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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
Good signs, mate :)
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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
Good signs, mate :)
Dad collapsed in the shower in hospital this morning, his heart stopped.
They jumped on him & thumped his chest & got a bit of an irregular pulse so they hit him with the defibrillator.
That revived him so they took him back to ICU.
There was no warning & no apparent reason for it as he had been progressing fairly well.
The only complaints that they had was that he wasn’t eating enough & they wanted him up walking more.
He is VERY lucky that it happened when & where it did ‘cos otherwise he could have died or had brain damage.
Now, since this has happened, he qualifies for a special pacemaker.
It will have 2 functions, one to provide a standard pacemaker function to keep the heart in a regular rhythm & the other is defibrillator function that will give him a kick start if his heart stops again.
He will have to go to Brisbane every 3 months to have it checked.
When he gets out of hospital, hopefully later this week, he will stay in Brisbane for at least another 5 weeks.
Gina & I are flying down Wednesday morning.
Gina is coming home Thursday morning & I will come home Friday night.
Bugga. Hope they sort things out for him mate. Look after yourself while you're looking after him too.
Richard
Shyte, sounded like he was making good progress, too.
Be good to see him Wed, mate :)
Sounds like he's in good hands.
Cheers mate................Sean
Just found this Cliff. Hope everything works out ok for you and the old guy. Cheers ;)
yeah Cliff, I share Shedhands sentiments and can but hope that for you and your family that your Dad is able to join you with some modicom of a life of quality.
HOPEFULLY he'll bounce back well from this set-back and enjoy the love and care that is obviously foremost within your family.
All the best
Cheers:)
Your family is still in our thoughts and prayers mate. Glad you are going to see him.
Pete
Cliff,
You & Gina OK for a place to stay?
If ya need, you guys can stay @ château Major
We really hope everything goes alright with ya dad!!
Sorry to hear about the setback, hope things improve from here on
Thinking about you, Cliff. Hope your old man hangs in there.
Sorry to hear the set back Cliff. Hope he comes good again mate.
I'm home again, Dad is still hanging in there.
Tuesday last week (after his turn on Monday) he got an ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant...-defibrillator
He was just getting over that op when it got its first call to duty.... 23 seconds start to finish, it gave him 2 hits before his heart came good again & he didn't even loose consciousness this time.
It waits about 9 seconds before it decides 'that is too long' and gives him a jolt.
A bit scary but it works. :eek:
We arrived at the hospital not long after the incident & were able to spend a bit of time with him.
After a sleep, they decided that it was doing the job & he wasn't suffering any side affects so they moved him out of intensive care that arvo.
I spent a fair amount of time with him on Thursday & Friday & he was getting better each day.
By Friday he was confident enough to walk without assistance.
If all goes well he may be out of hospital early next week.
Thank you everybody for you concern & thanks for the offer of a place to stay Major, we stayed with Mum's brother out at Samford.
Cliff that is good news. I hope he continues to improve.
best wishes,
Greg
:)
Pleased to hear the positive progress Cliff.
Wonderful news hope it keeps good and positive ...
Pete
:) Good to hear Cliff.
Al :)
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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
No worries Cliff! ;)
That's excellent news. Don't forget to tell ya father there is several hundred parties who hope he gets back on his feet OK.
The offer is always open if you need it. ;) :D
Great news Cliff :) My fingers are definitely crossed.
;) Obviously the old bloke is one tough dude. Good news mate.
Good to hear the update, Cliff, side bonus I guess is that he can jumpstart your car if needed? :p
Cheers mate...............Sean
Great news Cliff
:)
Yeehaa, Dad got out of hospital at about 1:30 today. :)
Walked out the door by himself.
Got in the car by himself.
Got out of the car by him self.
Walked into the house by himself.
The hospital has arranged 2 planes tickets to Longreach for him & Mum but they are staying in Brisbane til next Thursday to be sure.
great news mate.
happy days are here again :D
bloody great news cliff :)
Fantastic news Cliff
Yep that news be fantastic!!!!!!
Pete
Great stuff, Cliff !
Cheers mate..............Sean
Time to start giving him some cheek mate?
Great News.
Mum & Dad flew home to Longreach yesterday.
I rang them at home last night & Dad answered the phone..... all is good again.
He still has swollen feet & can't put shoes on but he is up & walking & at home again. :)
Great news Cliff
Nice warm day too... Good stuff Cliff. You can ease off on the worry...
It was 46° when they arrived. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by MurrayD99
Good to hear he's back on home soil, Cliff :)
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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers