Some not so good news

[Ace]

Well appart from the steering issues i am having my day got worse at about 10am (see tech thread for story on steering issues).

At around 9-10am this morning i got a message from Jason (yabbie) he was rushed to hospital last night after having a mild heart attack. Just had a phone call from him then, they have conducted some 'tests' and they have concluded that he has an arterial blockage. He is being transfered from Wyong to Gosford hospital for surgery tomorrow morning.

Will report back with more info when i have it. Matt

[Slunnie]

I'm sorry to hear this. Hopefully no permanent damage has been done, and that they can open or bypass it without any fuss. He's a lucky lad.

[Ace]

I'm sorry to hear this. Hopefully no permanent damage has been done, and that they can open or bypass it without any fuss. He's a lucky lad.

They are doing that key hole surgery thing with the camera etc so they wont actually need to open him right up, unless they cant find the blockage of course. Matt

[wardy1]

We'll all be thinking of him. Hope he'll be up and about and on the tracks again asap;)

[RR5L]

That is indeed bad news, he was only saying a couple of weeks ago he was having issues and was concerned about his job due to them.

[weeds]

get well soon yabbie

[LandyAndy]

Get well soon Yabbie.
No good having a dodgy ticker.
All the best
Andrew

[one_iota]

He told me he was having some issues....He's a worry:( .

I hope that he mends quickly..

Where do we send "get well soon" cards.

Those that believe in prayer spare him some space.

[George130]

So sorry to hear the news. Hope he got treatment quick as the damage is vastly reduced with quick action.

[dobbo]

Sorry to hear the news, hope the operation goes well.

[CraigE]

Matt, pass on our regards to Jayson and hopefully he gets back on deck asap and can get back on the forum as the #1 agitator.
It is amzing what they can do with these blockages now days, if they get it before a fatal attack. He should be in good hands and hopefully all go's well.
:( :(

[barney]

that's not good news, the good news is he's still around. they will probably put a stent in if he has a blockage, if it's angina, that will be a different kettle of fish altogether.
give him my best wishes for a speedy recovery

[Bytemrk]

Get well Yabbie....

That's real crook news...

Take care
Mark

[Pavo]

Hope he gets well soon...and that he feels better after they do what they do.

As an aside, for some reason I decided to get a check up earlier in the year and my cholesterol was 6.5. I had no idea about any of this stuff, but 6.5 is ridiculously high apparantly. Doctor wasn't impressed/happy with results and told me to exersize (walk 15,000 steps per day), only eat good foods - nothing fatty etc. and gave me some pamphlets to read. Said I was high risk for heart disease.

I have an office job but by no means am I lazy or inactive - I walk 1.7kms each way to the station to commute 5 days per week. I also didn't eat that badly. And I am only 28 and weigh 78kgs.

Long story short, he told me come back in 3 months, so I started some jogging at lunch times, a glass of red to replace some beer, eat a little better and it went down to 4.7 (if I remember correctly) and the doctor was much happier. It wasn't hard to make a small difference.

It did shock me a little though. If anyone is worried they might be a little 'at risk', they should get themselves checked out.

Not trying to lecture anyone...just trying to help.

[DirtyDawg]

Well a get well soon Yabbie from me . Incisor block him (Yabbie) out of the mud pit its those picture in there doing him no good;)

[Slunnie]

They are doing that key hole surgery thing with the camera etc so they wont actually need to open him right up, unless they cant find the blockage of course. Matt
Yeah, assuming the block isn't complete or the artery's not good they pump die through the artery and view the block via X-ray. Then as Barney was saying, they can inflate a balloon in the block to open it again and use a stent (like a mesh spring) to keep the block open. All done through a little hole in the groin or wherever.

[Jamo]

Get well soon, Yabbie.

[Redback]

Not good Matt hope all goes well with the surgery, get well soon Jason.

[CraigE]

Hope he gets well soon...and that he feels better after they do what they do.

As an aside, for some reason I decided to get a check up earlier in the year and my cholesterol was 6.5. I had no idea about any of this stuff, but 6.5 is ridiculously high apparantly. Doctor wasn't impressed/happy with results and told me to exersize (walk 15,000 steps per day), only eat good foods - nothing fatty etc. and gave me some pamphlets to read. Said I was high risk for heart disease.

I have an office job but by no means am I lazy or inactive - I walk 1.7kms each way to the station to commute 5 days per week. I also didn't eat that badly. And I am only 28 and weigh 78kgs.

Long story short, he told me come back in 3 months, so I started some jogging at lunch times, a glass of red to replace some beer, eat a little better and it went down to 4.7 (if I remember correctly) and the doctor was much happier. It wasn't hard to make a small difference.

It did shock me a little though. If anyone is worried they might be a little 'at risk', they should get themselves checked out.

