bromley the town to change buses felt a lot better so as I hadn’t eaten for 24 hours I would have a MacD.

Felt even better so had a walk around the town popped into the library picked a book and sat down .

When I stood up an intense dizzy spell sent me nearly crashing into the book cases.

That’s it Farnborough Hospital it is.
Les


The Next Seven hours.

To follow

I was very ill far worse than I thought
How ever it is NOT heart or cancer.


I have been to hospital and been given a jump start.
I am back home and will be recuperating,
I need a slow recharge.
And so doing more lurking than participating.

full details will go up on my blogg over the next few days

Thank you for all your kind thoughts

Les

Ponderings

Dear everyone et al.

I've been a little under the weather.

More than likley coming down from the euphoric weekend I had.

So I am getting back to normal again.

A busy week of appointments and visitors should keep me on my toes.

Just wanted to let you now if I am quite on some of the bloggs and forums.

I am just taking a little time out.

Hope to back to full pain in the A mode soonest.

Les

My Blogg

I mention frequently about staying safe
Well yesterday the cab could not find me with my full address and telephone number.
When we arrived late even after my daughter
He quoted full fare I said no,
He said it was his milage i said if your car costs £3  mile to run you should change
it

I said you and your office are blaming each other
I believe your office as our whole family use this firm and  have done so for years.
sort it out and you will start to make money
full fare paid no way

les

Mr and Mrs

My younger brother got married yesterday.Third for him second for her.

The actual wedding was only attended by Tony &Koren Well they had to be there.
Along with his son Tom & girlfriend Charlotte,
As multi tasking Best man, Maid of Honour as well as Witnesses and Congregation.

The evening was a dedicated bun fight complete with Champagne toasts, beautiful buffet.

Finishing off with the ubiquitous disco playing Abba and the Bee-Gees amongst other popular renditions.
A most enjoyable evening amongst family and friends catching up to date the various bits and bobs of news.
Having this strange condition of mine i never have a hang over.
I awoke sans headache .
 We have just finished a smoked salmon and scramble eggs breakfast.
Geoff is of to visit more friends before returning to Doncaster tomorrow.

Les

Brides Nighty

Some of you may have noticed some posts are only about for a day or two.
This is because I can release a temporary contact that is Spam Proof.
The title refers to the phrase
"Up and Down Like a Brides Nighty"
Referring to wedding night frolicking.

Loadsa Les


Les

Protest offer MP threatened with arrest

Protest offer MP threatened with arrest

(UKPA) – 2 pm today

An MP has revealed how he was threatened with arrest after he offered to remove two anti-war protesters who climbed up the side of one of Parliament's buildings.

Tory Tobias Ellwood said he was greeted by the sight of the protest as he cycled towards the entrance to the House of Commons.

He said he was told the pair, who have unfurled banners on scaffolding saying "Troops Home", could not be removed because of health and safety fears.

Speaking during questions on future business in the Commons, Mr Ellwood (Bournemouth E) said it was a "strange day indeed" when an MP was threatened with arrest "whilst a protester sits on our roof having breached the security".

The former Army officer said: "I cycled into Parliament this morning, only to be greeted by yet another protester who had breached security and remains as we speak on the side of the scaffolding of this building.

"I then approached the police who were standing underneath and said 'Why hasn't an arrest been made?' and they came back with that British ubiquitous justification for inertia - health and safety.

"I then offered myself to go up and make a citizen's arrest and I was told to move on - or I would be arrested.

Commons Leader Sir George Young commended the "robust response" of Mr Ellwood.

In 2009 Mr Ellwood was punched and suffered a swollen ear after he tried to stop a group of youths from playing football in a shopping precinct.

The year before he confronted a gang of youths who had urinated in a garden and was verbally abused and had stones thrown at him. He said at the time that he felt more people should be prepared to confront anti-social behaviour.

Cook or Not

The KFC advert last night/early morning intimated that for a family of four to buy a "Family Bucket" for around £15.
Mum and dad would have so much more time to play in the garden with their children.

As a single parent I did deliberately serve a meal or two at a substandard for me to keep from being annoyed/questioned while cooking.

Also I only had to do it twice when James and Vickey were putting too many "Treats/wants" in the trolley I took them by the hands and walked out leaving the shopping behind.
James would thereafter sit by the comics reading until I picked him up

Now cooking a chicken Costs £1.50 I do not believe it

Go to
Carbon Footprint - Household Energy Consumption

Using their figures on average
A gas oven costs 5.6p per use.
An electric 15.6p per use.

The problem today is people blindly accept the electronic answers.
without checking.
After all Computers don't make mistakes unless it's a Computer error that suits.

Forgetting all about "GIGO"
Or "Garbage in Garbage out"

Like Statistics
Most news papers
Seem to use statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts,
For support rather than illumination.

For an example saying the 15 percent of people don't like something.
So therefore it must not happen.

As if the other 85 percent who do like something never existed.

TTFN
Les

Socking Hell Or For Sox Sake

Socking Hell
Or
For Sox Sake

Here in London we have a local radio presenter who only every wears
M&S Socks and pants.

Fine I hear you say.

But and its a "BIG BUT"
He wears them once and throws them away,


Now I learnt a secret years ago.
I buy my socks at least a dozen preferably fourteen pairs at a time,
But all exactly the same,
Pairing up is never a problem.




Just got sidetracked
By the Michael Ball Show
See
YouTube - Mobility Scooter Formation Display

Also
redwheelies

Now are Shirley and "Norris" up for it??

Les's thought of the day