GWS ColinJ.. DVT/Pulmonary Embolism
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Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
Not the first time i've heard of blood tests going missing and being misplaced. They were probably looking for them for 4 of the 5 weeks. Here's hoping you get the results super quick this time round! Hope you get it sorted soon. The uncertainty must be the hardest part and would be the part i would hate the most.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Thanks chaps.
Since my previous post, I've been out for a walk in the sunshine up the steep hill to Heptonstall. Once I'd warmed up for 5 minutes I felt fine! Just goes to show ...
It baffles me how I can feel really rough one minute, and then half an hour later after some fairly vigorous exercise, I feel perfectly okay again. This is the problem with judging how hard to push myself. If I don't stretch my limits, then I won't get fit again. If I push too hard, I'm going to end up conking out.
One interesting fact I heard on 'The Human Swarm' documentary last week was that there are an extra 200 heart attacks in the UK every day when the temperature drops by only 1 degree C (this must be between some unstated temperature limits, but the general principle is simple). One reason is that the body's response to cold conditions causes the blood to thicken and become more 'clotty'. Well, I have been stubbornly refusing to put the heating on recently despite some pretty chilly evenings and I was thinking how cold my legs had been feeling ... From now on, I'm going to keep warm and drink more water so I avoid the other thing that causes thicker blood - dehydration.
I've read that some of the things that I really like such as garlic, ginger, curry powder and chillis act as natural blood thinners so I am going to make sure that I keep eating plenty of spicy food. I also love green veg. rich in the 'clotting vitamin', vitamin k. I am not going to give up on my broccoli, iceberg lettuce, spring onions etc., but I will moderate my portions slightly and eat more carrots and other alternative veg. which won't make my blood thicker.
Since my previous post, I've been out for a walk in the sunshine up the steep hill to Heptonstall. Once I'd warmed up for 5 minutes I felt fine! Just goes to show ...
It baffles me how I can feel really rough one minute, and then half an hour later after some fairly vigorous exercise, I feel perfectly okay again. This is the problem with judging how hard to push myself. If I don't stretch my limits, then I won't get fit again. If I push too hard, I'm going to end up conking out.
One interesting fact I heard on 'The Human Swarm' documentary last week was that there are an extra 200 heart attacks in the UK every day when the temperature drops by only 1 degree C (this must be between some unstated temperature limits, but the general principle is simple). One reason is that the body's response to cold conditions causes the blood to thicken and become more 'clotty'. Well, I have been stubbornly refusing to put the heating on recently despite some pretty chilly evenings and I was thinking how cold my legs had been feeling ... From now on, I'm going to keep warm and drink more water so I avoid the other thing that causes thicker blood - dehydration.
I've read that some of the things that I really like such as garlic, ginger, curry powder and chillis act as natural blood thinners so I am going to make sure that I keep eating plenty of spicy food. I also love green veg. rich in the 'clotting vitamin', vitamin k. I am not going to give up on my broccoli, iceberg lettuce, spring onions etc., but I will moderate my portions slightly and eat more carrots and other alternative veg. which won't make my blood thicker.
Everyone should be aiming to drink about 2 litres of water each day - and tea/coffee don't count 
, as they are diuretics, so if you drink 1 cup of tea/coffee, it should be 'replaced' with a similar amount of water !
Just ensure there is nothing blocking the way to the 'wee room' !
, as they are diuretics, so if you drink 1 cup of tea/coffee, it should be 'replaced' with a similar amount of water !Just ensure there is nothing blocking the way to the 'wee room' !
oldfatfool
Guru
Hope the blood test come back all clear Col (when they do come back 
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Don't know if you are interested (or indeed if it would be sensible?) but I am possibly driving down to the Alps in Aug/Sept for 2-3 weeks camping and cycling in various locations. If you have a tent then you are more than welcome to join me, maybe a change of air/ scenery and some varied walking routes might do you good? (if you have a bike bag then might even be able to fit your bike in the boot.......or maybe that would be pushing it?)
) Don't know if you are interested (or indeed if it would be sensible?) but I am possibly driving down to the Alps in Aug/Sept for 2-3 weeks camping and cycling in various locations. If you have a tent then you are more than welcome to join me, maybe a change of air/ scenery and some varied walking routes might do you good? (if you have a bike bag then might even be able to fit your bike in the boot.......or maybe that would be pushing it?)
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It's a very nice and tempting offer but I will have to decline, thanks! I've got family visits planned over that period and have a rather pressing appointment with a Mr. Neeta Earnalot! I also don't think I'll be up to much travelling this year.Hope the blood test come back all clear Col (when they do come back
Don't know if you are interested (or indeed if it would be sensible?) but I am possibly driving down to the Alps in Aug/Sept for 2-3 weeks camping and cycling in various locations. If you have a tent then you are more than welcome to join me, maybe a change of air/ scenery and some varied walking routes might do you good? (if you have a bike bag then might even be able to fit your bike in the boot.......or maybe that would be pushing it?)
