First , and most sincerely, my thanks to you all who have contributed postings, and healing energy that have helped me greatly during what was, and could have been a very scary time What happened?, I hear you ask,
Well, on Saturday 17th January I had coffee at Liz the Squeaks and set off home to get ready to go to Barcombe for the big sing on my way I suddenly developed very severe motion sickness and tunnel vision, I lay on the sofa to see if it would pass and it didn't so after 30 mins I called 999 and asked for an ambulance which arrived while I was still on the phone to the Emergency services. They did all the Emergency tests and heart attack stuff and still were not happy so took me off to the A&E at the local University Hospital, A very smooth ride in the ambulance, without a vulgar siren or fuss. at the Hospital they wheeled me into the A&E dept, where the floors where a bit uneven and that made the motion sickness worse so I threw up all over the cubical and the opposing wall, (a cast of about 8 feet) luckily there was no one in the line of fire . They did a CAT scan and kept me in overnight. The following morning 9Sunday) the doctor saw me and told me they feared I was very close to a stroke so the altered the meds I was already on and prescribed some new stuff and let me go home with strict instructions to return rapidly if ANYTHING happened.
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I went to work as normal Monday and Tuesday (my job is closer to the Hospital than my home, only about 100 yards from A&E) and everything was fine until I got home at 1 pm Tuesday, when suddenly a large patch of opacity appeared in my lower left field of vision and was there no matter which eye I closed, or even both. I called the NHS direct help line and they suggested very strongly I went to A&E right away!! So I did and was admitted as a patient, the kept me for 10 days as a (I think ass-covering)precaution and to get the necessary tests done, Echo Cardiogram, MRI, sonogram of the blood vessels in my neck etc, so I have confirmation that
1 I have a heart and it works
2 I have a Brain!!!
They have done a complete MOT on me apart from kicking the tyres and commenting unfavourably on the state of the Bodywork ( I told them I tried the Body Shop last year for a replacement but they had nothing in my size). so they let me out again on Friday evening. I have to see the consultant on Monday morning and find out what I can (and maybe cannot) do and what meds I need and for how long etc
So again A big Thank you to you all, especially Kat and Chance for starting the threads and to everyone who contributed energy and thought,
in Gratitude
Micca