[Misc] Bit of a scare

[Barrow Boy]

Got out of Worthing Hospital Sat afternoon having been taken in by ambulance on Wed morning. I'd been suffering with shortness of breath for some time, legacy of asthma and Covid back in Feb this year. It gradually got worse and following a trip to my GP last Mon it got a lot worse Tues/Wed and I could hardly breath at all and honestly thought I was going to die. Had to phone 999, the ambulance guys were great and put me on Oxygen straight away and whisked me off to A&E at Worthing. They quickly carried out loads of checks/tests before a CT Scan revealed I had blood clots on my lungs (Pulmonary Embolisms), I was admitted and they started giving me anticoagulation injections straight into my stomach. Gradually over the next few days the oxygen was reduced to a point that my body could maintain a normal O2/Blood level, looks like I will be on blood thinners for the rest of my life and monitored by the anticoagulation clinic. A small price to pay when the Consultant told me I had done exactly the right thing by phoning 999, left any longer and I probably wouldn't be around today.
A few points about the NHS,

From the 999 call onwards to the ambulance crew, the A&E team, the Doctors Nurses and everybody else involved, the care and service I received was exceptional. I owe my life to them and will always be eternally grateful and consider myself so lucky to live in a country where a service as good as the NHS is available to all, we can't and mustn't lose it.
Hope I haven't bored you all too much, but felt I had to write down my experiences with a much maligned Health Service.

 

[super-seagulls]

Blimey, I’m glad you’re well.

 

[lawros left foot]

I hope you get better soon.

I have a blood clot on my lung, a remnant from a heart operation. It was not too bad before my Covid infection, now I have to stop about 3 times going up the stairs to the WSU.

It is improving, but slowly.

Anyway I completely agree about the NHS, it is the best thing about this country.

 

[birthofanorange]

Yep, the NHS saved my life, following a heart attack 5 years ago. Glad you got there in time and hope you make a full recovery.

 

[Icy Gull]

The thread title is so British, life threatening situation is “a bit of a scare”, what an understatement

Great that you are recovering, I had a similar experience when I phoned 999 having been through the questions on NHS 111 and being advised to do so, I was having a heart attack. I was so impressed with everything from the paramedics, the surgeons, the hospital staff and aftercare. I have nothing but praise for the NHS

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Good to hear you're on the mend mate, and as someone who has been through the mill with cancer, COVID hospitalisation and sepsis, all within NINE MONTHS, I couldn't agree more about the care, dedication and expertise with which I've been so fortunate to experience.

We mustn't lose it, I agree, but only by lying there for five or six weeks do you start to realise they are ham strung by paperwork and regulation, there's so must waste of equipment, every time I received an IV antibiotic, which was five times a day, so many components are dual purposed and removed when not needed and just thrown away.

I was going to be given, amongst many other painkillers etc, twenty packets of Paracetamol, which I refused as I can buy them from Tesco for around 40p, and, allegedly, the NHS pay £4+ a packet, even if that's only 80p or £1 (why?)

The shower on the ward hadn't worked since Jan, when I asked about this they did get someone to mend it, it lasted a day and they called him out again. My point was that shower has been out of action for six months yet all the lights on it (twelve to be precise) have been flashing to show it's out of order, at what cost?

The nursing staff were brilliant but even they spoke about waste as it it had become so endemic that they couldn't change anything, it's clear the management get the big bucks but the real service deliver is on the ground.

It clearly doesn't need more manager's but maybe different manager's who can look on the ground, better understand the waste, or prove it isn't, rather than at spreadsheets?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Best wishes to you and hopefully you will be feeling better very soon, pleased to hear you were in very good hands.

 

[Since1982]

Another life here saved by the NHS in 2010. Get well soon.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Good to hear you're on the mend mate, and as someone who has been through the mill with cancer, COVID hospitalisation and sepsis, all within NINE MONTHS, I couldn't agree more about the care, dedication and expertise with which I've been so fortunate to experience.

We mustn't lose it, I agree, but only by lying there for five or six weeks do you start to realise they are ham strung by paperwork and regulation, there's so must waste of equipment, every time I received an IV antibiotic, which was five times a day, so many components are dual purposed and removed when not needed and just thrown away.

I was going to be given, amongst many other painkillers etc, twenty packets of Paracetamol, which I refused as I can buy them from Tesco for around 40p, and, allegedly, the NHS pay £4+ a packet, even if that's only 80p or £1 (why?)