Not trying to lecture anyone...just trying to help.
Cholesterol of 6.5 is a little high and needs some addressing to get back to about 5, but is not real high, I have seen reading of 12.8 after 12hrs of fasting. Now that is worrying. Get it checked a few time over a month to see if there is any differences. It may be due to something you have eaten if it is not consistent.

[hiline]

all the best yabbie

get well soon mate and stay out of the mudpit :D ;)

[RoverOne]

all the best yabbie

get well soon mate and stay out of the mudpit :D ;)

All the best from me also.

If that's what the mudpit does I'm never going there.

At 57 I think I better have a few check ups, haven't been for years other than gout in the foot, had to give up red wine & tomato's :twisted:

Get well soon, Yabbie :thumbsup:

[LoadedDisco]

Not a good thing to here, I hope all goes well.
My father has had two key hole surgery's done on his heart and they have put two (Stints) in the vein things just out of his heart. They can do great things these days.

Get well Yabbie.

[Ace]

I am sure all the good wishes will cheer him up, he will hopefully ring this afternoon so i will happily pass all this on. Matt

[stevo68]

Ditto all the above, maybe the mudpit has to have warnings like they do for extreme rides :eek: . As most of you know my partner had to have open heart surgery a couple of months ago, and aside from the scar you wouldnt even know she had it. It is amazing what they can do. Get well mate,

Regards

Stevo

[ak]

Get well soon Yabbie

Regards Adrian

[JamesH]

Send him my best wishes, Ace. I know from the experience with my dad that once the bypass is done he'll feel a lot better and realise he had been less than 100% for longer than he realised.

[Yabbie]

Well appart from the steering issues i am having my day got worse at about 10am (see tech thread for story on steering issues).

At around 9-10am this morning i got a message from Jason (yabbie) he was rushed to hospital last night after having a mild heart attack. Just had a phone call from him then, they have conducted some 'tests' and they have concluded that he has an arterial blockage. He is being transfered from Wyong to Gosford hospital for surgery tomorrow morning.

Will report back with more info when i have it. Matt


Thank you for all the well wishes i will pass them all on to him.
I am sure he will fill you all in when he has returned.
We are still unsure what is going on hope to know very soon kara

[FenianEel]

Give Yabbie all our best Kara

Will throw a few prayers your way at Mass on sunday;)

[Yabbie]

Give Yabbie all our best Kara

Will throw a few prayers your way at Mass on sunday;)


THANKS ALL:)

[Ace]

THANKS ALL:)

Hi Kara, tell him we will have a beer for him on the weekend, and then organise a BBQ for him when he is back on his feet. Matt

[dobbo]

Hi Kara, tell him we will have a beer for him on the weekend, and then organise a BBQ for him when he is back on his feet. Matt

Good call Ace we'll have to make it up this way so he's not travelling so far, and get you to the watagan's at the same time:D

[Ace]

Good call Ace we'll have to make it up this way so he's not travelling so far, and get you to the watagan's at the same time:D

Sounds good.

Have you been offline at all today? :D

[dobbo]

Sounds good.

Have you been offline at all today? :D

I will be soon so you can bitch about me then:D

Any news on when he'll be home?

[Ace]

I will be soon so you can bitch about me then:D

Any news on when he'll be home?

No, he said the other day when i spoke to him that h would be home in a couple of days but that was dependent on whether or not they could get the blockage out using key hole surgery. Matt

[Ace]

He did say to get fit he was going to become a push bike courier so his sense of humour is still functional. :D

[dobbo]

He did say to get fit he was going to become a push bike courier so his sense of humour is still functional. :D


Great just what we all want to hear. (Please note sarcasm)

I blame the ban bus personally:D

[Ace]

Great just what we all want to hear. (Please note sarcasm)

I blame the ban bus personally:D

If he used the ban bus he would save on fuel. :D

[Yabbie]

Cheers everyone see thread STILL 'ERE

[Ace]

Cheers everyone see thread STILL 'ERE

Just read it, its all about this bloke who faked having a weak ticker so he could get some attention and take the emphasis of him being a **** stirrer on a Land Rover forum. :D

[dobbo]

He's just trying to get his warning reneged due to his "dicky ticker"
Mate the sympathy vote could work :D

[Ace]

He's just trying to get his warning reneged due to his "dicky ticker"
Mate the sympathy vote could work :D

I think the mods might be onto him though.

[Yabbie]

Just read it, its all about this bloke who faked having a weak ticker so he could get some attention and take the emphasis of him being a **** stirrer on a Land Rover forum. :D



Damm you found out to early:mad:


If anyone knows when someones faking it, it'd have to be you MATT!!!:o :o

That's what Stacey told me anyway:twisted:



P.S. If you want the chest pain by all means take it.

You might change your mind after the Angiogram
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Coronary_angiogram?OpenDocument