Anyone Else Up Yet ......... Vol. 2

Gagagran a hankie with Olbas Oil on placed between the pillow case and pillow works wonders for me.

whitewave What an awful night for you and your husband. As you say, we are very lucky to have the NHS. Your husband will have the treatment he deserves. He's in good care. You relax and try to get some much needed sleep. You are in my thoughts.

Gagagran Sleep on your side or front, not back.
Open a jar of Vick and hold it under your nose for a while before going to sleep. I find it does dry up the nose a bit. Put the lid back on and keep it handy for if when you wake in the night. Once you can actually smell the Vick again, your cold is improving and the end of it is in sight.

Even better, transfer a small amount of Vick to an empty jar and use that. Then you are not breathing germs into the full jar ready to re-infect you later.

Results of Hot Toddy trials : undetermined

I cannot give full marks to any recipe! My horrible cold is still with me, albeit abating slightly, despite trying different ones. In fact I think a nice mug of tea has been the most soothing thing.

Someone said to me that a cold takes a week if you treat it and 7 days if you don't so I'm hoping for a big improvement later this week. It would be nice to sleep later than 5am and not waken up "drowning"!

white great news, get some rest while you can

whitewave - slob away. You are bound to be in a bit of shock, so just relax and keep warm, rest and keep your spirits up for when Mr Whitewave returns home to you

Glad you can relax a bit, whitewave, now that someone else has taken over dealing with the immediate problems and care. Be kind to yourself. A cosy slobbing day sounds like a good idea to me.

Whitewave glad to hear DH doing better now. Take care of yourself and get some rest. Agree NHS takes a great weight off your shoulders in a time of crisis.

Good Whitewave

Glad things are going better

Quite right, slob away Whitewave you will be in shock so - lots of rest, lots of hot sweet tea and mindless telly.

Good news about DH.

phoned hospital - temporary pacemaker put in so no problems since 3am - discovered he has some sort of blood infection so won't do anything until that is cleared that is probably the bug he has had for a few days.going for xrays this morning - isn't the NHS fantastic - we are so lucky. How much woudl that have cost so far?

I am freezing so put on the heating and will sit by the fire and slob today

whitewave I do hope things improve today for you both, what a horrible night you had

It is such a wonderful feeling when your family rally round xx

Or it might be some form of arrhythmia. A heartbeat that's too fast is called tachycardia. A heartbeat that's too slow is called bradycardia
During an arrhythmia, the heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the body. This can cause symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, or fainting.
Or he might be dehydrated following a viral infection as others have suggested.
Fitting a temporary pacemaker will help until a more complete diagnosis is made. Either way I hope your husband is recovering and you too.

(((hugs))) Whitewave hope you find MrW much better today - please let us know.

As has been said on here lots of times, the NHS still comes up trumps when it really counts.

Now, have some or something to go with your

And he will be peeing like a champion.

Whitwave I agree with Jane, dehydration is probably behind it. DH had an episode of that about a year before he died, while on chemotherapy. He was taking various drugs and looked and felt increasingly tired and weary - not surprisingly. Then felt so awful he went to bed.

GP was called - they are obliged to see you or visit same day you ask if you are on chemo - did not do a lot. Called in a different GP next day - did not do a lot more. Third day, yet another, who did a more thorough examination and said heart arythmic probably from dehydration.

Straight into ambulance, admitted to ward and put on intravenous fluid for several days. He was quite poorly, but the right treatment meant he stabilised and came home after a week or so. His heart seemed not to cause any more problems after that.

Bear up, Whitewave at least it is being looked into thoroughly now.

PS You may find he needs oedema socks once he comes home - all that fluid they pump in has to go somewhere!

Thinking of you and Mr W, Whitewave. I hope today sees a silver lining. ((((hugs))))

Whiteweave don't forget to eat! When my DH had peritonitis in March this year I could not eat - just so knotted up in my stomach.Then you get digestive problems and the tiredness takes over so you feel exhausted. Do try and nibble something - and drink too. (I got dehydrated because I forgot to drink also). Worry at such times is all consuming. Keep strong.

Whitewave I do sympathise as I had a similar experience earlier this year when MrA collapsed in a restaurant, was rushed to hospital and had an overnight stay. His diagnosis was dehydration, so less worrying, but even so I felt shattered and shocked for days.
Just look after yourself and don't try to do too much. I do hope MrW makes a speedy recovery and is home with you soon

whitewave Go gently

whitewave Thinking of you today, and hope you manage to get some rest after your very worrying night. All the best to Mr. ww.

Thinking of you and your OH white. Let us know how he gets on, and take care of yourself.

Have a good trip to Aberdeen marelli

That's good, whitewave. I'm away to Aberdeen for the day, and will log on again when I get home. Try and have a rest. It'll have warmed your heart having your son with you.