The shower on the ward hadn't worked since Jan, when I asked about this they did get someone to mend it, it lasted a day and they called him out again. My point was that shower has been out of action for six months yet all the lights on it (twelve to be precise) have been flashing to show it's out of order, at what cost?

The nursing staff were brilliant but even they spoke about waste as it it had become so endemic that they couldn't change anything, it's clear the management get the big bucks but the real service deliver is on the ground.

It clearly doesn't need more manager's but maybe different manager's who can look on the ground, better understand the waste, or prove it isn't, rather than at spreadsheets?

I agree entirely, as I am a total Night Owl (32 years of shift work), I was awake most of the night so could see first hand the problems these wonderful people have to contend with daily and how they cope with them.

 

[CC2]

I had Bilateral Pulmonary Embolisms just over a year ago, my symptoms were not as bad as what you describe, I did not require oxygen for example. I was taken into hospital for five days though, also had the injections directly into the belly (don't they sting!!) as well as various tablets. They tested me for pretty much every ailment known to man in order to try to work out what caused it, everything came back clear, consequently they put me on Apixaban for life. I have just had the annual CT scan and echo cardiogram check up, now awaiting the results.

I completely echo your comments on the NHS, they were absolutely bloody fantastic and have been in the after care as well.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The NHS is invaluable in this country and do a great job at the sharp end.
I’m pleased you’re doing alright now. My Mum had blood clots on her lungs at 62 but lived to 92 so although you have to take warfarin etc it shouldn’t affect your life expectancy.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I hope you get better soon.

I have a blood clot on my lung, a remnant from a heart operation. It was not too bad before my Covid infection, now I have to stop about 3 times going up the stairs to the WSU.

It is improving, but slowly.

Anyway I completely agree about the NHS, it is the best thing about this country.

Not sure of the usage criteria but can’t see a reason why the club wouldn’t let you use the WSU lift. Fair play for walking it, but can’t be pleasant?


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[Weststander]

Hi [MENTION=9276]Barrow Boy[/MENTION], I hope you make a full recovery and are hanging around these nsc parts for many years to come.

All the best.

 

[AmexRuislip]

All the very best to you, and I hope you make near as damn it full recovery

 

[kentgully]

The one and only...

 

[Mr Putdown]

It’s heartwarming to read that the NHS has saved the lives of Barrow Boy, Lawros Left Foot, birthofanorange, Icy Gull, Tim Overwhelmed, Since 1982, CC2 and even me.

Along with no doubt many others telling their own experiences, as this thread grows.

For all it’s faults, the NHS is brilliant when it’s really needed.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Got out of Worthing Hospital Sat afternoon having been taken in by ambulance on Wed morning. I'd been suffering with shortness of breath for some time, legacy of asthma and Covid back in Feb this year. It gradually got worse and following a trip to my GP last Mon it got a lot worse Tues/Wed and I could hardly breath at all and honestly thought I was going to die. Had to phone 999, the ambulance guys were great and put me on Oxygen straight away and whisked me off to A&E at Worthing. They quickly carried out loads of checks/tests before a CT Scan revealed I had blood clots on my lungs (Pulmonary Embolisms), I was admitted and they started giving me anticoagulation injections straight into my stomach. Gradually over the next few days the oxygen was reduced to a point that my body could maintain a normal O2/Blood level, looks like I will be on blood thinners for the rest of my life and monitored by the anticoagulation clinic. A small price to pay when the Consultant told me I had done exactly the right thing by phoning 999, left any longer and I probably wouldn't be around today.
A few points about the NHS,

From the 999 call onwards to the ambulance crew, the A&E team, the Doctors Nurses and everybody else involved, the care and service I received was exceptional. I owe my life to them and will always be eternally grateful and consider myself so lucky to live in a country where a service as good as the NHS is available to all, we can't and mustn't lose it.
Hope I haven't bored you all too much, but felt I had to write down my experiences with a much maligned Health Service.

Blimey, happy you're feeling better and yes far more times than not the NHS come to the rescue.

 

[Blue3]

Very pleased you are alive and hopefully on the mend, We all must constantly remind ourselves just how good the NHS actually is.

We must not to listen to the stream of lies and down talking from the right wing gutter press and constant drip feed from this government that outsourcing to American companies is the answer which it’s not

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Great, Barrow Boy! Well done. And brilliant too to have a positive post on NSC with no arguments.

The NHS do indeed do a brilliant job with insufficient resources and as LLF said it is the best thing about the UK. Free health care for all must ALWAYS be a priority.

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

Glad you’re okay and it’s great to hear a good news story and some positivity. Take care fellow Albion fan.