Just In - What An Afternoon - Treliske A&e

[DTCwordfan]

Hi, glass of wine desperately needed and to hand now!

Being a lovely day, took the mater and went into Trurra and did her banking, shopping and then on to a lovely pub over the water just south of the city, towards Falmouth, one of my customers for my stationary.

Anyway, the mater sits in the window, munches back a mushroom and pea risotto and just finishes it. Complains of being warm and moves out of the sun - and then to collapse - onto the bench and onto the floor, so more of a roll.

Immediate first aid from two of us, pulse is strong, get her comfortable, the pub staff call the ambulance - still out thirty mins later, in fact for 50 minutes - only coming to in the A&E......

I got things cleaned up, paid up and then followed, one hour fifteen wait (not too bad) and then through....CT scan done and no stroke, ECG done and no heart attack - looks like some vasovagal incident coupling into blood pressure drops, the cause of which is still unknown, and which we have had two when she naps, going into a comatose state.

Long and short of it is that she has been released (7pm) and is now back, an outpatient and they are going to have a look at her heart performance for 24 hours as that was a little unstable as was her blood pressure.

They were thinking about overnight observation but a really nice doc stepped in, took the second blood and got them off for early analysis, and got the consultant down.

Probably just as well as she was threatening 'walkies' and we had all sorts of histrionics - honestly, she could have been Liz Taylor..... and then if I had to tell her once that she had collapsed in the pub and had been out for 50 mins, I told her 40 times. My suspicion was that they felt that she would be far better back here, so accelerated her through. In that, they were right.

So phew, and this Tescos offer Castillo San Lorenzo Rioja is tasting good....

Any recommendations on wine for such events? Or de-stressing techniques, hopefully humourous ones?

[237SJ]

Could she be dehydrated? That causes a drop in blood pressure which can lead to faint.

[DTCwordfan]

Don't think so - had a tea before leaving and a wine with the meal.......but it's a possibility, the vitals in A&E didn't show that......

[DTCwordfan]

and it was that she was out for 50 minutes not 5 that has caused some concern.

[anneasquith]

you could write a poem !!!!

[Elina]

Aww Dt! I'm tired for you. Enjoy your wine!

[tonyav]

Gawd, hope they sort this problem out, DT.
Mrs av finds it very therapeutic when stressed to tear a lettuce apart with her bare hands ! ( could be worse, it could be me ).

[Elina]

I listen to music when I'm stressed.

[DTCwordfan]

I might just, anne.....

[Elina]

That's a long time to be out Dt.

[237SJ]

I find that the best thing for stress is to go for a good walk in the countryside.

[DTCwordfan]

My de-stressing walk was going to be to put the lawn mower over a large expanse of grass for the 1st cut of the year....might happen tomorrow, weather depending.

[DTCwordfan]

that was the concern, Elina, she's as bright as a button now, though thinking about an early night.

[Elina]

It's good that you have your drawing to lose yourself in.

[DTCwordfan]

and writing too.....which is where the bulk of my income is....technical, proofing and some novels, inc one on her to come - as a carer!

[Elina]

All helps Dt. Chill out now with your wine x

[wired]

Hope you're well down the bottle now, I've had three such occasions with my elderly father, I usually get back from hospital after missing lunch and getting home around 9 pm, reach for a bottle of wine and some cheese..they're in hospital and you feel quite drained

[Slapshot]

Enjoy the vino mate, glad your mum is brighter

[DaisyNonna]

Gives you a nasty shock when something like that happens DT.
Thank goodness for Tescos.
Cross stitch is very soothing but complicated enough to keep your mind from stressing on earlier happenings.
Don't think it would suit you though. Do you compile crosswords? If not, give it a go.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks folks, the bottle is 2/3rds gone, perhaps a scotch, a little cold pork from last night, some delish Gorgonzola dolcelatte, Lancashire cheese - but, tempis, no green apple that would have been a nice sign-off.

Now, a scotch perhaps....?

[tonyav]

Definitely a Scotch, DT. G'night.