Feeling a bit sick

[Mallory Black]

Very interesting , heart problems in my family too, I'm now un-insurable thanks to my brother having a big attack a  couple of years ago
Like the bro I must also be in the firing line, I now have those little freckly looking spots round my ankles, they are a pointer to circulation issues

I confess I still eat junk, only rarely though, swapped butter for logicol and have a twice daily tablespoon of Olive leave extract, one of the best natural anti-oxitants out there.

And only have a couple of drinks on the weekend however if yo saw my other thread you'll know I have a week on Fraser, what do you expect will happen LOL!

[Brett B]

Hi boys and girls
My wonderful partner bought my lap top into hospital for me
Well Im back in hospital been here for a week trying to sort out my meds
But found some other nasties dont think it is life threatning yet
Be about right get ya ct sorted 4by project under way and the big man upstairs is trying to take you away
Well not me
Sorry guys just havin a winge
cant wait to get home
Keep on doing what you love
Have a beer for me

[D4D]

Keep your chin up Brett

[GeoffA]

Hang in there Brett.
Hope ya get it all sorted real soon........

[BigJules]

Best of luck to all you blokes.

I've been concious of the risk factors myself, being middle aged, over weight in (formerly) in IT.

[Jason B]

Hope you are getting there Brett.

Keep you chin up mate, it is easy to get depressed. Things will work out and now you are of aware of the issue you can manage it.

I had my scare a couple a years or so ago. At 38 I went down in my lounge room with severe chest pain and was sure I was having a heart attack. Drove myself to the Hospital which is only 800m away but still stupid.

I was admitted straight away, and my heart turned out to be OK, but I had a blood clot in my lungs. It was a complication from some varicose vein surgery I had had. Even though the danger period for this had allegedly past it got me. They found clots in the deep veins in my legs also. 12 months on warfarin and I now am back to my new normal. I now have to wear pressure bandages on my legs for the rest of my life.

I am 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighed 141kg at the time. I am down to 127kg at the moment and hope to loose another 20kg. With my frame I will never be a light weight.

None of you should ever take any risks with your health, if you don't feel right get to the GP or the hospital. I was told that night that I had a one in three chance of being dead in the morning or having a stroke. It's a very sobering experience to be told about you mortality and puts things into perspective, especially when you have 3 and 6 year girls that are your world.

Not long after this, I went out and bought my KK.

Hope you are on the mend mate. Will be talkin to ya.

Regards

Jas

[fuji]

Now you have a laptop you can spend your time on this forum while you're on the mend. When we meet its my shout!
Wayne

[Swannie]

Hey Brett take care mate... When you get through this mate. You are lucky you got a second chance, now make sur that you use this second chance to enjoy life to the fullest.

Greg

[GU_Thomo]

Hello Parry, are you still on the lipitor?

I'll also do a bit of research on Coq10

Mate I am sorry I missed this.
Yes I am still taking Lipitor.
I am on a very low dose of 20mg/day.
If you are on a higher dose see if you can lower it.

Cheers
Parry

[Marschy]

I'm on Lipitor 40mg/day. Booked in to see a neurologist in December to assess my Parkinsons like symptoms. The more reading I do, the more I suspect that Lipitor is the cause.

[Black Diamond]

Shit Bretto somehow missed this thread hope all is well mate.

[JCAT]

Get well soon Brett.


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[speewa158]

Best advise is Get You A inTo Gear & Get THe F@#$ Out Of There .  Theres a camp fire waiting with a chjair you need to fill bring a cooler 

[Brett B]

Im trying hard to get out of here but its going to be a little while yet
Im hanging for the Kelly camp catch up
 

[Brett B]

Well after lots of proding scans and sticken me with needles I have a rare autoimmune disorder aswell
Not shore on the name yet
Bloody stupid your body attacking it self ???I can do that on my own 

[Brett B]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone 

[D4D]

Cheer up, you get to look at nurses all day, are they any good?

