artme in hospital - heart problem

[munruben]

Seems like I am always the bearer of bad news.

artme (Arthur) is in Greenslopes Private Hospital with suspected heart problem.
He was admitted to the cardiograph section of the hospital on Monday after experiencing some chest pains.
Arthur, as you may remember, had heart bypass surgery about 14 months ago.
His wife, Ana, told me this morning that he is having an angiogram today to sort out what is actually wrong.
Apparently, Arthur had another artery that was partially blocked at the time of his bypass operation but the specialist didn't consider it necessary at the time to carry out any procedure on it. They are concerned that this may be somehting to do with his current situation.

I saw Arthur on Australia Day at the Gold Coast BBQ at Neils and he was in great spirit and we all had a good time. He has only recently started back to work after taking time off to recover from his bypass surgery. He returned on Christmas day from a 6 month holiday overseas.

Let us hope that ll goes well for Arthur today and the problem he is experiencing at the moment is not serious.

Ana said she would ring me later today to let me know the angiogram results.

[Woodwould]

Seems to be the season for heart problems. Get well Arthur and my thoughts are with you and yours.

[Waldo]

Strewth another :o , get outta there quick Arthur and get back on the horse, hope the road to recovery is quick.

[mic-d]

Oh no, that isn't good news. Hope they sort you out Arthur.

Cheers
Michael

[chrisb691]

Get well soon Arthur.








Seems to be the season for heart problems. Get well Arthur and my thoughts are with you and yours.

....or maybe it's coz they read too many bad jokes from John. :rolleyes:

[munruben]

Ana just rang me and said that Arthur has had the tests and they have found that, because of a blockage in one of his arteries the blood is flowing in one direction but not the other. This is as far as I understand it. The long and short of it is that he is to have a procedure, possible early next week, to have a stent put in place. I will try to speak to Arthur tomorrow as today is not a good time for him.
I will probably pay him a visit in hospital within the next couple of days or so. Arthur is a wonderful person and has a terrific sense of humour. but I dont think he will be seeing the funny side of anything at the moment. This will be a big set-back for him.
Will keep you informed of his condition as time goes on.

[Ironwood]

Get well soon Arthur. Best wishes for you and your family.

Looking forward to seeing you back on the forum.

[petersemple]

Glad they have found the problem. Here's hoping they will also be able to fix it well.

Get well Arthur

Peter

[Groggy]

Get well soon Arthur, I hope this is a minor thing and quickly remedied.

[wheelinround]

Arther get well soon

John your not jinxed :no::roll:

Funny eh I was talking to John the day mine happened

this heat :sweatdrop: isn't helping and we think because we stay in air-conditioning we are safe from dehydration AC sucks fluid/moisture out of even the body you actually need to drink more.


Ray

[wolften]

...get well soon Arty, thoughts are with you mate:2tsup:

Glenn

[jerryc]

Arthur,

Hang in there mate and get back on your feet soon. Know how you feel, believe me. Just out again after a torrid couple of weeks in Cardiac Care myself. My point is life goes on and often you're surprised that just when it's darkest, things do get better.

best of luck and a speedy recovery:U.

Jerry

[The Bleeder]

Another one. Arthur our thoughts are with you. Hope your back on your feet soon.

[Barry_White]

Hi Arthur

Thinking of you.

I have to go up to Greenslopes for a stay for my annual checkup on Sunday for about three days. I will call and see him to cheer him up if he is still there.

John perhaps you could find out what ward he is in and what his surname is so I can find him.

[echnidna]

best wishes arty

[Ad de Crom]

Arthur, get well very soon mate, I really can miss all these bad messages.
Ad

[Toggy]

Arthur

Best of luck and speedy recovery.

Ken

[RufflyRustic]

Thinking of you and Anna, Artme!

Wendy

[Big Shed]

Get well soon Arthur, those stents are nothing to worry about (DAMHIKT), they make you a new man.

Just be grateful you are in the good hands of good Ozzie doctors and not somewhere on the other side of the world:2tsup:

[joe greiner]

All the best, Arthur. You're not allowed to escape yet.

Some PM's while Arthur was on tour reminded me of another friend Arthur from my mis-spent youth. Hasn't been deleted yet, so try t=88716 for some levity.

[Oops! It's been moved. YMMV.]

Cheers,
Joe

[ss_11000]

first ray, now artme :no:

hope you get better soon mate, glad to hear that they know what the problem is.

[Calm]

Arthur get well soon - hope all goes well

John was thinking of visiting you and Arthur next week. will probably miss Arthur and not sure visiting you or even, talking/meeting/thinking of you at the minute is a safe thing to do.:D:D:D

Will get in touch after the 16th and visit that week.


Cheers

[munruben]

I have just spoken to Arthur on the phone and he has had the stent put into place today and all has gone well. He is expecting to come out of hospital this coming Saturday. He was in good spirits but a bit p'eed off about this happening. he had only just started back st work a couple of weeks ago.

Will post any new development.

[munruben]

Arthur get well soon - hope all goes well

John was thinking of visiting you and Arthur next week. will probably miss Arthur and not sure visiting you or even, talking/meeting/thinking of you at the minute is a safe thing to do.:D:D:D

Will get in touch after the 16th and visit that week.


Cheers Give me a ring before you come . dont want to miss you. We might be able to pay Arthur a little visit while you are here if he is up to it. Look forward to hearing from you mate. :2tsup:

[wheelinround]

:2tsup::2tsup: great news John pass on best wishes for speedy recovery and return to WW and WWF


Ray

[jow104]

Hope to hear of a good and quick recovery.

[weisyboy]

not agian.

get well soon

[Allan at Wallan]

I am disturbed to hear you are having problems Arthur
but relieved that you made it back to land of Oz in time
to seek treatment.

Stents are a wonderful invention - all will be ok.

I wish you a quick recovery.

Allan

[Chipman]

Look after yourself Artme and get well soon

Regards,

Graham (aka chipman)

[springwater]

Wishing you well Artme

[munruben]

Saw Arthur in hospital today and he looks good and is in great spirits overall. He said to thank all of you for you good wishes. He will be out of hospital ,all being well, tomorrow.
So the news is all good at the moment. I am sure Arthur will explain things much better than I can when he is able.

[wheelinround]

Into Spirits already gee's no mucking around in QLD is there

Good news Arthur and ty John:2tsup::2tsup:

[springwater]

Good news, beaudy, bottla, occa, tube:2tsup:

[STAR]

Get well Arthur, Some pen turning therapy and Ana's care will have you pointing in the right direction in no time.

Great to hear everything turned out well.

Peter

[artme]

Many, many thanks to everyone for heir kind thoughts and good wishes.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Without detailed pics it is a bit hard to explain what happened except to say that, in a nutshell, Munruben's explanation is pretty well spot on.

Everything went very smoothly but the groin is a bit painful as I had the angiogram one day and the stent the next, Also had to lie flat on back with right leg straight for 6 hours first day and 8 hours second day, Quite exhausting really, but what is that compared to better health.?

Will get back to the shed in a week or so.

Again, thanks to all.

[Simomatra]

Arthur,

Sorry mate I just found out from John. Good news to see you are at home getting Ana's loving attention.

I am glad you made it home before you had this trouble, I would have rung but I can't find where i put your number.

Speedy recovery mate a get back into it soon. I have 4 of those stents.

[tea lady]

Glad everything is OK! Look after yourself.:)

[artme]

Thanx TL. getting better by the day.

Don't need to look after myself. LOML watches me like a hawke!:oo::oo:

[prozac]

All the very best Artme.