A friend commented had I been in hospital, yes I had but after starting one post decided it was way too wordy and deleted the whole 25 yards!!! This might be longer, so skip it all if you want the good news, I am home, and am much better.
The angina episodes had become more frequent and lasted longer. Yes, for women the angina symptoms can be quite different.
So last Monday, the ambulance arrived, I said goodbye to Hugh and off I went. Maybe one night I thought. The usual overnight bag and a small puzzle book.
Admitted to hospital, and in the 5 bed ED ward for a night, then another, then told I would be flown to Wellington for an angiogram. Their cardiac surgeon's words " We would be very interested to see her".
A cloudy blustery rainy flight, Lovely lady pilot. Flight nurse, co-pilot, another patient, ( he was so full of good cheer I called him Cheerful Charlie !! Not his name at all.
Arrived , off to the cardiac unit, told it would be all go, you are off to the PCI theatre very soon. That is is " Percutaneous Coronary Intervention". Local in right wrist, line in for dye or more, some sedative and more other medication that they don't tell you, warm blanket , and machines everywhere.
A short time, then back onto my own bed ( that theatre bed was SO narrow!!!).
Reassurance I did not need a stent,!!! Hooray.,
I had the most wonderful room-mate in Wellington, Sandy, hope you read this, we met in a hospital room, became friends, and I am sure will get to meet again in a much happier place, maybe that super cafe in Feilding when you do come up.
A few more days, medications altered and altered again, our favourite nurse came to say goodbye on the Thursday night ( his lady back in India is one very lucky lady). and a super flight back to Whanganui on Saturday, clear skies and no wind
.The same lady pilot, and after landing I mentioned that I knew I would be flying in this plane as I had followed them all the way down the coast, past Kapiti Island, then as the plane landed and taxied to the same hangar . How did you know all that? Easy, I followed you on Flight Radar on my iPhone. Wow, you are right up with it all. Yes, you have to be, even at my age.
One night in our local hospital and Hooray, home at last.
But the real drama was at home, Friday morning , Hugh had reached out to pat the cat and Boris bit his left arm, BADLY, Ambulance, after one hour still bleeding, they made a local Doctor's appt, wonderful ladies, another hour at the doctors, strapped to what my Dad would call " Back of beyond" . A visit to our own GP this morning showed 4 puncture wounds, new dressings, and re- strapped . Try not to get this dirty in the garden !!!
He hadn't rung me, too busy with flowing blood, I had rung at 8.30 and could hear ladies, yes more than one, talking in the background. Who's there? I have the ambulance here. Truly, that is when your mind goes into rapid overtime and in a split second start thinking " What's happened" .
So we are both so very thankful for all our medical and accident assistance available, how quickly and competently they sort out problems or disasters, they called it " A stressful situation" , and it really was. Not the time for me to be many kilometres away.
The moral of all this, take more than one puzzle book, and multiple pairs of anything else you might need over a week. Before I went to Wellington, the other patient ( C C for short ) had come in with nothing. I offered him pink perfumed body wash, shampoo and conditioner, and some " Feminine products" that he might want to decline. His darling step-daughter had gone shopping and he was kitted out with new gear, super body wash, deodorant, undies, even slippers and socks, So Cheerful Charlie, the delightful room-mate ,was okay with all his clothes after all.
Now to catch up on blog news, and slowly adjust to home life again.
The blue skies, morning red clouds, and a cosy fire at night have not looked so good for some time.
Quotation of the day, from Seneca The Younger,
" Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
Greetings from Jean
16 comments:
Gosh, drama on both sides. Hope everything goes smoothly now.
Me too, very much so.!!!
Hello Jean,
I am glad all is well now with you and Hugh!
I hope things all calm now, no more drama.
Take care, have a great day and a happy week ahead!
Wow Jean, you certainly have been about! Almost like a Med-cation. Sure hope the procedure gives your heart a nice blood flow now. Good that you didn't need a stent. Gosh, what was Boris thinking when he bit Hugh's arm so badly?!
I am happy to see you are both recovering now. Take care!
Gosh Jean! You and Hugh have gone through a lot. Glad to read you are both on the mend. For future references, sprinkling pepper on a wound staunchest bleeding, or at least might slow it down some. Dried yarrow works too. Praying things will go smoothly from here on out.
Hugs
Jane
Thanks Jane, I know a dentist who uses a tea bag to stop bleeding after a tooth extraction. The ambo ladies tried pressure and adrenaline, but even this morning there is a little ooze from the one worst puncture hole. but NOT spurting !!!District nurse is coming this morning, I am SO thankful for all lour medical services.
SO glad to hear you both survived and are doing well! I saw it was a new post but I didn't think it would be that sort of news! It does sound like you've got a terrific medical service. Hospital visits here don't usually involve a flight, a bit of excitement in your life!
Oh my goodness Jean what a time you both had. I'm so pleased you are safely back home after your trip to hospital, traveling on a private plane too. And poor Hugh, that must have been a shock, being attacked by Boris like that, unexpectedly I presume. Puncture wounds can be nasty. Take care, both of you.
So happy you are home and feeling better. Hope you both recover soon, and get back to your adventures.
Thank you for the. update. Good grief, you two need to take it easy now and get back to normal. A cozy fire can be very comforting.
I had noted your silence and was getting worried. Thanks for the update, and yes, thanks to all the medical providers who keep us going! Hope you both get better soon.
Oh, my! What an ordeal for both of you! Glad things are OK.
My gosh, Jean, what goings on For the two of you! You explained it all very well and I could picture it all. What a good patient you are too so they were all lucky as well. So very happy you have it all sorted now and fingers crossed this bit is over and done with. Do hope Hugh will heal well. Tony would not do well with a wound these days, his skin is terribly thin. Take care, J
I am so glad to hear from you. You sure have adventures!
Glad you are home and recuperating! I watched a series about the flight crews in the outback, must be kind of like that! Glad your husband was ok, too. I would have been surprised to hear all the women in the background too!
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