GWS ColinJ.. DVT/Pulmonary Embolism

[Cubist]

I think I'll do the towpath walks solo! I'll only be doing them to build my strength up and I can think of much nicer alternatives in company.

Anyway, it certainly seems like a forum walk might be popular! TBH - I'd toyed with the idea of suggesting one even before I got ill, but never got round to it!

Only catch is, if the docs are right and it is 8 weeks before I'm starting to recover, we would be getting towards November and the weather might let us down.

Well, it is something for me to look forward to. We'll do it when I'm ready, whenever that happens to be!

You're on. November on the bus to Heptonstall should be on everybody's bucket list anyway.........

 

[Dayvo]

Blimey! It sounds like Last of the Summer Wine! Walks, cake and coffee etc. Can I come along, too?

Take your time, Colin, and I hope you make a full recovery!

 

[postman]

Watch out for them ruddy cyclists on the tow path,they will run anyone over.

 

[marshmella]

Good to see you back on the forum Colin

 

[ColinJ]

Oh, and I'd like to add ...

1. This experience has restored my faith in (some parts of) the NHS. My dying parents both received some shoddy treatment in hospitals in the Midlands, but I don't have any complaints about the care I received in Halifax. The staff were kind and professional. (Yes, I did see the joke when one consultant shouted across the ward "Has Colin started taking his rat poison yet?"! )
2. I was pretty humbled by the bravery of some very seriously ill patients that I met. I was almost reduced to tears by one of them. It wouldn't be right to mention any details, but he was a super bloke and he was an inspiration. I'll never allow myself to get seriously worked up about trivial problems again!
3. Look after yourselves folks! I'd piled on weight and was leading a very sedentary life except for occasional bursts of frantic activity on forum rides. I think that is what did for me - day after day sprawled in front of my computer or TV and then over-stressing my body on hard 8 hour rides to try and make amends. 'Little and often' beats 'Go mad once or twice a month'!

 

[guitarpete247]

Just spotted you're posting again. Good to hear from you and hear about your improving recovery. Take it gently under docs guidance.

We all need to be aware of the strains we put on our bodies as we get older. Don't know about you but I'm 56 soon.

........ 'Little and often' beats 'Go mad once or twice a month'!

If I have any time off I tend to try to build my distances up again. It seems this is probably the best thing I should be doing.

Get Well Soon and (we) hope to be hearing more of your improving progress over the coming months.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Don't blame yourself, Colin: any of us can get sick at any time, it's just the way life goes.
Relax, concentrate on getting better. All the best!

 

[ColinJ]

Just spotted you're posting again. Good to hear from you and hear about your improving recovery. Take it gently under docs guidance.

We all need to be aware of the strains we put on our bodies as we get older. Don't know about you but I'm 56 soon.

I'm 56 right now! Age wasn't the problem though. Until this illness, I hadn't seen a doctor in 25 years and would have described myself as being in good health apart from being 40-odd pounds overweight.

My blood pressure is fine and I've had a heart scan and CT scans from pelvis to chest which showed nothing wrong apart from the clots.

It's a bit scary how suddenly this happened and one of the reasons why I am going into so much detail about my condition is to alert other CC members to the dangers. I wouldn't want any of you to end up like this if it can be avoided!

I'm going to take this as a very serious warning that I am not 21 any more and can't keep neglecting my body and expect to get away with it!

 

[Wobblers]

It's good to see they've let you out the madhouse hospital!

The good news is if they didn't think the Warfarin would do the trick they'd never have let you out, so absolutely no horror stories from me (not that I know of any in the first place... ).

Hope you're back to normal quickly.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm 56 right now! Age wasn't the problem though. Until this illness, I hadn't seen a doctor in 25 years and would have described myself as being in good health apart from being 40-odd pounds overweight.

My blood pressure is fine and I've had a heart scan and CT scans from pelvis to chest which showed nothing wrong apart from the clots.

