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Humour me, I need to get this off my chest.

I`m just about to head off to bed now with the prospect of going to the local hospital Path lab in the morning to give a fasting blood sample. That means I`ll have been nil-by-mouth for twelve hours by the time I get there.

I spent much of last Thursday (including an overnight stay) in the observation ward with a heart rate of 140 and matching blood pressure. I`ve had two chest x-rays, three ECGs, a saline drip in my arm and quite frankly I`ve been cacking myself with worry waiting for my heart rate to reduce.

It wound down of its own accord (rather than them pumping me full of medication), so every twinge I feel I`m terrified my engine might start racing again and the last thing I want is to throw a piston rod. As I appear to have a positive blood sugar level of around 15.5mmol/L, the doctors (for whom I have nothing but undying admiration) reckon I must be diabetic.

It is a hell of a sobering thing to have an ambulance called for you by your GP when you try to make an appointment to see him. Especially when you`re only 41 and still think you`re pretty indestructible. They`re doing other blood tests to check my thyroid function and things like that as well, but if it`s been brought on by stress like I think it has, then my stress levels are hardly likely to reduce.

I need a lie down.

J Mark Oates

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The twins keep us on Alpha Centaurian time
-- a 37-hour day. Give it a few months --
you`ll get used to it. Or you`ll have a
psychotic episode.

Been there, done that, got the teeshirt

**Hugs**



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Sorry to hear that mate. Now get of the internet, put your feet up and try and relax!

Don`t think of yourself as an ugly person. Think of yourself as a beautiful monkey!

hope everything turns out ok, best of luck from the oggers clan :)

& as dlam says, try & put you`re feet up, relax. (easier said than done)

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general nobody @ www.dvdreviewer.co.ukformerly known as theogster

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If it turns out your a diabetic it`s no big deal. Like you I was diagnosed as diabetic in my 40`s. I take medicine (3 pills a day) and I lead a perfectly normal life.

All the best.

Will

Don`t Panic!

Relax

Chill Out

Once you get that over & done with, watch the heart rate drop. :)

Seriously hope your feeling better soon & all the tests come out fine.



I quite like the Helpdesk people in a benevolent (as opposed to malevolent) way as they do some valuable work in preventing us being inundated by every halfwit who can work a phone.

A whinge?? That`s not a whinge, that`s ........, well, I don`t know quite what it is, but it`s more than just a whinge, it`s real.

At roll call, you said you`d not been well, but in hospital?? :(

Hope they sort it out and you feel better soon.

All the best.

Beth 58%er ;)

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Hope it goes well dude.

all the best,

The 42%er.


It`s not easy being different. It`s not easy being cool....but somehow I manage....

More hugs-we`re with you matey xx
(Need a poorly smiley now)


Sue Davies

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Crikey mate - hope it all gets sorted soon. Wonder if it was watching Rik`s film that sent your blood pressure so high? ;)

Just noticed that 42%er & 58%er even have the same sign off on their posts now:

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All the best

`It must be love, love , love, der derrr`
<\Madness mode>

Cheers

Si



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This item was edited on Tuesday, 8th March 2005, 10:23