Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Generali

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Have you and Mrs Gen had a wild kid-free out every night week?

Kinda. We did have a very nice chateaubriand on Wednesday.

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Spiders aren't at all scary. Rats - they scurry.

Rats ugh. Horrible things.

Generali

If I had chest pains I'd go to the docs. Do not pass go, do not collect £200

hjd

Masomnia wrote: »

Things are a bit mixed here. Had quite bad chest pains last night. I've had similar twinges before but last night I had pains in my left arm, felt breathless. Probably should have called an ambulance. I'm here to tell the tale anyway, the pain faded and I went to bed. If it happens again I think I'll go to A&E. I booked an appointment at the doctor's but that's not till the 15th :eek: I might not make it till then! There's a walk-in centre in town which I might go to.

From personal experience - go to the A&E, second choice (depending on its facilities) the walk in clinic.
Best to go straight away, as they will do an ECG which shows the trace of what your heart has been doing. The longer the interval between the chest pain and the ECG the less it will show up. However, you should be referred to the chest pain clinic which is a priority referral.
Whatever, they would rather see a false alarm than not see a problem. So just do it. Please.

GDB2222

My father had a heart attack fifty years ago. At that time, there was little to be done about it. He had a series of attacks over the next twenty years, each weakening his heart muscle a bit more, until eventually he could barely walk up and down the road.

Things are so different now, particularly with bypass surgery and stents. Instead of doctors standing by like scoreboard operators, they can intervene to protect the patient's heart before it gets damaged.

That's provided the patient gets seen by the cardiac team before it's too late. So, I very much hope that Mas is not still at home reading this message but is on his way to a and e or the clinic. It may all be nothing at all, but it's not worth leaving.

PasturesNew

I've seen the phrase walk in clinic here a few times, but it's not something I'm familiar with. Certainly, for my parents, we'd phone the GP and if it were out of hours we'd get an appointment at the local community hospital to see a stand in GP (often they flew in just for their shift from Germany/Spain). They'd then suggest we drove 20 miles to the Hospital if appropriate.

I just looked it up, from here it's 5 miles, but in the dodgiest part of the whole southern county ... not a place I'd fancy trying to find parking and getting the right building/door late at night on my own

Generali

Many Nice People know more about dogs than me. Indeed, most People know more about dogs than me.

So what do we think about this:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/10/02/4099030.htm

?

GDB2222

Generali wrote: »

Many Nice People know more about dogs than me. Indeed, most People know more about dogs than me.

So what do we think about this:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/10/02/4099030.htm

?

I'm going to get into trouble for saying this, but I blame the breeders. Seriously, a six month old dog with hip dysplasia should be put down, so that he cannot pass on his defective genes. Or at least neutered.

LydiaJ

GDB2222 wrote: »

I'm going to get into trouble for saying this, but I blame the breeders. Seriously, a six month old dog with hip dysplasia should be put down, so that he cannot pass on his defective genes. Or at least neutered.

We don't know that it's genetic. It might be, but we haven't got enough information. Sometimes animals (including human ones) are born with defects that aren't anyone's fault. If there is any possibility that it's genetic, whether that's the breeder's fault or just one of those things, then I am sure they will neuter him.

Still, I'd want a lot more reassurance than we've been given so far that the trauma of such major surgery would be outweighed by the benefit to the dog. We're told nothing about the risks or likely benefits of the operation. And that's before we even get as far as the money.

Doozergirl

It's amazing what you forget.

I've just googled for something I wanted to know and followed a link to a thread where I provided the answer on this site. Hmm.

LydiaJ

Doozergirl wrote: »

It's amazing what you forget.

I've just googled for something I wanted to know and followed a link to a thread where I provided the answer on this site. Hmm.

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