I'd certainly be up for something like the Raid Corsica or Raid Pyreneen one day if/when health & wealth permit!
oldfatfool
Guru
No worries
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
... they f***ed up the tests and need to do them again!
It's really annoying because if something is wrong, they might have spotted it 5 weeks ago. The good news is that if something has gone wrong since the original samples were taken, the new tests should spot it!
Sorry to hear they've mucked it up. At least you've now got a reasonable excuse to nag them for the test results.
Hope it's all good news when you finally get the test results.
D
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Thanks chaps.
Since my previous post, I've been out for a walk in the sunshine up the steep hill to Heptonstall. Once I'd warmed up for 5 minutes I felt fine! Just goes to show ...
It baffles me how I can feel really rough one minute, and then half an hour later after some fairly vigorous exercise, I feel perfectly okay again. This is the problem with judging how hard to push myself. If I don't stretch my limits, then I won't get fit again. If I push too hard, I'm going to end up conking out.
One interesting fact I heard on 'The Human Swarm' documentary last week was that there are an extra 200 heart attacks in the UK every day when the temperature drops by only 1 degree C (this must be between some unstated temperature limits, but the general principle is simple). One reason is that the body's response to cold conditions causes the blood to thicken and become more 'clotty'. Well, I have been stubbornly refusing to put the heating on recently despite some pretty chilly evenings and I was thinking how cold my legs had been feeling ... From now on, I'm going to keep warm and drink more water so I avoid the other thing that causes thicker blood - dehydration.
I've read that some of the things that I really like such as garlic, ginger, curry powder and chillis act as natural blood thinners so I am going to make sure that I keep eating plenty of spicy food. I also love green veg. rich in the 'clotting vitamin', vitamin k. I am not going to give up on my broccoli, iceberg lettuce, spring onions etc., but I will moderate my portions slightly and eat more carrots and other alternative veg. which won't make my blood thicker.
I've noticed that something is different when its very cold, I had Angina about 5 years ago, I've got 4 stents in my chest, and if I'm going to get any twinges it will happen on a very cold morning, usually if I've forgotten to warm up properly and tried to push hard to soon. I've always found the most tricky thing about getting fit is working out how much rest to fit in, exercise is good for us but not if we over do it.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I don't think lack of rest is the problem at the moment, Dave - this has been the longest period of rest that I have ever had!
D
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I don't think lack of rest is the problem at the moment, Dave - this has been the longest period of rest that I have ever had!
Training or getting fit should contain periods of rest, your body will need rest to recover from the training effort and make progress, if theres not enough rest in a training program you'll end up over training and get no benefit from the training.
Urban myth - the diuretic effect of caffeine is absolutely minimal.Everyone should be aiming to drink about 2 litres of water each day - and tea/coffee don't count
And normal daily intake of fluid for a healthy adult (which can include tea and coffee) is rather lower than that; about 1.2 to 1.5 litres.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Well, I just got back from another fun-packed 24 hour visit to an A&E assessment ward and it looks like I am now an official member of the 'Warfarin for life' club! 
I have a bilateral pulmonary embolism. No, not the original one - that is so 'last year' - this is a brand new 2013 version. Whoopee! Strictly speaking, bilateral pulmonary emboli - there are several in each lung. That explains my recent wobbles and shortness of breath.
The doctors do not know where the clots are coming from, but as one doc said, I seem to be pretty good at this clotting malarkey!
The one consolation is that I discovered the problem much earlier this time so recovery ought to be quicker.
I need a few weeks for the anticoagulants to do their thing, and hopefully I will then start making progress again.
I have a bilateral pulmonary embolism. No, not the original one - that is so 'last year' - this is a brand new 2013 version. Whoopee! Strictly speaking, bilateral pulmonary emboli - there are several in each lung. That explains my recent wobbles and shortness of breath.
The doctors do not know where the clots are coming from, but as one doc said, I seem to be pretty good at this clotting malarkey!
The one consolation is that I discovered the problem much earlier this time so recovery ought to be quicker.
I need a few weeks for the anticoagulants to do their thing, and hopefully I will then start making progress again.
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Well, I just got back from another fun-packed 24 hour visit to an A&E assessment ward and it looks like I am now an official member of the 'Warfarin for life' club!
I have a bilateral pulmonary embolism. No, not the original one - that is so 'last year' - this is a brand new 2013 version. Whoopee! Strictly speaking, bilateral pulmonary emboli - there are several in each lung. That explains my recent wobbles and shortness of breath.
The doctors do not know where the clots are coming from, but as one doc said, I seem to be pretty good at this clotting malarkey!
The one consolation is that I discovered the problem much earlier this time so recovery ought to be quicker.
I need a few weeks for the anticoagulants to do their thing, and hopefully I will then start making progress again.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Good to hear they've caught them early Colin... get well soon.
