Phantom unwell.

**WickedOne** · 17th April 2006, 13:39

Get well mate!!!

**Gazzar** · 17th April 2006, 18:28

I hope you have a speedy recovery Pete.

**phantom** · 20th April 2006, 11:28

G'day from the land of the living. I'm finally back home after having a bit of plumbing work done on the old blood pumper. Firstly thanks for all the get well messages. I know Sarah got a lot of support and enjoyment from them and hopefully can now understand why I "waste " so much time on the site. It has been a frantic two weeks since I had my heart attack , with deciding to take advantage of many years of paying health insurance so jumping from the public system and an indefinite waiting list to the private system and literally " we can fit you in tomorrow as long as you can get to Wellington by 1:00 ". No time for pre-op jitters, can't remember being sedated, 4 hour operation but they kept me in pharmaceutical noddy land for another 12 hours, apparently the first thing I said was " well I lived through that ". Had a couple of days feeling lousier than I ever felt possible but once past that hurdle felt better every day. Out of there after 7 days, amazing that they can open you up, take over the work of your heart and lungs for 4 hours, pinch some spare veins from assorted parts of your body, stitch them on, fire the heart and lungs back up again, wire and stitch you up and send you home in a week. Get some real wicked scars out of it just have to think of some reall cool excuse from having them apart from having a problem most common in people 20 years older than me. Not allowed to ride for 6 weeks, but can drive in 4 weeks and can have sex straight away

- go figure. Well must go and have my mid day nap, all you other bastards keep working. Incidentally it cost my insurance company the equivalent of 4 brand new Honda Hornets complete with a new set of leathers for the operation

Cheers everyone

Phantom

**Pwalo** · 20th April 2006, 11:43

Good on you mate. Take care, rest up and you'll be raring to go in a couple of weeks. You'll be annoying the Mrs in no time.

As I said in my previous post my Dad had an angioplasty (not nearly as invasive as your op!) some time ago, and he's never looked back.

Cheers, Paul.

**WickedOne** · 20th April 2006, 11:46

Great to hear it was all a success, many happy and healthy years to come mate!!!!!

**steved** · 20th April 2006, 11:49

Good to hear you're in good spirits. You'll be back on the bike in no time.

**crashe** · 20th April 2006, 12:19

Glad to hear you are now home safe and well.

Those 6 weeks will go quite quickly...

so keep on doing as the dr has so ordered you to do...

Enjoy watching the soaps and chat shows on telly and watching heaps of DVD's.. also enjoy those wee daily walks...
Don't overdo it....
Rest up and listen to your body for when its says to you to rest and have a nap.