Been feeling a bit tight in the chest and breathless whilst out walking over the past week or so and so Mrs Mac insisted I phone the Doctors yesterday.

Being a bloke I said 'Let's go for a stroll to make sure it is still there'.

Got to Tesco in Padiham and phoned 111 then 999 and am sat up in bed at Blackburn having had a 95% blocked Artery cleared at the front plus another at the rear of my heart and 2 stents fitted.

There is stubborn and there is stupid!

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:38 am

Been feeling a bit tight in the chest and breathless whilst out walking over the past week or so and so Mrs Mac insisted I phone the Doctors yesterday.

Being a bloke I said 'Let's go for a stroll to make sure it is still there'.

Got to Tesco in Padiham and phoned 111 then 999 and am sat up in bed at Blackburn having had a 95% blocked Artery cleared at the front plus another at the rear of my heart and 2 stents fitted.

There is stubborn and there is stupid!

Hi John,

Hope all goes well.

Sorry to hear that. My wife is a cardiac nurse and the stories she tells me like this on a daily basis are frightening. Occurs in younger people too. In simple terms: any chest tightening or breathlessness - get straight to hospital.

The good news is that once treated you are quickly back to good health. Swift recovery.

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:38 am

Being a bloke I said 'Let's go for a stroll to make sure it is still there'.

A good job you didn't try walking to Barnard Castle!

The stents will help a lot, my Dad had them when he had Angina. The best of luck in your recovery and keep us all posted.

Hope this wasn't brought on by the 6-5 defeat in the latest round of spot the ball.

Speedy recovery John

Get well soon, pal.

Get well soon. Careful how you shave now, cut yourself and you will bleed for a long time (several minutes) and DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE THOSE TABLETS.
I know of a bloke who was stented and after 6 months went to Spain on his jollies for a month and forgot or did not bother to take his tablets aimed at keeping the stent patent-it blocked off and he had a massive life shortening heart attack.

Good luck on your recovery John , from Jimmy (who sits next to you in the JHU )

Get well soon.....just goes to show how fragile life is,men think they are superheroes,dont be stubborn do what John did,seek help.!

well done John!

we're all guilty of putting off and making do but your story is a good reminder to get things checked out when symptons occur!

Good luck with your recovery and just be thankful the Clarets aren't giving us any anxious moments...at the moment!

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:23 am

Get well soon.....just goes to show how fragile life is,men think they are superheroes,dont be stubborn do what John did,seek help.!

That should be on an NHS advert

“Don’t be stubborn, be a John, seek help”


All the best John!

Had two hig heart attacks in 2006 in the space of five days. Ended up with three stents and loads of meds.

Been OK until the last six months and very recently wore a 24 hour heart monitor to try and establish why I'm getting breathless after short walks. Further treatment being held up by Covid 19 situation.

Hopefully know more after a visit to the Dept. of Nuclear Medicine at Blackburn in August.

Good luck JohnMac

Ah bad luck, I hope all goes well with your recovery. My Grandad had a couple of those stents fitted 25 years ago and he’s still alive now at 90 so they’ve got a fair bit of longevity in them.

Good luck with the recovery.

Dyched wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:44 am

That should be on an NHS advert

“Don’t be stubborn, be a John, seek help”


All the best John!

Simple advice....but life saving advice

Good to know all well. As for your pathway to treatment....we all tread that path and probably will carry on!

That conversation in your head....

Feeling a bit rough....keep walking. It's been a week....go for a walk and walk it off. It'll be OK....That's not better....it's worse...I am not sure I can get home...best call 111 and wait....errr...999 ambulance. Help!

JM hope you are feeling better and just to make you know that i work for one of the biggest Stent makes in the world . I handle thousands every day , hey just hope i helped to save your life ........... Maybe

Best wishes for a full recovery John.

Good luck and I hope that you make a full recovery and that they let us all back on the Turf someday!

Ashingtonclaret46 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:24 pm

Good luck and I hope that you make a full recovery and that they let us all back on the Turf someday!

Interesting news from Mail on line on the Oxford vaccine with the lead researcher saying by September she is 80% confident we could have a vaccine. Theirs seems to be producing both an antibody and T cell response. T cells are the elephant in the immune system (they never forget) so it is possible the vaccine will work for several years at least

Jimjan wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:19 am

Good luck on your recovery John , from Jimmy (who sits next to you in the JHU )

Cheers Jimmy, see you at the Turf circa 2025

mdd2 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:02 am

Get well soon. Careful how you shave now, cut yourself and you will bleed for a long time (several minutes) and DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE THOSE TABLETS.

