Managed to escape from Askaban after lunch thanks to hot wheels Sam and Mikey on navigation and just got home.
Quick resume
Angiogram --- coronaries all good . Had 20 min aura following contrast which is a first for me. Only residual problem was the dresssing. Nurse with the clippers who prepped me massively under achieved and when Nurse Mena went to remove the dressing at lunchtime she sprang back in horror whilst barely stiffling a chuckle and suggested I do it myself when I got home. Now I know the inspiration for Edvard Munch's famous painting.
The PM implant went OK and less painful than I expected (you know I am a devout coward about pain) and I guess the worst bit was the local anaesthetic. Xray'd and operation checked and all working so back in six weeks for PM check .
Feel a bit battered and bruised and desperately tired (hospitals as so noisy) so I'm not hanging about this evening.
Thanks for all the good will.
Bob
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Glad it all went well Bob. Time to put your feet up for a while. Do you feel better immediately, albeit battered and sore?. Ie, out of AF and in sinus rhythm?. What have they set your pacemaker at?.
Excellent news Bob, there’ll be no stopping you now!
I was wondering how you'd got on Bob, nearly PM'd you a short while ago. Glad to hear all went well. Now rest please and allow the pacemaker to bed in with no aggravation from you moving around. You take care for a few weeks now.
Glad it went well Bob.Apart from a few chips around the edges it sounds as if all is well. Asthe others say its time for you to put your feet up and for Mrs Bob to love and care for you...which i feel sure will happen.
Well done, sure there will be the odd hiccup during recovery, but the PM may be the best thing for you, exiting times recovery then back to a normal life.
My very best wishes Bob for your recovery. Laughed at the Edvard Munch bit, not funny for you though. Always enjoy reading your wise words on this site. Take care.
Good to know you are back from the Bionic Pacemaker Department and feeling well enough to tell us ! Now enjoy the soothing peace and quiet and we will all look forward to hearing how well you recover - and possibly regale us with more amusing observations from your experience !
Hooray So glad all went well and it is behind you now. What limits do they set the PM at so that it intervenes? Anyway have a lovely relaxing recovery. Thx for updating. X
Small solar panel pinned to the lapel actually - this is another of my inventions after the Cardio-Swat and the wind -recharged PM ( very heavy head mounted fan-type arrangement) 😂
Great to hear all good with angiogram(apart from the prep) gently does it now for few weeks, you have been through a fairly big ordeal. A few good nights sleep in your own bed should help. Mind yourself and keep us updated.👏
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Don't know what my heart is doing now feeling scared again 
Ablation done
Is PAF back?
A week since DC cardioversion - back in ED