[Brett B]

Very nice want to be sick all the time

[Brett B]

Well there letting me out on Friday
Good news is no cancer in my lungs and Im still here
Bad news is I have  Autoimmune disorder called
Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare type of inflammation that targets the arteries, veins and capillaries of vital organs within the body. The two organs that it mainly targets are the kidneys and the respiratory system, including the lungs, trachea, nose and sinuses.

There is no cure, but appropriate treatment is usually successful in controlling the inflammatory process and allows good health to be restored for many years.

Inflammation (redness, heat and swelling) of blood vessels is called vasculitis. Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare type of vasculitis. If only the blood vessels of the respiratory system are affected, the disease is known as 'limited Wegener's granulomatosis'.

Wegener's granulomatosis may be fatal without prompt medical treatment. This is because the inflammation within the walls of blood vessels reduces the blood's ability to flow through the vessels and carry oxygen, which impairs the functioning of the associated organs. In severe cases, tissue death (necrosis) can occur.

 

[fuji]

Hey Brett
My son was born with granulomatosis. He had lots red spots all over his body. He is 17 now and in pretty good health. Has asthma and allergies but nothing that can't be controlled. Get better soon
Wayne

[GeoffA]

Wow, Brett.

Good that they're letting you out, and absolutely great that there's no big C. Must be a big relief for you and the family, especially as your condition is manageable. Took a while for the diagnosis.......you could have picked something easier, though......

There is no cure, but appropriate treatment is usually successful in controlling the inflammatory process and allows good health to be restored for many years.

......don't suppose there's any chance that involves large volumes of an amber fluid......??

Looking forward to catching up at Tolmie....

 
Geoff

[Brett B]

......don't suppose there's any chance that involves large volumes of an amber fluid......??

Hey Geoff
Have very very bad news 1 to 2 standard drinks a week
They are treating me the same as the cancer just a much lower doses

[GeoffA]

......don't suppose there's any chance that involves large volumes of an amber fluid......??

Hey Geoff
Have very very bad news 1 to 2 standard drinks a week
They are treating me the same as the cancer just a much lower doses

Bugger..........(now, how did I know what the response would be??)

Keep on punching......

 

[krisandkev]

All the best Brett.  I also missed this tread and it is good to read about people’s experiences.  We do take our life for granted and complain about the smallest things. But that is human nature.

I had a heath scare back in 2006.  The sight in one of my eyes started to develop a black spot.  Anyway not to blah blah blah, I had a very large pituitary tumour, 3.2 cm in size.  The pituitary gland is only small, about the size of a pea, but it is extremely important. 

Hormones secreted from the pituitary gland help control the following body processes:
?   Growth (Excess of HGH can lead to gigantism and acromegaly.)
?   Blood pressure
?   Some aspects of pregnancy and childbirth including stimulation of uterine contractions during childbirth
?   Breast milk production
?   Sex organ functions in both males and females
?   Thyroid gland function
?   The conversion of food into energy (metabolism)
?   Water and osmolarity regulation in the body
?   Water balance via the control of reabsorption of water by the kidneys
?   Temperature regulation
?   Pain relief

It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (diaphragma sellae).  They removed most of mine through my nose.  OK, I don't think my nose is that big. The tumour was able to be sucked out. 

Apparently Pituitary Tumours are fairly common; most people do not know they have one.  They are normally very slow growing and it is rare that they are cancerous.  Amazing hey. 

I know we sometimes complain about doctors etc, and I know there are some horror stories, but we do have a brilliant health system and some brilliant doctors, nurses etc.   And I am so glad I was in private health.  I was still out of pocket, but money means very little when faced with your health.   And I must say, my wife was so good. I had some scary times, but she was my rock.  You feel so helpless about something you cannot do anything about and have to put all of your faith in others.

I hope you get all sorted Brett.  Keep us up to date.   

Kevin

[Brett B]

I home yay
Im not sure about driving have a balance problem must need more beer??
No Im on some full on drugs knockin the crap out of me