The Oldies Thread

I discovered recently a bag of wallets of old photos. I'd say half were out of focus, not to mention not having a clue who half the people were in them. :lol:
My mate worked at a photo development lab and said if any photo's were dodgy they were supposed to destroy the photo and negative. What they did though was have a "glory wall" in the Lab where they would pin them all up 😆
 
….pro’s and con’s of having a Consultant Surgeon for a daughter, she fusses at any sign of health issues.

My family have a significant history of heart issues. My Mum had angina and died aged 64 after bi-pass surgery. She was one of 5, none of them saw 70, one died in his 40s suffering his 2nd heart attack. Two of my first cousins have already had bi-pass surgery, another passed away last summer after an attack.

For this reason, she’s had me taking statins for many years but as I approach 70 she’s pushed me into having a full cardio MOT.

All through the NHS, I’ve had dye inserted to test for arterial blockage, an Echocardiography, a CT angiography and an ECG with a stress test to come. I have no symptoms of heart problems, never breathless, no real pain just the odd flutter but the tests have shown some real issues.

At the moment I’m having to at least double the strength of my statins and also take daily aspirin. I’m not one for sweets, no cholesterol problems etc so the indication is this is purely hereditary. Playing sport for a large part of my life has certainly helped me get this far but the issue now has to be managed.

Anyway, the reason I’m posting is to encourage folk with family history like mine to get tested even if non-symptomatic.
 
….pro’s and con’s of having a Consultant Surgeon for a daughter, she fusses at any sign of health issues.

My family have a significant history of heart issues. My Mum had angina and died aged 64 after bi-pass surgery. She was one of 5, none of them saw 70, one died in his 40s suffering his 2nd heart attack. Two of my first cousins have already had bi-pass surgery, another passed away last summer after an attack.

For this reason, she’s had me taking statins for many years but as I approach 70 she’s pushed me into having a full cardio MOT.

All through the NHS, I’ve had dye inserted to test for arterial blockage, an Echocardiography, a CT angiography and an ECG with a stress test to come. I have no symptoms of heart problems, never breathless, no real pain just the odd flutter but the tests have shown some real issues.

At the moment I’m having to at least double the strength of my statins and also take daily aspirin. I’m not one for sweets, no cholesterol problems etc so the indication is this is purely hereditary. Playing sport for a large part of my life has certainly helped me get this far but the issue now has to be managed.

Anyway, the reason I’m posting is to encourage folk with family history like mine to get tested even if non-symptomatic.
All the best and hopefully you continue to have good health for many years xx
 

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