13th July 2023 I felt very funny after a tough yoga class, drive home had brunch and still felt funny. It developed into what I thought was trapped wind , I ended up with paramedics taking me to hospital and trop count confirmed I had a heart attack ! Total shock to me , my family and friends.
A day never to be forgotten but so glad to be hear celebrating a year on.
Saturday started by having an our usual breakfast, poached egg from our hens , homemade bread toasted with grilled tomatoes, olive oil fresh basil and grilled chestnut mushrooms , fresh coffee 👌🏻. Then out into the paddocks to work clearing weeds and pulling up ragwort . Hot sweaty work but a lovely office to work in 🤣. We took a coffee break at about 11:30 then carried on working , me slashing and loosestrife to stop it flowering and Mrs Wizza picking up and filling the barrow, we both pulled ragwort as we found it (harmful to horses) . At 14:00 Mrs Wizza called a stop for lunch , I said I’d be right with her after I’d knocked one more patch of weeds over by the bonfire. A couple of swipes with my blade and I felt a sharp pain under my armpit and noticed insects hovering around ky feet ! I dropped my tool and ran up the paddock as I didn’t want get swarmed , I was full of sweat and knew that wasps can latch on to the odour . I ran to the bungalow hollering and laughing 🤦🏼🤣 Mrs Wizza had a hose ready to douse me but it wasn’t needed , I only had one or two stings under my armpit . I started preparing some lunch , still chuckling about my lunatic sprint when I noticed my hands starting to to tingle , then my feet started . It began to burn and itch and quickly developed into pain ! I jumped into a cold shower , my face , hands and feet were turning purple. My lips began to feel like I had Botox, my tongue started to stiffen and my throat felt sore. Mrs Wizza got me to lay in the bed and called 999, gave me an allergy tablet and 2 paracetamols that I struggled to swallow. I was sweating profusely and starting to pass out with dizziness and felt so ill. The 999 emergency operator wanted to speak to me but I couldn’t speak any more , the swelling in my mouth was too much. I concentrated on yoga nose breathing and not passing out. A first responder arrived and began taking my stats , blood pressure had dropped 69/41 and oxygen sat to 70%. Then a paramedic arrived , two cannulas , drips , adrenaline shot , ECGs, radioed for an ambulance crew to take me in. The ambulance crew arrived and there were 4 medics working in and around me in our bedroom , chaotic! The paramedic said “ I’ve been here before? “ it was the same paramedic that treated me to the day , almost the hour for my heart attack ! I’d always wanted to thank him for insisting that I went to hospital for the troponin test that confirmed my heart attack . He said it would’ve have been easier to invite him back for a beer 🤣, next year he’ll just park outside the farm and wait for the shout 🤣🤣.
I was taken to Maidstone hospital , they were trying to stabile my blood pressure as it was not coming up enough and ensure that I didn’t have secondary shock after the adrenaline wore off, plus do another troponin test. The A&E duty doctor recognised me , it was the same doctor that did the blood tests and told me I’d had a heart attack! I wanted to thank him for taking that second blood test after the first came back at 74 and second 402 ! He said “I recognised you , you looked so fit and healthy I thought I was sending you home and now your back a year later, I haven’t been off duty since 🤣🤣🤣”
My blood pressure eventually came up to 114/74 , I was monitored for 6 hours , no secondary shock , trop count normal , epi pen issued , steroids and antihistamines for 3 days, swellings gone down, exhausted . Home at midnight . Happy anniversary 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🤣🤣🤣.
Photo in paddock just 5 minutes before being stung twice by a wasp 🤦🏼 heart attack survivor, wasp sting survivor 👊🏻
1 Year On - Not How I Expected Things To Be
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