General Chat

Sorry to hear you are not well again Mac.
Do take care of yourself , regards also to Mrs. Mac
Jan x

Will let you know if I hear more but only get info from Mac through emails, daren't phone him at home as it might cause some bother and if he is poorly he won't be able to get to a computer. Don't know if he will ask his son? to make contact to keep us posted but hopefully he will be his usual stubborn self and get well enough to come back and talk to us again, very soon.

If you are reading these messages Mac, get well soon.

Lizxx

New message from Mac on Chat thread started by Keith.

Came out a couple of hours ago, I was extremely poorly when I went in, I spent 48 hours on Oxygen before being taken to another ward for treatment

Am I glad the Doctor put me in Hospital, I was given a new Antibiotic introvenously, What a Miracle it was, after trying to fight the Superbug for years with nothing having any effect, after just two drips, my lung started to dry up and by the time a had seven or eight I could breathe again without all the Gurgling and Wheezing and "Coughing up" gallons of gunge

I had a few bad experiences while I was in there, I got a very bad reaction to the Nebuliser they made me use and it gave me a sort of fit, I could not control any part of my body, my arms, legs, head, feet, everything was jumping about as though I had Parkinsons,

This happened on Thursday and I still get the shakes now, today was the first day (at Lunchtime) that I could use a spoon to have my Soup or drink from a cup, I have been using a Babies Beaker, I lost a few half cups of Tea and Coffee when I tried to drink after the fit

Following the attack I had four really sharp pains in the chest and they called in the CCU team, but it wasnt a heart attack and finally yesterday I crashed out onto the floor in the corridor going to the Toilet, I think what they were giving me was very strong, I felt really unwell and I couldnt eat Supper last night or the Breakfast this morning.

The Doctors wanted me in for a couple more days but gave me the choice of coming home, the Hospital was very short of beds as all the other local Hospitals were full to overflowing, Bridlington, York, Whitby, Driffield, all of them, they were even coming in from Hull

A frightening place to be at the moment, in the AAU (Acute Assessment Unit) they wheeled a black body box out, And the ward I was put in after, two died during the day I went in and two died during that night, everybody had to stay in their beds and all the screening curtains were drawn around them.

My problems were nothing compared to some of the poor B******s in that ward, I tried to make it a little better for some of them by telling jokes and encouraging them to be positive, helping them to walk etc, one guy in there was like a stroke victim, he had a reaction from an Anti-Depressant medicine, after about 3 days I became his best friend (his words) and it was great to see him smile every time I appeared, also to get him speaking again, I'm going back to see him again towards the end of the week when I am a bit stronger and can walk a bit further, its a long walk from the Car Park and quite a few stairs

I have been INSTRUCTED by the doctors not to overdo it and keep warm, I have to report to my Doctor and the Practice Sister tomorrow

I think I am a bit ready to go to bed now as I'm still a bit FRAGILE

Catch you all tomorrow

Mad Mac............The Old Geezer XXXX (for the Gals)
Sorry Fellas, you're not getting any kisses from me
What do you think I am !!

Take Care Mac

Sorry to hear that you have been so poorly, but hopefully you will get stronger now you are back home

Linda :o)

Any further news about Mac. x
SueB x

Pleased that you seem to be on the mend Mac. Take it easy now.

Goodness Mac, you don't ever do things by half, yet you keep battling on even helping others along the way...you are a STAR

Hope you are taking it easy and rest well. take care
Liz

Well done Mac,

Good results and I am sure the Doctors and Nurses couldn't have done it without your help.

It's good to be able to breathe without all the coughs and wheezes. The Nebulizer can be pretty potent stuff.

I was going to tell you to watch Lady Persie from the new Upstairs Downstairs on youtube but you might have a relapse.

Take Care

Persie

Hope things are going smoothly for you Mac, and please pass on our good wishes to Mrs Mac........ take care of one another.

Malc
would you like me to peel the grapes for you or do you want a stunning nurse to do it foryou (watch the BP lol)

Hope you get well soon.

d xx

Hope Mac is doing what the Doc has told him too and taking things easy.

I just saw this Mac. Sorry to hear about your problems, but chin up both of you I don't know about holidays though, you didn't ask permission fro me.
However, on this occasion I will allow you both to go. Where are you, OR other half, planning to go?

AND... Don't worry about the grapes, I will help Persie with the grapes. I can always be relied on to help in a crisis.x

Deanna XX

Hope things are going smoothly for Mac and Mrs Mac
XX for them both.

Hi Liz, you are well?

Thanks a bunch (of grapes) Deanna ... now I have to share.

And Mac you take care of yourself and Mrs Mac and you will be up and flying in no time.

Persie

Latest from Mac, gonna kill him, nearly had a heart attack myself reading the first sentence, thinking he was really bad again! lol


Another short update,

I am going back into the Hospital on Friday again...............





























Yes I'm going back in to take some Sweeties for the Sweeties that looked after me

And also to see my new friend Gerard again to see how he is getting on and taking him some Cordials to keep him going, I hope he is still SMILING.

I think one or two others I made friends with may have passed away, they were in a very poor condition and seem to be going downhill fast

I am not going to let them keep me in, "over my dead body" OOOpps I shouldn't say that, I might tempt fate

Lungs still clear, Still Fragile

Mac xxx

Isn't he a love?

I had to take my dad back to the hospital when he was nearly 90 after a hip replacement because he had made the staff some choclate caramel squares.

Well done Mac nothing like a short visit it will encourage others to follow suit.

Persie

Thinking about others once again Mac.

It's good that you feel well enough to return to the ward where dedicated staff nursed you back to better health....... they will all really appreciate your thoughtfullness.

-n-

Message from Mac just before midnight yesterday:


Good news and bad news..............

Went to the hospital today with the Sweeties, (Tin of Roses) and Gerard was all packed and ready to go home, the moment he saw me he beamed that terrific smile, we had a long chat and he was talking normally again, He has improved so much since I came out, still cant walk very well, but I think he will get there in the end, fed him some Choccy Biscuits and Blackcurrant drink.

The bad news was that two more of the friends I made have died since Tuesday, thats a total of 7 in 10 days ........"Depressing"......... Well I could have been one of them I suppose, I felt bad enough in the five weeks leading up to being "shoved" in, there was three times I believed I would not be waking up in the morning, I felt THAT bad

Just hoping now that the IV Antibiotics give me a long time before the "B****Y Superbugs come back again, at least I have a better chance now that something works for me, this is the only chance I have, none of the others work, I am immune to ALL oral Antibiotics.

Anybody want to sponsor me on the John O Groat to Lands End Cyclo Walk this year...











I WISH...............One of two Unfulfilled ambitions, the other is a Solo Parachute Jump, I've flown em but not yet jumped myself

Goodnight ALL xxxxx

Alright, Alright, the boys can have some kisses too XXX


Mac