I just don't believe it!

Glad to hear your home safe and sound Steve, relax and enjoy the pampering.

I know you have been through a lot mate, my thoughts are with you and also with your family, they would all have been worried sick.

Best wishes to you and your family, I hope you all have less stressful and worrying days ahead.

Take care,

Gerry.

Hi Steve

I cannot begin to imagine the upset of all this, so soon after the PCa diagnosis and I do not expect that the bleed caused the HA in light of the blocked artery information.

Thank Goodness that your wife reacted quickly to the bleed and called 999 to get you to the hospital.

You will soon be as good as new!!

On a positive note my OH's father had a similar heart problem 25 years ago (and infact took the triple by-pass option) and is still going strong now at 90 (and the advances in heart treatment since then must be marked). He recently had a pace maker and is stronger and fitter than ever. Not sure how his prostate is, but his heart is strong as an oxes!

Best wishes to you and you are right, you have been lucky to catch this problem.

All the best

Alison

Hi,

I just wanted to thank everyone for your kind messages during my problems.  I wish I could thank everyone personally but so many people have posted messages it would probably take too long.  Anyway, I'm sure you know how I feel.

I should have a clearer picture on Monday about what I'm allowed to do after the cardiac rehibilitation nurse has visited.  It's a bit frustrating about how restricted I feel.  Sitting in a chair or laying in bed seems my only option at the moment and very limited walking.  Not allowed to do anything like cooking, making myself a sandwich or washing up (yipee!).  Went to the doctors and then the supermarket yesterday, but was dropped off at the door in both cases.  Once inside the supermarket, I was wheeled around in a wheelchair by my wife and daughter, a new experience.  Told off everytime I tried to reach out and grab anything off the shelves that might be too heavy, it was like being treated like a kid again.  Hope I can back to normal again soon.

Having a lot of spare time I started to look through some of my cancer info and I found something quite interesting.  On the information leaflet that comes with the Zoladex LA injections, it lists one of the possible side effects of the treatment is an increased risk of a heart attack.  Very interesting.  Has anyone else ever had these sort of problems with this form of hormone treatment?  Would be interesting to know.

After never having any heath problems throughout my life, now it seems as though I getting them all at once.

Thanks for reading.

All the best,

Steve

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Hi Roy,

My latest cholesterol result was 3.2.

They said the right side coronary artery blockage was fairly recent and probably caused the attack whereas the left side blockage could have building up for years. 

Steve

Hi Roy,

I've been on statins (10mg) for ten years. 

Amazingly the Cardiac Care Unit have just put me on a 40mg tablet now.  I did question why, when my figure was so low but said they wanted to give me the best chance of avoiding further problems, especially in the time before having my second operation.

Steve

Belated best wishes, Steve, and hope for a full recovery.

Glad to hear that the high quality care you received at your hospital was as good as your Nikon!

Kind Regards,

Jacey

Thinking of you

xx

Mo

Great post Steve. I do think that when a sudden event occurs like a heart attack it does put other things into place. In a moment your life is suddenly on a knife edge and little else matters. To pull through and to pull through so well is just great and you have a great chance of putting this episode behind you and get back to overcoming the Cancer! Being positive is part of the essential toolkit for me. I have tried to focus on living my life and nearly three years have gone by, still working and still not reached the more sticky stages of this disease. Being aware of your prognosis is important but being focused on your future with your family and friends is what keeps us motivated and enthused.

I am missing the Euston Flyer as well. I am still in Hong Kong. last year I had a great time and then met by daughter and carried on drinking most of the evening. With this event coming up as if only yesterday I can reflect a year has gone by and life is still going on.

Talk to George about June and come then. It's a similar gathering over the weekend at a great venue. I think you will up and running by then. Relax and enjoy the pampering!

Brilliant post Steve. So glad you are on the mend.
Keep up the good work.
Best Wishes
Sandra

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