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Member - Borgy.. (SA)

G'day everyone

First off let me thank all those that replied to my original post.

To follow up i am back at home again , the Doc saw me earlier today and said he was very pleased with the way my Cellulitis was progressing and that i did'nt need the I.V antibiotics anymore , so he said i have you booked in for Friday morning to have an Angiogram and possibly have some stents put in , so if you like you can go home with some Antibiotic capsules as long as you keep your leg elevated and keep off it , did'nt get any argument from me ...lol....he even gave me his mobile number and asked me to send him a pic of my leg thursday morning just to make sure i am going to be ok for the Friday procedure....So there you have it ...im home , feel great , but can honestly say now i am looking forward to having whatever needs to be done to my heart , done , and hopefully that will be the end of it.....I still have a few questions to ask of the Doctor at the other hospital that didnt take the oppurtunity to fix my problem whilst i was in there , i mean they had already performed the Angiogram anyway ,so why not just put the stent in at same time???, thats the usual procedure.....Anyway enough ranting ,its just good to be home again and be able to visit my favourite site, EO , of course ...lol

Cheers.........Dave

Cant wait to get back into my 4by again!!

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Reply By: Member No 1- Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 07:16

Reply By: Waynepd (NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 08:15

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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 09:06

Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 09:06

Perhaps in fairness to the original Doc, they will only put stents in if there is a noticable narrowing, or partial blockage of the main arteries, that will show up in the angiogram.

Perhaps hold of until Friday until you get the results and the appropriate treatment based on them.
You don't want to get worked up mate. No good for the heart:-))

Good luck Dave and think positive.

Bill

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Follow Up By: Member - Borgy.. (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 15:46

Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 15:46

G'day Sandman

I should have explained things a little better in the first place ....Here goes , originally i had a heart attack on the 30th dec 07 whilst in Robe, a local doctor there gave me an injection called a clot buster which in effect saved my life, once stabilised i was flown to the Flinders medical centre by RFDS. On the 31st i was given an Angiogram to which the doctors decided i didnt need any stents or bypass or anything else apart from Diet and blood thinning medication...i was told that there was some narrowing of the main arteries , but as long as i remained on my medications they thought i would be ok .....Perhaps in my post above i came across as though i was peed off with the Doctor ,not so....but as i said , i am curious to find out why they didnt take the oppurtunity to put some stents or whatever in b4.

Definetly not having a go at you mate, just wanted to clear that up

As for getting worked up ...me ??...never ...lol

Have a great one mate

Cheers......Dave

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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 16:16

Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 16:16

Dave,

I was aware of your previous heart attack, but obviously not the fact that they decided not to place the stents in at that time.

Bugger hey!

I went though a similar, but minor, scare myself and after having the angiogram the Doc found minor blockages in the extremities of the Heart's capillary vessels. Basically just Angina which is controllable.

Hopefully, Friday will see a resolution to your problem mate and life will be happy and healthy again. You may even feel up to the "gathering" in July. Would be great to meet you and the extended family.

Good luck Dave!