General Chat

That is great Liz, but about the aspirins.

Could you ask the doctor if he could go on warfarin?

My husband had a dreadful bleed a couple of years ago because of the aspirin. i had to call an ambulance in the night.

I am not trying to scare you Liz, just suggest that you ask his doctors advice ..again.

Chin up both of you,
Deanna X

Thanks everyone, and I already told him about the aspirin risk, suggested he take it at night after a meal or at least after his horlicks so something to help his stomach, but oh no, not bolshie him. He said if he didn't take it first thing he wouldn't remember, and he never has breakfast before work so it is on an empty stomach with food only going in an hour or so later. His father is on aspirin since his t.i.as so will talk to him about this when I catch up with him, seems he is out for the afternoon.
I am relieved, couldn't manage without the car, it is my freedom mobile lol
xxx

I just managed to get hold of o.h. at work and told him, he is relieved, he said he had been going to call them, but didn't know what to do.
So now he will be beholden to me for a few days lol, what can I ask for ? pmsl

Nice big choccy Easter egg for starters lol
xx

aw liz thats great news

now lets home he gets his bum in gear and listens to the specialist hun

luv n big hugs
stray
xxx

Tina, why are you so sharp with everyone? | have noticed that before.

The specialist said he was legally bound to tell o.h. he shouldn't drive, he said he didn't agree with things being so rigid but if he was contacted by dvla he would say he thought o.h. was more than unlikely to have any further episodes, for want of a better word, and that he is safe to drive. It is just the legality of it. When I queried it with dvla, they said that given the situation they would be unlikely to even contact the specialist for confirmation and would just note what had happened on his records, but would give him the go ahead to continue driving. Obviously if things changed he would have to let them know, but if the specialist is convinced that the episodes won't be repeated (there have been no problems since before his apptmt so since November, apptmt in December) then it is ok to drive.
Liz

By the way, Tina, I am never one to put her head in the sand!
Liz

Taking an aspirin without first having eaten is very gormless and can lead to bleeding in the stomach etc. I've been using aspirin daily since 1991 and have no problems but I take my dispersible 75mg tablet once I've had breakfast.

Sorry Liz - I did not mean to offend. If I have done so then I sincerely apologise and if you would like me to withdraw my comments I will willingly do so?


Tina x

I have deleted my post.

Liz

Only just saw this post .
You have had a hard time of it and I am glad that it is sorted .

Speak to you later
love
Kathy xxx

Have spoken to Tina and all done and dusted, cyber handshake sent to her. Thanks for the apology.

O.h. rang dvla today, he is not good with phone calls but didn't want me to do it for him, he did it while I still slept. He left me a note to say they are sending him a questionnaire and if necessary when it gets back to them, they will talk to the specialist but they said it was ok to be driving for now if the specialist said so, which he did. He just said o.h. was legally bound to let dvla know he had had problems and that specialist considered no further problems would happen and he could drive.
As I do most of the driving except take him to and from work and odd errands round the city, I think it will all be ok. Am much relieved as you can imagine. I would never encourage anyone to drive if I thought they were incapable, for whatever reason.
He said he would call me later to explain the note and what was said, so will wait and see and make sure when the form comes he deals with it quickly and has everything done and dusted.
Thanks for the support everyone, now to work on the aspirin bit lol
Have never known anyone as pig headed as this one lol
Lizxx