discussion Enforced hospital stay

[peterairfix]

This all started on Tuesday all of a sudden I started feeling breathless as I am a full time carer I just thought it was from all the wheel chair pushing over the next couple of days I seem to get worse so I made an appointment with the doctor and within the hour I was on my way to the hospital I had all the test and blood taken it wasn't until I had the ct scan that they found blood clots on my lungs so I spent the night in resus just in case I survived the night now I am on blood thinners for the rest of my life.
So I have the few months taking it easy but modeling has gone out of window for a while.
But here's a couple of pics of what I am working on.
It's 1/400 academy titanic I had decided light it up using the unused trumpeter titanic lighting kit the portholes were already drilled so it was a time saver.

 

[Dave Ward]

Peter,
that's bad news - at least you are under treatment. Don't be tempted to do anything strenuous ( drink halves, not pints ), and follow the doc's advice! Take care
Dave

 

[PaulTRose]

just take it easy for a bit

i know oh so well how easy that is to say......personally im usually climbing the walls with boredom and cant wait to be doing something lol

 

[peterairfix]

Peter,
that's bad news - at least you are under treatment. Don't be tempted to do anything strenuous ( drink halves, not pints ), and follow the doc's advice! Take care
Dave

I don't drink or smoke I gave up 20 years ago what they said it was involuntary blood clots it was nothing to do with my health or life style there is a 25% chance of them coming back but they won't be giving that chance.

 

[Guest]

Sorry to read your post Peter, good job you went to the doctors.Take care.

 

[Jim R]

Take things easy Peter and do as the docs say. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

 

[Ian M]

Sorry to learn this Peter.
R&R is the order of the day. Take it easy and relax. I would have thought that a bit of modelling was just the ticket. Just remember to put a mask on when painting.

 

[AlanG]

Take it easy Peter. We'll all be here as and when you want to chat. Don't push yourself to be here if you don't want to be. No pressure

 

[scottie3158]

Peter, sorry to hear you have been under the weather, look after yourself and take things easy.

 

[peterairfix]

Sorry to read your post Peter, good job you went to the doctors.Take care.

Peter, sorry to hear you have been under the weather, look after yourself and take things easy.

Take it easy Peter. We'll all be here as and when you want to chat. Don't push yourself to be here if you don't want to be. No pressure

Sorry to learn this Peter.
R&R is the order of the day. Take it easy and relax. I would have thought that a bit of modelling was just the ticket. Just remember to put a mask on when painting.

Take things easy Peter and do as the docs say. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Thanks everyone the only reason I have no interest in building I had no sleep for the best part of two days so it will take me the best of a week to catch up.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Welcome to the embolism club Peter, I know EXACTLY how you feel. I had an embolism diagnosed two weeks ago. It was a pulmonary bridge embolism, which is a large clot blocking both lung arteries. Didn’t feel too bad, as long as I didn’t do anything…..just a bit dizzy when I stood up, and a bit breathless if I walked or climbed stairs…..then the leg pain started so I got it checked. Must have had it for a week before I got it diagnosed, which scared the bejesus out of me when I found out what it was. Never got kept in, ostensibly because my wife is a qualified nurse and I’m immunocompromised. I got follow up phone calls every day for a week. On 30mg of thinners for three weeks, then 20mg for six months followed by a review…..

Do what they tell you Take your pills as described, and you’ll be fine…….It’s not so scary at the time because you don’t know what is going on, but after the event it can get quite frightening in retrospect. This is mostly because you think about what might have happened. Don’t let it get on top of you. If you are thinking about what might have happened, Don’t. It didn’t and you are now over the worst and getting treatment.

You will find you improve physically quite rapidly now you are on anticoagulants. Personally I feel a great deal better now the thinners have started working. From not being able to walk up the garden two weeks ago, I walked a mile yesterday. Very slowly, with a few breaks, yes, but I didn’t get out of breath. I’m also much brighter mentally and have an interest in things around me again. Stick with it and you’ll get better quicker than you think. Watch out for that modelling knife though, you will bleed a lot more quickly now you are on the thinners…. :thumb2:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Love the photo of the lit up Titanic, by the way….looks spectacular!

 

[adt70hk]

Pete

Sorry to hear the bad news but at least they caught it.

I have to say I really think the Titanic looks great, very atmospheric.

All the best.

Andrew

 

[boatman]

HI Peter very sorry to hear you are not well an jen an i hope you get better soon
chrisb an jen

 

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Peter

take it easy and listen to the doc.

Petet

 

[Mark1]

Hope your feeling better soon Pete.

 

[colin m]

Sorry to read this Peter, but at least you are on the road to recovery. Just make sure you do as the doctor says.

 

[yak face]

Sorry to hear this peter , good thing you decided to get it checked out . Youre on the way to getting it sorted now though so take it easy . Titanic looks amazing lit up , cheers tony

 

[peterairfix]

Hi Peter

take it easy and listen to the doc.

Petet

Hope your feeling better soon Pete.

Sorry to read this Peter, but at least you are on the road to recovery. Just make sure you do as the doctor says.

Sorry to hear this peter , good thing you decided to get it checked out . Youre on the way to getting it sorted now though so take it easy . Titanic looks amazing lit up , cheers tony

Thanks everyone even after only being home two days and with medication I am on I feel better and not so breathless it will still take a few months to get back to some sort of normal.

 

[spanner570]

Good to read you are feeling a bit better Peter.

Hospitals and the staff are great when you are in trouble, and thank goodness we have them, but there is still no place like home to recuperate.

Very nice Titanic.

Ron