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General => General discussion => Topic started by: MrBounce on 06 March 2012, 20:50
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My mate is 34. He's been juggling 2 jobs (both driving) in order to try to make ends meet and he has turned into a big stress-head. On Friday he was chatting to a friend at a burger van when he felt ill and collapsed.
His heart stopped beating but thanks to the efforts of the Quick Response Paramedics he was resuscitated. Unfortunately it happened again. They were able to bring him back once more and managed to get him into an ambulance. His heart stopped beating yet again, and the brilliant ambulance crew brought him back to life a third time.
Upon arrival at hospital things looked very very bad indeed. The consultant branded him "the illest person in this hospital" and said it would be very lucky if he made it through the night and if he did, with the amount of time he'd spent effectively dead, he might be brain-damaged.
They shipped him off for some special groundbreaking treatment where the body and brain are cooled so as to minimise any potential damage. Once he had been in there (for the best part of a day if I remember correctly), he was gradually brought back up to temperature in order to wake him up. Bearing in mind he was expected to be brain-damaged, the sight of seeing him waking up and asking where he was then saying "Where's Leah?" literally made the nurses burst into tears of joy.
He is still having a few issues with short term-memory. He asked me the same question 4 times this evening over the course of about an hour, but this much better than yesterday where it was every minute or so, and it's likely to continue to improve each day.
I have nothing but praise for the brilliant Paramedics and Medical Teams who effectively have kept the Andy I know and love pretty much as he used to be, but now hopefully less-stressed. Thankfully he has no memory of the events at all.
We all like to critcise the NHS, but not today. They have done an AMAZING job. :cool:
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The NHS is nothing but good for the UK.
Hope he makes a speedy recovery. :smiley:
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Damn young age, Glad he is ok and hope he has a full recovery bud :smiley:
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That's terrible, he is far too young. I wish him a full recovery.
The NHS is brilliant, we all won't know what were missing until it's gone.
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Way too young, hope he gets better soon bud :smiley:
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My mate is 34. He's been juggling 2 jobs (both driving) in order to try to make ends meet and he has turned into a big stress-head. On Friday he was chatting to a friend at a burger van when he felt ill and collapsed.
His heart stopped beating but thanks to the efforts of the Quick Response Paramedics he was resuscitated. Unfortunately it happened again. They were able to bring him back once more and managed to get him into an ambulance. His heart stopped beating yet again, and the brilliant ambulance crew brought him back to life a third time.
Upon arrival at hospital things looked very very bad indeed. The consultant branded him "the illest person in this hospital" and said it would be very lucky if he made it through the night and if he did, with the amount of time he'd spent effectively dead, he might be brain-damaged.
They shipped him off for some special groundbreaking treatment where the body and brain are cooled so as to minimise any potential damage. Once he had been in there (for the best part of a day if I remember correctly), he was gradually brought back up to temperature in order to wake him up. Bearing in mind he was expected to be brain-damaged, the sight of seeing him waking up and asking where he was then saying "Where's Leah?" literally made the nurses burst into tears of joy.
He is still having a few issues with short term-memory. He asked me the same question 4 times this evening over the course of about an hour, but this much better than yesterday where it was every minute or so, and it's likely to continue to improve each day.
I have nothing but praise for the brilliant Paramedics and Medical Teams who effectively have kept the Andy I know and love pretty much as he used to be, but now hopefully less-stressed. Thankfully he has no memory of the events at all.
We all like to critcise the NHS, but not today. They have done an AMAZING job. :cool:
Good to here he's on the mend!
I'm afraid stroke/heart attacks can happen at any age :sad: I'm 27 and sadly suffered a stroke back in 2009 and still suffer from the affects, loss of memory weakness ect ect....
Now I'm babberling! anyway, I hope your friend makes a full recovery!
All the best :wink:
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Hope he makes a full recovery amazing story you just told!
NHS for heart issues is the best in europe, its the one thing we excell in, due to the diet in the country :lipsrsealed:
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as good as the NHS is, the sort of treatment your friend received would never have been given over here. It's a postcode lottery.
Glad to see he is on the mend though, your area sounds like a good place to be ill lol
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Great news :cool: God is trying to tell him something! slow down, and stay away from Burger vans!
I hope he makes a full recovery, and heeds the warnings.
Thom
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My mate is 34. He's been juggling 2 jobs (both driving) in order to try to make ends meet and he has turned into a big stress-head. On Friday he was chatting to a friend at a burger van when he felt ill and collapsed.
His heart stopped beating but thanks to the efforts of the Quick Response Paramedics he was resuscitated. Unfortunately it happened again. They were able to bring him back once more and managed to get him into an ambulance. His heart stopped beating yet again, and the brilliant ambulance crew brought him back to life a third time.
Upon arrival at hospital things looked very very bad indeed. The consultant branded him "the illest person in this hospital" and said it would be very lucky if he made it through the night and if he did, with the amount of time he'd spent effectively dead, he might be brain-damaged.
They shipped him off for some special groundbreaking treatment where the body and brain are cooled so as to minimise any potential damage. Once he had been in there (for the best part of a day if I remember correctly), he was gradually brought back up to temperature in order to wake him up. Bearing in mind he was expected to be brain-damaged, the sight of seeing him waking up and asking where he was then saying "Where's Leah?" literally made the nurses burst into tears of joy.
He is still having a few issues with short term-memory. He asked me the same question 4 times this evening over the course of about an hour, but this much better than yesterday where it was every minute or so, and it's likely to continue to improve each day.
I have nothing but praise for the brilliant Paramedics and Medical Teams who effectively have kept the Andy I know and love pretty much as he used to be, but now hopefully less-stressed. Thankfully he has no memory of the events at all.
We all like to critcise the NHS, but not today. They have done an AMAZING job. :cool:
Good to here he's on the mend!
I'm afraid stroke/heart attacks can happen at any age :sad: I'm 27 and sadly suffered a stroke back in 2009 and still suffer from the affects, loss of memory weakness ect ect....
Now I'm babberling! anyway, I hope your friend makes a full recovery!
All the best :wink:
+1 got me at 24
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crikey ,glad to hear hes on the mend
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The NHS come under so much stick at times so its nice to hear a postive story.
I wish you friend all the best and hope he make a good recovery.
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I'm a massive stress head at the moment..... This really does make you think! :undecided:
So glad to hear how well he's pulled through so far.. I hope for him and his family/friends this continues.
In a crisis the NHS are usually very good. it's the less important stuff they can suck at sometimes.
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Good Job......
I had a friend drop dead at 25 of a heart attack, the fitest man I ever met, His heart could not keep up with him, Died snowboarding :sad:
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I also lot a friend at a the young age of 22... wish your mate the best! :cool:
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a friend of mine lost her brother when he was 22 to a heart attack while playing football.
glad your friends on the road to recovery though, all the best