I'm really sorry to hear that, and I hope you're feeling better soon.
I'm assuming you're looking at a viral or bacterial myocarditis, rather than some of the more insane and obscure things (unless you've been bogsnorkelling in darkest Peru, have turned into a raging alcoholic or have taken to regularly electrocuting yourself, of course).
I'm not being deliberately flippant (well, I am, but mainly to try and cheer you up.) Basically, you don't need me to tell you to avoid alcohol, eat well, get plenty of rest and put aside any thoughts of training for an endurance event in the next few months. You have doctors for that.
I guess all I can do is send my best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery, and suggest that you try (no matter how hard it is) to see this time as an opportunity, not a millstone. Now might be a great time to learn a new language, write a book, write some new software, develop a game, do a Masters, or other project you've thought about but never had the time to consider properly.
Thanks Charley, I have a few things to keep me busy, I'm going to work on a proper Black Library submission, paint a lot of miniatures, write some industry papers and try and teach myself the guitar again. The issue is that I'm not just confined to home, I'm also very limited in the stuff that I can do while I'm awake. Essentially any state that I'm in other than 'asleep' is bad and I have to try and limit that as much as possible.
Glad you're home at least. I guess you'll be seeing a lot of the internet over the next few weeks :) Though there's some good ideas on Auriol's list there! Hope you're all fixed up soon.
Argh. Well at least you're back home as opposed to being stuck in the Dostoyevskian-sounding wards; what's the long-term prognosis for something like this? I shall add the usual suffix if 'if there's anything you need blah blah'...
The long term prognosis is pretty good as long as I can avoid doing myself any harm in the next month or so. I have to be as immobile as possible for the next 6-8 weeks and I'm forbidden from any kind of athletic activity for a few months after that (exact duration TBD after follow-up MRI scans in about 6 weeks time).
Assuming that I don't put any kind of strain on the heart then I should be able to go back to an entirely normal lifestyle afterwards although it can increase my risk factors for various heart disorders when I am older.
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I'm assuming you're looking at a viral or bacterial myocarditis, rather than some of the more insane and obscure things (unless you've been bogsnorkelling in darkest Peru, have turned into a raging alcoholic or have taken to regularly electrocuting yourself, of course).
I'm not being deliberately flippant (well, I am, but mainly to try and cheer you up.) Basically, you don't need me to tell you to avoid alcohol, eat well, get plenty of rest and put aside any thoughts of training for an endurance event in the next few months. You have doctors for that.
I guess all I can do is send my best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery, and suggest that you try (no matter how hard it is) to see this time as an opportunity, not a millstone. Now might be a great time to learn a new language, write a book, write some new software, develop a game, do a Masters, or other project you've thought about but never had the time to consider properly.
Thinking of you both.
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I have a few things to keep me busy, I'm going to work on a proper Black Library submission, paint a lot of miniatures, write some industry papers and try and teach myself the guitar again. The issue is that I'm not just confined to home, I'm also very limited in the stuff that I can do while I'm awake. Essentially any state that I'm in other than 'asleep' is bad and I have to try and limit that as much as possible.
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... GRIN ... my list will have one more god than yours!!!!
Feel better matey and take care of yourself.
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Hope you're all fixed up soon.
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Assuming that I don't put any kind of strain on the heart then I should be able to go back to an entirely normal lifestyle afterwards although it can increase my risk factors for various heart disorders when I am older.
/Iain
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