That is sound advice, cheers!

On the road to recovery. Best wishes.

claretblue wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:28 am

well done John!

we're all guilty of putting off and making do but your story is a good reminder to get things checked out when symptons occur!

Good luck with your recovery and just be thankful the Clarets aren't giving us any anxious moments...at the moment!

We'll see how good these monitors are come 6pm as they are keeping me here again tonight

Gordaleman wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:45 am

Had two hig heart attacks in 2006 in the space of five days. Ended up with three stents and loads of meds.

Been OK until the last six months and very recently wore a 24 hour heart monitor to try and establish why I'm getting breathless after short walks. Further treatment being held up by Covid 19 situation.

Hopefully know more after a visit to the Dept. of Nuclear Medicine at Blackburn in August.

Good luck JohnMac

You too pal

Glad you've caught the prblem JohnMac and hope you stick around a lot longer.

Clear message to anyone with the following symptoms:

Tightness / chest pain
Shortness of breath
Cold sweat / clamminess
Nausea
Light-headedness / dizziness

Do NOT wait and hope it goes away. Call 999 immediately.

Tribesmen wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:42 am

JM hope you are feeling better and just to make you know that i work for one of the biggest Stent makes in the world . I handle thousands every day , hey just hope i helped to save your life ........... Maybe

Cheers pal

Get well, John, and get home - Mao is missing you, I'm sure.

I was playing 5-a-side when I felt a "bit out of breath." I said I'd just sit out for a few mins. One of the other footballers said I looked like he had when he fainted while playing football some years earlier - said he'd take me to A&E. I thought I might have a chest cold - it was middle of winter. I had no pain, chest, arms or anywhere. I learnt afterwards that around 13% of heart attacks are "silent" and don't have any pain.

That was Feb 2016. I got the 2 stents. RCA was 100% blocked and second artery was significantly narrowed. Three nights in hospital and then the recovery process started.

John, good luck with everything. It can take time to get back to your best. Make sure that you get signed up for cardio rehab - physio led gym classes - always assuming they are still doing these through the covid-19 times. You will never meet a happy set of people - even those at Charlton in May-2016 when we went up as champions don't compare.

Sending very best wishes to you.

Take care
John

you're in the right place with the right people, speedy recovery, listen to your wife, take it easy and get well.

Easy for all us to want to avoid doctors and think it's ok or it'll be ok

Best wishes

Read your opening post to my better half and she said " told you, all you lot are the same, yeah it'll be alreight", then you collapse and I have to ring the bloody ambulance but we did have a laugh about it, more of a totally true laugh.
Anyway stay on the path to recovery and look after yourself and especially Mrs Mac.

All the best for your recovery John.

When you get to our age ( and I think you're a few years younger than me), you need to be careful. Anything out of the ordinary, ring the Doc.

I had a heart attack on 7th January 2003 and my Consultant actually asked me if I wanted a stent put in.

He said whatever my decision it would be the right one. He told me the risk of having stents put in and although it was such a very low risk I said no thank you.

And here we are 17 and a half years later and I have had no problems with my ticker ever since. And I am still here....well in the Philippines actually and still in lockdown.

As has been said just keep taking the medicine and do as you are told by your GP and your Consultant and also by your Missus of course.

I wish you well John

All the best John, and thank goodness you made that 999 call.

Best wishes with your recover John and hope your soon back on the first team.

FactualFrank wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:50 am

A good job you didn't try walking to Barnard Castle!

The stents will help a lot, my Dad had them when he had Angina. The best of luck in your recovery and keep us all posted.

I tried to walk to Barnard Castle but couldn't find it due to poor eyesight.

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:58 pm

Cheers Jimmy, see you at the Turf circa 2025

So Soon

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:58 pm

Cheers Jimmy, see you at the Turf circa 2025

But kick off is at 1945 JM-can you not make it for then?

Wow!

That IS lucky!

Could have been ME !

Only joshin' Get better soon!

A good lesson to us men. We are very good at not going to the doctor for one reason or another.

Best wishes with your recovery.