GWS ColinJ.. DVT/Pulmonary Embolism

[ColinJ]

YAY!!!!!!!!! I know we've never met Colin but being just a forum acquaintance still makes me feel very pleased for you, have some emoticons:

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Thanks - if I were still a drinker, I'd drink to that!

Even though I was expecting good news, I still misread the letter! It was a relief when I read it properly ...

 

[Ganymede]

Well I'm having a cuppa, so "cheers" in tea!

 

[Archie_tect]

Have a chunk of cake on me Colin- be good to meet you one day!

 

[ColinJ]

Have a chunk of cake on me Colin- be good to meet you one day!

Hmm, cake ...

Yes, it would be nice to meet up - see if you can make it down for the forum ride on Mar 28th 2015!

If I ever make a trip to Northumberland with my bike, I'll be sure to let you and @Fnaar know about it!

 

[Archie_tect]

You have to promise to slow down though.

 

[ColinJ]

You have to promise to slow down though.

I think our slow group only averaged about 8 or 9 mph this year, including stops. The quickest riders probably did 15+ mph, but I didn't see much of them!

 

[cyberknight]

I would offer to buy you a pint but your not allowed

 

[ColinJ]

I would offer to buy you a pint but your not allowed

1 pint wouldn't hurt. It's the regular 4 other pints a night that would!

I'm one of those people who struggles with moderation. I can do without alcohol, chocolate, cake etc. but once I get the taste for them, I want MORE ...

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Hmm, cake ...

Yes, it would be nice to meet up - see if you can make it down for the forum ride on Mar 28th 2015!

If I ever make a trip to Northumberland with my bike, I'll be sure to let you and @Fnaar know about it!

Where are we off to on this forum ride? - haven't heard anything about it.

 

[ColinJ]

Announced in this post. Skim through that thread for details of this year's edition of the ride.

 

[Roscoe]

Excellent news sir!

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Thanks for that, I'll see what I can do nearer the time.

 

[woohoo]

ColinJ You might be interested in this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04mctw7

20 minutes in there is a piece about the new anti-coagulants that are available for certain conditions.

 

[ColinJ]

ColinJ You might be interested in this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04mctw7

20 minutes in there is a piece about the new anti-coagulants that are available for certain conditions.

Thanks. The new drugs are certainly looking promising but I think I will stick on warfarin for now. I agree with the second doctor who said that a little caution is no bad thing. I am pretty stable on warfarin so hopefully my bleeding risk is as low as it can be.

Longer term, I would like to switch because I don't like the prospect of a lifelong vitamin K deficiency induced by warfarin. I just want the doctors to have a few more years experience with the new drugs first in case anything horrid turns up!

I was watching Trust Me, I'm a Doctor tonight and they had a report on a new surgical technique for dealing with clots in the lungs. It was the kind of thing that I could not have watched when I was feeling really ill, but I felt up to it this evening. It was amazing to watch, but what they got out of the poor guy's lungs was truly gruesome!

If you can stomach it, it is available on iPlayer for a month - LINK. The clotting item is about 40 minutes in.

 

[woohoo]

I was watching Trust Me, I'm a Doctor tonight and they had a report on a new surgical technique for dealing with clots in the lungs. It was the kind of thing that I could not have watched when I was feeling really ill, but I felt up to it this evening. It was amazing to watch, but what they got out of the poor guy's lungs was truly gruesome!

Thanks. I saw it; glad I had eaten my tea well beforehand. It looked a pretty arduous procedure for the patient and the medics. The volume of stuff that they removed was what really surprised me.