What are you all up to
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That's right, Oneputt. After all, they had to manage without me for the last three days. Thankfully, I'm still alive to tell the tale!
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Malcolm - you look after yourself! Your health is the most important thing at the moment. Take it easy - they'll still be needing delivery drivers after you've made a full recovery. Listen to what the medical professionals tell you!
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Woke to a clear frosty morning here in Hawkshead this morning and the cloud cover's certainly lifted. So a full day's walking today - for those who know the area, drove over to Shepherd's Bridge just up the road from Coniston and walked over to Little Langdale past the quarries at Hodge Close and the back via Tilbertwaite. Still not a lot of snow on the high tops but it's certainly getting colder!
One day left here, so may try to get onto one of the fell tops tomorrow if it's a clear day.
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Sorry to hear you've been unwell Malcolm, take care and don't rush back to work, you need to look after yourself a bit now.
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Turned very cold here today, quick shopping trip to Aldi before work.
Heard from youngest son, all his furniture fitted in the van, unpacking in new house has commenced.
Enjoy your break away triky.
Glad you are enjoying the lakes Moulesy.
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Gosh Helen, didn't know your son had moved already, have I been hibernating
Get better soon MM, its not nice being ill.
Have a good break Triky
Moulesy we have a fair bit of snow on the hills all around us but nothing in our village.
Very cold this evening, frost already forming.
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No, Davefl2, they don't yet know the reason so need to do some further tests and investigations. So I'll have to attend further appointments as an outpatient but I'm now back in the caravan for the time being! I'll get a letter in a week or so, so I guess I'll be visiting my cousin more often to check my mail!
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Thanks Ian. I must admit, I was glad of the three days off work! Not sure how the boss has taken it though!
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Thanks DSB. However, the worrying part is that they don't yet know the cause. They've given me iron tablets which should help but as yet there is no reason for the blood count dropping so low as to create an emergency. So I feel afraid of a re-occurrence.
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Thanks Chris. I was released from hospital about two hours ago. They've changed some of my medication. Apparently part of the problem was too much build up of fluid causing some lung problem hence the breathing difficulty. There will be some further tests. They mentioned ECG.
Anyhow, my wife met me at the hospital and we got a taxi back to the caravan. We won't be going back to work this evening. So it will be dinner at home in the caravan. We did go out to do some shopping at Tesco Extra this evening using the Smart car and have just got back fom that.
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Thanks H&T. We've told the boss that we can't resume work until Friday. So it's been four days off altogether although not in the best of circumstances! My wife was glad of the time to catch up with other household tasks though! She's been making good use of the time off.
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Thanks Tammygirl. It seems my blood count has been been brought up by the blood transfusion but not completely yet but enough to be released from being an inpatient.
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Malc, my wife had similar but not as frightening as your experience. She is normally very fit and is good for 12 miles with her walking club but slowly lost energy and was continuously tired, her blood test came back as 'anemia' being the cause and was put on a high dose of iron.
Nothing in her diet or lifestyle had changed to cause her blood count to drop, the tablets restored this after a few weeks and it has never re-occurred. Nearly two years on and blood tests are normal so a blip in the system!!
Rest up
and do as you're told 
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Malcolm, so sorry to hear of your illness, wish
you all the very best.
Just remember that if your body has been making
low quality blood for a while, then unless the Docs
can say & fix what it was, then you'll be heading
down the same route even after the the transfusion !!
So Please, please take care of yourself and tell the
Boss it's His Slave Driving that is to blame ( Even if
it isn't
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Malcolm very sorry to read your post. Very frightening and I would think incredibly serious for them to telephone you at 3am and send an ambulance. PLEASE take your health seriously without it you are b*****ed. Did they not suggest you remain from work or not drive? Personally I would suggest that you need longer to recover before returning to work, there will always be delivery driver work. Also were you to have an accident your health maybe taken into account. Please think about your wife and her position. Nagging over I wish you a speedy recovery and a decent rest. Hopefully they will find the cause swiftly.
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Many thanks for your post DaveFL2. What a relief to know that your wife fully recovered from this and that it never re-occurred. That gives me hope. Isn't it strange how it can suddenly and unexpectedly happen?
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Sorry to hear that Mrs WN wasn't feeling too good yesterday. We hope that she's feeling better today. Also hope that the visit your "friend" wasn't too painful, in more ways than one.
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Hope you have a speedy recovery, Malcolm. Your health is more important than your work, so make sure that you are fully it before returning to the delivery job.Take care of yourself.
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Thanks, Pliers. First evening at home from hospital and had a nice meal with a much larger portion than the hospital meals. My appetite was back and nice to have an evening off without having having to do fast food deliveries! The boss asked about return to work and seemed ok about tomorrow's return.
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Malc firstly what you doing up at 2am and secondly having just got over a life threatening situation your boss is OK with you going back to work tomorrow, don't you get the idea that he is using you and not at all bothered by your well being!
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Good morning, Oneputt. I did sleep for a few hours and then woke up feeling hungry so I made myself a sandwich in the night and then went back to bed afterwards.
I must admit, I could do with a bit longer off work but unfortunately there's no sick leave or sick pay in this job and the bills will keep coming! I only recently paid £2900 to Mitsubishi for a new clutch and flywheel. I also have to pay £91 a week site fees for our present location!
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