Greetings Carpe dudes :good:
Long story but with a warning to those of a certain age, Sitting comfortably ? Then I'll begin .......
Normal day at work Friday 17th (week or so ago) I decided to do a stock check on some OEM parts we have in stock for one of our film wrappers so the engineers can do a rebuild over the Xmas shut down as its not been touched for years.
The parts bins were covered in years of dust and grime (parts in sealed backs so not a big issue) as they don't get used often (well engineered bit of kit), I had to change my Nitrile gloves a couple of time, they were filthy ! didn't think to put a dust mask on though !! Think you know where this is going, you'll be wrong !
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Saturday morning I was coughing and sneezing a bit but went to work anyway, I was at a drop off in London (Terry Two Jobs, help my haulier mate out now and again!)Â and had to move four big pallets in the back of my lorry to get to the ones they wanted no big issue normally but it was hard work and made me puff a bit I wont lie, got the job done and sat in my cab for a bit to get my breath back as it proper took the wind out of my sails ! I thought "what the hell did I bloody breathe in yesterday from those parts bins?" still soldiered on did one more drop in London then headed home feeling real rough now, got back about four and sat in the kitchen with the missus had a cuppa (+ cake) told her I felt unwell and my thoughts regarding the manky stock bins, went to bed for a lay down , even took a Lemsip (to combat the flu !) and didn't move the rest of the weekend (only raising to watch the Moto3 race from Valencia).
Dragged my sorry ass out of bed Monday morning to go to work now finding it a faff to get dressed and walk to the car, thinking I've picked summat up and got a blimmin chest infection, got to about 10ish and said I'm off home and to get to the doctors for some antibiotics to clear this up.
Went to the quack at 5 and was prescribed muscle relaxants as she thought I had pulled something in my back moving those pallets in the back of my lorry, not convinced but hey I'm not a GP !
By 23:00 I was in so much pain, finding it hard to even breathe, burning feeling in my back & chest, arms & legs like lead and felt so ill (real bad flu) I rang 111 and they sent an ambulance team out to check me over as a precaution (bit of over kill I thought, only need some antibiotics !) , they asked me to tell them what had been going on so told them the whole story, one of them said Gavin were just going to hook you up to run an ECG to see if that will tell us anything, (you there yet ?) after the third check they were on the phone to Lincoln CCU as it would appear I'd had several heart attacks !!! Blues & two's to Lincoln, the cardiac team were waiting for me when I got there, the head honcho got in the back of the ambulance and said "ahh you must be the chap who should have been here Saturday afternoon, only three days late!!" :punishment:, that's right when I had to take that "breather" in my cab Saturday morning I was having a heart attack, the dust / manky bins issue was a complete red herring, total coincidence !!
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They kept me in all week, had loads of tests a coronary angiogram which revealed one of the coronary arteries is kaput but the other three arteries are fine, phew !!
They couldn't "fix" me with a stent (too far gone) so being "medically managed" which is fine just a bit longer to get back to being fighting fit.
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So a bit of advise guys n gals, if you feel unwell and having chest pains (however small) seek advise, better to be safe than sorry.Â
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Lecture over, stay safe Carpe dudes :good:
Long story but with a warning to those of a certain age, Sitting comfortably ? Then I'll begin .......
Normal day at work Friday 17th (week or so ago) I decided to do a stock check on some OEM parts we have in stock for one of our film wrappers so the engineers can do a rebuild over the Xmas shut down as its not been touched for years.
The parts bins were covered in years of dust and grime (parts in sealed backs so not a big issue) as they don't get used often (well engineered bit of kit), I had to change my Nitrile gloves a couple of time, they were filthy ! didn't think to put a dust mask on though !! Think you know where this is going, you'll be wrong !
Â
Saturday morning I was coughing and sneezing a bit but went to work anyway, I was at a drop off in London (Terry Two Jobs, help my haulier mate out now and again!)Â and had to move four big pallets in the back of my lorry to get to the ones they wanted no big issue normally but it was hard work and made me puff a bit I wont lie, got the job done and sat in my cab for a bit to get my breath back as it proper took the wind out of my sails ! I thought "what the hell did I bloody breathe in yesterday from those parts bins?" still soldiered on did one more drop in London then headed home feeling real rough now, got back about four and sat in the kitchen with the missus had a cuppa (+ cake) told her I felt unwell and my thoughts regarding the manky stock bins, went to bed for a lay down , even took a Lemsip (to combat the flu !) and didn't move the rest of the weekend (only raising to watch the Moto3 race from Valencia).
Dragged my sorry ass out of bed Monday morning to go to work now finding it a faff to get dressed and walk to the car, thinking I've picked summat up and got a blimmin chest infection, got to about 10ish and said I'm off home and to get to the doctors for some antibiotics to clear this up.
Went to the quack at 5 and was prescribed muscle relaxants as she thought I had pulled something in my back moving those pallets in the back of my lorry, not convinced but hey I'm not a GP !
By 23:00 I was in so much pain, finding it hard to even breathe, burning feeling in my back & chest, arms & legs like lead and felt so ill (real bad flu) I rang 111 and they sent an ambulance team out to check me over as a precaution (bit of over kill I thought, only need some antibiotics !) , they asked me to tell them what had been going on so told them the whole story, one of them said Gavin were just going to hook you up to run an ECG to see if that will tell us anything, (you there yet ?) after the third check they were on the phone to Lincoln CCU as it would appear I'd had several heart attacks !!! Blues & two's to Lincoln, the cardiac team were waiting for me when I got there, the head honcho got in the back of the ambulance and said "ahh you must be the chap who should have been here Saturday afternoon, only three days late!!" :punishment:, that's right when I had to take that "breather" in my cab Saturday morning I was having a heart attack, the dust / manky bins issue was a complete red herring, total coincidence !!
Â
They kept me in all week, had loads of tests a coronary angiogram which revealed one of the coronary arteries is kaput but the other three arteries are fine, phew !!
They couldn't "fix" me with a stent (too far gone) so being "medically managed" which is fine just a bit longer to get back to being fighting fit.
Â
So a bit of advise guys n gals, if you feel unwell and having chest pains (however small) seek advise, better to be safe than sorry.Â
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Lecture over, stay safe Carpe dudes :good:
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