My chest is home to my apocalypse - Page 2

glatt · 11-06-2007, 09:33 AM

You may have a better directory than I can find, But here's a short directory of Cardiologists in Wellington.

The Wakefield Heart Centre looks promising.
Their phone number is (04) 381 8115

Please call them now.

ElBandito · 11-06-2007, 12:11 PM

Holy crap; thanks for the support and the peer pressure. I'm making an appointment to see my GP for a referral today.
I told my partner last night. She looked... shocked. Stunned. A little frightened.
Neither of us have slept much. :/

Cloud · 11-06-2007, 12:12 PM

are you taking aspirin?

lumberjim · 11-06-2007, 12:17 PM

goooooood.

limey · 11-06-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElBandito

Holy crap; thanks for the support and the peer pressure. I'm making an appointment to see my GP for a referral today.
I told my partner last night. She looked... shocked. Stunned. A little frightened.
Neither of us have slept much. :/

Keep us posted. we're watching

ElBandito · 11-06-2007, 12:35 PM

No, no asprin at the moment.

And the peer pressure in this case is good peer pressure... rather than the 'hey there, take this awesome crack', it's the good stuff instead.

And I will.

thanks!

Clodfobble · 11-06-2007, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElBandito

I'm making an appointment to see my GP for a referral today.

GOOD. Also, take the aspirin. It cannot hurt you, and it may help in the meantime.

Quote:

I told my partner last night. She looked... shocked. Stunned. A little frightened.

Not as shocked as she'd be if you keeled over dead one day. Many heart problems are very treatable, putting your head in the sand is the last thing she'd want you to do. I'm very glad you told her, and I'm sure she's grateful to know as well.

glatt · 11-06-2007, 01:30 PM

*Thumbs up* ElBandidto.

ElBandito · 11-06-2007, 02:24 PM

The biggest hurdle I find is getting over the Kiwi attitude of 'she'll be right, mate' (I think the Aussies have something similar). It's something of a National Identity and part of a measure of 'manliness' here. Akin to Kiwi ingenuity (No. 8 wire and all that).
And it leads to kiwi guys like me just 'putting up and shutting up' with ills and ailments.

I've called. Got an appointment in two hours. :thumb

Pie · 11-06-2007, 02:30 PM

Stay strong, Bandito. It's amazing what the combination of a statin, aspirin and a beta blocker can do to reduce your risks. I've been on the first two drugs for about seven years -- my maternal uncle died of a MI at age 32 (exactly my age now!)

bluecuracao · 11-06-2007, 02:30 PM

Just want to add...if you take aspirin, don't take too much. It can be very bad for your stomach.

TheMercenary · 11-06-2007, 02:34 PM

I have recently started taking one enteric coated ASA q other day. Most recommend a single baby ASA daily.

DanaC · 11-06-2007, 03:57 PM

Quote:

'hey there, take this awesome crack', it's the good stuff instead.

And I will.

thanks!

*grins*

Hey, ElBandito, well done mate. Let us know how you get on

jester · 11-06-2007, 04:25 PM

good decision ELB, now you can get on the road to recovery from whatever ails you

lumberjim · 11-06-2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

*grins*

*drops over dead of a heart attack*

sorry, i just heven't broken your bal....box over the asterisks in a while.

11-06-2007, 12:12 PM	#18
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	are you taking aspirin? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-06-2007, 12:17 PM	#19
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	goooooood. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-06-2007, 02:30 PM	#25
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Stay strong, Bandito. It's amazing what the combination of a statin, aspirin and a beta blocker can do to reduce your risks. I've been on the first two drugs for about seven years -- my maternal uncle died of a MI at age 32 (exactly my age now!) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

11-06-2007, 02:34 PM	#27
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I have recently started taking one enteric coated ASA q other day. Most recommend a single baby ASA daily. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-06-2007, 09:33 AM	#16
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You may have a better directory than I can find, But here's a short directory of Cardiologists in Wellington. The Wakefield Heart Centre looks promising. Their phone number is (04) 381 8115 Please call them now.

11-06-2007, 12:11 PM	#17
ElBandito Captain of Jelly Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wgtn, NZ Posts: 62	Holy crap; thanks for the support and the peer pressure. I'm making an appointment to see my GP for a referral today. I told my partner last night. She looked... shocked. Stunned. A little frightened. Neither of us have slept much. :/

11-06-2007, 12:35 PM	#21
ElBandito Captain of Jelly Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wgtn, NZ Posts: 62	No, no asprin at the moment. And the peer pressure in this case is good peer pressure... rather than the 'hey there, take this awesome crack', it's the good stuff instead. And I will. thanks!

11-06-2007, 01:30 PM	#23
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thumbs up ElBandidto.

11-06-2007, 02:24 PM	#24
ElBandito Captain of Jelly Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wgtn, NZ Posts: 62	The biggest hurdle I find is getting over the Kiwi attitude of 'she'll be right, mate' (I think the Aussies have something similar). It's something of a National Identity and part of a measure of 'manliness' here. Akin to Kiwi ingenuity (No. 8 wire and all that). And it leads to kiwi guys like me just 'putting up and shutting up' with ills and ailments. I've called. Got an appointment in two hours. :thumb

11-06-2007, 02:30 PM	#26
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Just want to add...if you take aspirin, don't take too much. It can be very bad for your stomach.

11-06-2007, 04:25 PM	#29
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	good decision ELB, now you can get on the road to recovery from whatever ails you

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