I love the NHS !!!

As you know I have been having tight chest and breathing problems and am waiting to see the heart specialist next Monday.Last Thursday I was off my food and all night I vomited if I stood up  and had to sit upright all night being sick if I sipped water or anything.At 8.30 Ricky rang our surgery and requested a home visit and the GP came 1/2 hour later and took my BP which was 140 over 60.He said I need ed to be admitted and rang thehospital and ambulance.The hospital did all tests and the echo showed a lot more fluid in the pericardium of the heart than 4 weeks ago andneeded to be drained but the specialists teach on Friday so they rang Morriston hospital where they said 2 doctors would do it if I could get there immediately.Blue light ambulance ride later straight into treatment room where 2 doctors and 2 nurses were waiting .
One had the monitor showing my heart which should have been filling the pericardium sack but 2/3 of it was fluid with a heart desperately trying to pump and the other side the doctor  inserted the needle into the heart space to drain the fluid while i watched it on the screen with. full commentary .Rather painful on times but for a good reason as they drained off 600mlof fluid and a further 300 into the drain overnight.How on earth can almost 1 litre of fluid be where it shouldnt?So at 8.30 we rang a doctor and by 4pm it was all over!!!I can now walk upstairs without tightness and my heart fits the space it is meant for!It shouldlnt reoccur as I am no longer on Sutent but  the lovely doc said if it does to ring him straight to save silly waiting time !!!To think that years ago doctors didnt even talk to the patients.
So all in all an exciting time with a good result.
Hope all my cyber pals have equally good results.
Came home Monday