NoDo$h
Joined: 02 May 2006
Location: Dodging peanuts
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I'm afraid I've just got home after spending late saturday night and most of today in hospital. It seems that after nearly 38 years of throwing whatever I fancy down my throat I've developed a severe reaction to something, as yet unknown but likely to be peanuts, shelfish or possibly Asprin, and came within seconds of dying last night in the crash room at Dorchester A&E with a severe anaphylactic episode. I'd lost consciousness, my BP was 60 over 40 and I had a pulse touching on 200 when they got me on the table, and the consultant estimates I was less than 60 seconds from the big curtain when they injected me. To rub salt into the wound the hospital have also put a cautionary question mark over my cardiac function after the ECG threw up an anomaly this afternoon, although this is 50/50 down to the huge shots of adrenalin I received in the crash room. The question mark is small enough that the team at A&E were happy I was fit enough to head home and continue the tests with my GP.
As I'm sure you'll imagine, both Stel and I are absolutely shattered, physically and mentally, by this. I need to see my GP on Monday to undertake some more tests and collect some extra adrenaline shots as I will now have to carry two with me wherever I go for the rest of my life. Hopefully I'll be carrying them for some years yet! It is likely to be at least 2-3 weeks before the results of the R.A.S.T tests are known so over this period I have to be ultra careful as I won't know what triggered the episode until the test results are back from the toxicology team.
On the plus side, I can confidently inform any Jehovah's Witnesses that knock at my door that as I went down the tunnel the last thing I saw and heard was my beloved wife pleading with me from a very long way away and after that it was all very, very black indeed. Fortunately the adrenaline kicked in about 30 seconds later and I came back with a hell of a bang.
Not usually one to use this slogan, but tonight it seems wholly apprropriate:
One life, live it.
Al  Going, going...... Gone!
Carbon footprint? I neither know nor give a damn
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AVE
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Location: In the land of the Superlambanana
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Blimey NoDo$h.... Bloody frightening for you all... Hope you find out what caused it. Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
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Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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Hobgoblin
Joined: 15 Nov 2007
Location: In the Hot Tub
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 ND, some shock  Mine and my family's thoughts are with you and your family, take it steady matey, should make us all sit up and think we just don't know what's around the corner, nice that you still have your sense of humour though   I'm not as good as I once was........but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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MrH
Joined: 08 Aug 2007
Location: In a world of my own...
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Cricky NoDo$h - all the best for a swift recovery and no further episodes Formerly Disconutter
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luciogodoy
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Windsor -UK
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Thank God you are ok, i hope you get well soon, and if there anything you need just give a shout.
Mainly typing, gardening, cooking and taxi services 
Make sure u find out whats causing the problem b4 the SE meeting, or we might need to change the venue...we could go to Langley - Spermint and Rhino, i hear they make wonders to middle aged men 
Lucio 4x4 begginer - I need to learn a lot 
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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blimey Al ! glad you made it through hope they don't find out it's alchohol you're allergic to !  take it easy,
Malc global warming my ars...!!!
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xtc
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
Location: Hampshire
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Hell.... Glad your on the mend now... There's easier ways to get out of doing the shopping you know!!
Take it easy and if you need a hand with anything let me know, only an hour down the road.
Keep that humour and stick with the moto...It's served me well for many a year now...
Richard. A Silver G4... Best of both worlds!
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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I hope Mrs NoDoSh is looking after you. Take care of yourself Duncan
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DrLex
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
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Crikey!
Good to know you're still with us; I'll forgo the prawn cocktail crisps if you're still up for joining in on the pub meet on Tuesday. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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Bogblaster
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Gloucestershire
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me ND, that is one hell of a story, glad to hear that you made it through your flatliners episode and heres to at least another 38 years. My biggest concern is if you find out that you have an allergy to www.disco3.co.uk or www.defender2.net or www.ebay.co.uk 
I had to fly over to Hereford Hospital on Sat morning as my step dad at 64 had a major heart attack, I cannot stress enough, what a hospital, easy parking, good facilities for family and very pleasant staff. Dissy 3 HSE TDV6, with all the toys, but no DVD player like the last one, kids well off, JE Chip
A5 3.0l TDI 
New Puma 90 in Stornoway Grey, with Winch, Snorkel, BFG's or Kumho KL71's, Intercooler, Bash plate, Old Man Emus, and more being added to every week  including a dent.........
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stapldm
Joined: 11 Sep 2006
Location: In a queue for diesel
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By hell Al; best wishes for a speedy recovery, for both you and yours. Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.
Terry Pratchett, Discworld
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DG
Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff !
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NoDo$h wrote: It seems that after nearly 38 years of throwing whatever I fancy down my throat I've developed a severe reaction to something,
You'll really need to watch what you shove in there from now on Al
Glad you a still with us chap Powered by............................
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I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit
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NoDo$h
Joined: 02 May 2006
Location: Dodging peanuts
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Cheers all, very much appreciatd
Allergic to alcohol? Shoot me now!  Going, going...... Gone!
Carbon footprint? I neither know nor give a damn
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The Large One
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F k me ND
Lets hope you find out what it was...
if you need anything just shout buddy You want it for how much !!!!!
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or hump it, Pi$$ on it and walk away......
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MX
Joined: 04 Mar 2006
Location: Capital of Culture
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That is a major scare ND. Glad to see that you are back with us and with the same sense of humor as before.
Hope that you find the cause and are able to avoid it in future. D3 05 SE (old one)
RRS 08 SE (new one)
formerly mxgeldar7
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