Life with two parents: Just about

[andrewducker]

My mum had a heart attack yesterday afternoon, followed by an angioplasty.

She was sitting up in bed and drinking coffee by 9pm last night, and seems to be fine now. They're keeping her in until Monday to make sure, but panic over.

Turns out that an angioplasty is nowadays an outpatient operation under local anaesthetic, with over 97% success rate. Modern medicine is awesome. And thank fuck for the NHS!

Comments

[rmc28]

Oh my goodness how completely scary.

And yes, hurrah for modern medicine and the NHS.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I read the word "angioplasty" and overreacted - once I searched for information about it I relaxed a fair bit. But these things are always worrying. And a sign that my parents are not getting any younger.

[wychwood]

Glad she's doing OK!

[andrewducker]

Thank you!

[reverancepavane]

I'm glad she is feeling better.

[andrewducker]

Thank you

[juan_gandhi]

Yes; and they also asked me what kind of music I want to listen while they are doing it (I chose Bach, and they played WTC). The only thing I miss is the opportunity to watch their huge screens that show the insides. But probably most of the patients would just scream or faint seeing themselves from the inside.

(As to your mum, hope she's going to do okay from now on, but... coffee at 9pm?! that may be not a good idea.

[andrewducker]

It is hard to tell whether my parents are just made of coffee, or have ADHD. In either case, having less than 10 cups of coffee in day will lead to them having horrible headaches.

[andrewducker]

Oh, and I'm glad that yours went smoothly as well!

[bearshorty]

Glad to hear your Mom is doing ok. What a scary situation.

[andrewducker]

Thank you.

[i_kender]

Yikes that's a bit of a shock. I hope she recovers well and quickly.

[andrewducker]

Thank you!

[anna_wing]

I'm glad she's doing well.

[andrewducker]

Thank you!

[wildeabandon]

Oof - that must have been scary. Glad to hear she's doing better.

[andrewducker]

Thank you

[falena]

Shit, this must have been so scary. Glad to hear she's doing okay. Sending good vibes to you all.

[gingicat]

I'm so glad she got good care right away!

[andrewducker]

Thank you, me too!

[armiphlage]

eeeek!

Glad for the positive outcome.

[andrewducker]

Same!

[lsanderson]

Speedy recovery.

[andrewducker]

Thank you.

[wenchpixie]

I'm really glad to see that they turned her back onto an upward progression so quickly - and I suspect she'll now be "on the list" for all sorts of contact and support, that seems to kick in automatically after a certain point with any hospital contact.

That must have been frightening until you knew she was on the mend, and unsettling now - I hope you're able to take time for a breath and to process what's just happened, it's a lot, and reminders that one's parents are getting older are never that welcome.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I'm sure she's getting excellent care.

We're away this weekend, hopefully I'll get to decompress.

[channelpenguin]

Oh my! Hope your mum recovers soon.

[andrewducker]

Thank you!

[calimac]

Best wishes to your mum.

Considering health care: I believe that if she'd been in the US and had Kaiser, as I do, she'd also receive good care without absurd cost - I certainly did in my emergency. Bless all good health care providers, and honest helpful systems that provide them, everywhere.

[andrewducker]

I'm glad you also get good care.

And thank you.

[movingfinger]

Very glad to hear that your mum is faring well now. I am sure she is already wanting to go home and resume her interrupted activities!

The advances in heart treatment have been amazing! I didn't know they were doing these under local-only now---that's incredible.

[andrewducker]

I think one of the excellent reasons to keep her in is so she doesn't resume her interrupted activities!

[cmcmck]

I'm glad she's recovering!

[andrewducker]

Me too!

[agoodwinsmith]

After a scary start, that is really excellent news! Yay NHS!

[magedragonfire]

I’m glad she’s on the mend!

It’s amazing how some medical things have made such stark advances over the past decade. My husband’s dad had a heart attack about ten or fifteen years ago and had stents put in, and it was a much more invasive affair then. (He’s still ticking along just fine, and going on a safari next month, haha.)

[threemeninaboat]

Thinking of yous!

[flaviomatani]

Glad that she's ok! Myself, I've been feeling the entropy of passing years catching up with me for a while. Hope she'll be ok for a very long time!

[andrewducker]

Thank you! I'm hoping to get a few more years out of her yet!

[cellio]

Wow, modern medicine is amazing! Best wishes for your mom.