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[haggis]

4 hours ago, carlt said:

He got very poorly.

My heart op was supposed to happen on Lockdown day but was delayed because of Covid and was told not to get stressed, excited or over-exert myself at all so the internet was a definite no-no.

 

When the rest of the family got Covid I had to go and hide on the boat for a couple of months as I am classed as "vulnerable" (It was awful)

 

I had the op the day after lockdown was lifted and they stopped pretending that Cardio-Thoracic surgery was "elective".

 

Six months later the op failed and I was back to square one but with no surgical solution available (they don't want to bugger up what's still working).

 

I've been told I could I could drop dead tomorrow or plod on for another 20 years...Halfway between the two will do me.

 

Oh, carlt, I am so sorry to hear what a rotten time you have had and like others, I have my fingers crossed for 20 years  - at least -  for you. 

4 hours ago, carlt said:

 

 

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[cuthound]

Can I echo the thoughts of the posts above. Although I've never met you in person Carl, I feel I know you well from your posts on this forum.

 

Let's hope you exceed the doctor's expectations and live a full and long life! 

 

I can empathise as my youngest son suffered chest pains about a year ago and they have only recently found he has a small hole in his heart which only opens under heavy physical exercise after numerous tests.

 

The NHS is wonderful and he is due to have a keyhole operation to close it at the end of the month.

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[nicknorman]

Sorry to hear of your difficulties Carl. Always enjoyed sparring with you! Just remember that life is a terminal disease and it’s more about what you do with the available time, than how long you can stretch the time out for.

[1st ade]

Late to the party (as usual) but echo all of the above - here's hoping the Dr's are unduly pessimistic... All the best

[Ange]

Wishing you all the best Carl. It's good to see you back, we need your measured voice of reason .

It's a bugger when your health fails, we had to sell our boat because of my health condition. Nothing as serious as yours but still disabling and life changing. 

I'm fortunate that my four year old grandson has more than compensated for any losses, we're now living in a granny annexe and see him (and our son and daughter in law) every day.

You grab what you can put of life when it goes pear shaped. Let's hope you get the longer of the prognosis.

Best wishes x

[BlueStringPudding]

On 11/08/2024 at 04:31, carlt said:

He got very poorly.

My heart op was supposed to happen on Lockdown day but was delayed because of Covid and was told not to get stressed, excited or over-exert myself at all so the internet was a definite no-no.

 

When the rest of the family got Covid I had to go and hide on the boat for a couple of months as I am classed as "vulnerable" (It was awful)

 

I had the op the day after lockdown was lifted and they stopped pretending that Cardio-Thoracic surgery was "elective".

 

Six months later the op failed and I was back to square one but with no surgical solution available (they don't want to bugger up what's still working).

 

I've been told I could I could drop dead tomorrow or plod on for another 20 years...Halfway between the two will do me.

 

Sorry to hear that, Carl. It's good to have you back. We'll be well behaved so as to not stress you out too much.

Well, when I say "well behaved'... 🤔

[carlt]

18 hours ago, Ange said:

...we had to sell our boat because of my health condition. Nothing as serious as yours but still disabling and life changing. 

As my boat count has doubled since I got ill I would suggest that my condition is far less serious than yours.

[Ange]

On 12/08/2024 at 20:14, carlt said:

As my boat count has doubled since I got ill I would suggest that my condition is far less serious than yours.

I had to think a while about that.

 

It's interesting. Initially I thought no, your condition is so much more life threatening. Mine is merely disabling.

 

But while statistically you're more likely to drop dead tomorrow you have a far better quality of life in the meantime. And who knows, I may have an unknown condition and drop dead tomorrow.

Life is fatal.

Sorry, late night, can't sleep, over thinking.

 

[carlt]

1 hour ago, Ange said:

I had to think a while about that.

 

It's interesting. Initially I thought no, your condition is so much more life threatening. Mine is merely disabling.

 

 

 

To be honest I'm not so much disabled as living life in slow motion. If I walk into the next room too quickly then I will suffer crippling chest pains but, if I move slowly enough, I can do a five mile walk at about one mile an hour pain free.

 

I'm lucky (for now) that I have a 19 year old dog that moves at exactly the same pace as me so we are keeping each other going.

 

The only reason I acquired another boat is because it was on its way to the boat breaker's and is literally the sister ship to the one I already had.

 

My old one is a 1965 Fairey Fisherman called "Don Pedro" and this one is a 1963 Fisherman called "Dona Brigida" and, though I haven't found a link between the two yet there must surely be a connection between two supremely English boats having Spanish "Mr and Mrs" names.

 

The temptation to an underemployed researcher was too much to resist and I had to save her.

 

She's also in excellent condition, unlike me and the dog.

 

 

 

 

[pete23]

On 14/08/2024 at 03:22, carlt said:

To be honest I'm not so much disabled as living life in slow motion. If I walk into the next room too quickly then I will suffer crippling chest pains but, if I move slowly enough, I can do a five mile walk at about one mile an hour pain free.

 

I'm lucky (for now) that I have a 19 year old dog that moves at exactly the same pace as me so we are keeping each other going.

 

The only reason I acquired another boat is because it was on its way to the boat breaker's and is literally the sister ship to the one I already had.

 

My old one is a 1965 Fairey Fisherman called "Don Pedro" and this one is a 1963 Fisherman called "Dona Brigida" and, though I haven't found a link between the two yet there must surely be a connection between two supremely English boats having Spanish "Mr and Mrs" names.

 

The temptation to an underemployed researcher was too much to resist and I had to save her.

 

She's also in excellent condition, unlike me and the dog.

 

 

 

 

Ha….. Hill Street Blues…….

 

[carlt]

On 20/08/2024 at 01:45, pete23 said:

Ha….. Hill Street Blues…….

 

My lifelong role model.