It's a bit scary how suddenly this happened and one of the reasons why I am going into so much detail about my condition is to alert other CC members to the dangers. I wouldn't want any of you to end up like this if it can be avoided!

I'm going to take this as a very serious warning that I am not 21 any more and can't keep neglecting my body and expect to get away with it!

Nice to hear from you Colin, how are you feeling? Your in the same position I was in 2008 when I went down with Angina, for years I had hardly seen the doctor, if I did see him it was usually because I was accompanying the Mrs or the kids, and thought I was in good health.

 

[I like Skol]

I don't know how but I missed this thread completely for 10 days!!! I've already done my GWS but one thing I can agree on here is the need to look after ourselves. I cycle to work for 2 reasons and neither of them is to save money. I enjoy it and as I am 40 next year I know I have passed my best years of being naturally healthy so REGULAR cycling is a good way to stay fit and control my weight.
My wife sometimes puts me under pressure to cycle less because cycling to work robs us of about 20 minutes of family time in an evening but I keep telling her I am not doing it for entirely selfish reasons but because I want to be around for a bl**dy long time to be with her and the kids until we all reach a ripe old age. My father is now in his mid 70's but has really not had great health for the last 20yrs and I don't want that for me.
Colin, as a single bloke you really are statistically at risk. I am sure I would fall into the same lifestyle as you if it weren't for my family. Anyway, your extended cyclechat family are here to keep an eye on you so make sure you get back to fighting fit and get riding that bike

 

[alecstilleyedye]

gws colin…

 

[ColinJ]

Nice to hear from you Colin, how are you feeling? Your in the same position I was in 2008 when I went down with Angina, for years I had hardly seen the doctor, if I did see him it was usually because I was accompanying the Mrs or the kids, and thought I was in good health.

Well, it's pretty scary for one's health to go downhill so rapidly, and if I'm honest - I'll remain pretty scared until I get my breath back and my leg starts to feel okay again!

I still get the dry cough which fooled me into thinking that I had a chest infection. I don't feel too ill as long as I lie in bed or stretch out on a sofa with my leg horizontal. As soon as I put my leg down, the blood starts to pool in it, especially if I put weight on it.

I don't know how but I missed this thread completely for 10 days!!! I've already done my GWS but one thing I can agree on here is the need to look after ourselves. I cycle to work for 2 reasons and neither of them is to save money. I enjoy it and as I am 40 next year I know I have passed my best years of being naturally healthy so REGULAR cycling is a good way to stay fit and control my weight.
My wife sometimes puts me under pressure to cycle less because cycling to work robs us of about 20 minutes of family time in an evening but I keep telling her I am not doing it for entirely selfish reasons but because I want to be around for a bl**dy long time to be with her and the kids until we all reach a ripe old age. My father is now in his mid 70's but has really not had great health for the last 20yrs and I don't want that for me.
Colin, as a single bloke you really are statistically at risk. I am sure I would fall into the same lifestyle as you if it weren't for my family. Anyway, your extended cyclechat family are here to keep an eye on you so make sure you get back to fighting fit and get riding that bike

Well feel free to explain to your wife what has happened to me, and explain that regular exercise should stop you going the same way. I reckon that the big gaps between my rides were a big factor in these clots forming.

gws colin…

Cheers - I'll do that, or die trying! (Perhaps I should rephrase that ...? )

 

[Svendo]

Hey Colin, it's really nice to read your posts and thoughts again. There are some nice cute geese at the bottom of Hollins road near mine, one white goose with a crooked neck and a slightly slow grey and white one with a big red blobby thing on it's nose. Change from the usual canada geese. They seem to hang out with the ducks as I think the Canada Geese bully them for being special!
One tip from a work colleague who is on the old rat poison, try not to sneeze or blow your nose too hard.

 

[oldfatfool]

Only catch is, if the docs are right and it is 8 weeks before I'm starting to recover, we would be getting towards November and the weather might let us down.

Can't beat a stroll on a crisp autumn/ winter morning especially if cake is involved