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jon1953

WELL I just got whooping cough,back in`53 this was a notifiable illness ,that 10month old me now fought day and night ,unyill ,I got""2better"c/w "a weak cheast" doctors words,not mine,Now I know the true horrors of tht illness ONLY 50% LEFT HUPOCAMPHUS, +2 LESSIONS ON FRONTAL LOBE.something called Bronchiolitis,oh and a deformed heart and an iregulat heart beat. So I am now facing 2 little opps 1.replace major veins &Arteries in both legs. opp 2. re-constructive heart surgury and a new heart valve. So if I WAKE UP i will be better than the lasr 70yrs! my profession Formaly qualified lab tech. but ended up in Civil Engineering,via the pre british gas days ,reinvented mysel during the 90`s recessions ended up a contractor for big PhARMA, 8yrs of that then got a local job with RM untill TLEpilepsy and Bipolar did it work such is life ,but I am ALIIVE Still! jon

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jon1953

No on thursday i finally get to have an ultrasound mapping off both legs,to see the damage yours trully inflicted on them in 40 =/- years of Civils ,its not civil whatsoever, but payed more than my HND did ,who remembers them anyway not bad fot the consultant wanting them by min jan `24! ,we knock it but try living statesid in our precarious positions! brings it home 2 you .thanks 4 the wecm anyway apreciated.

Regards Jon.

Albus_Alumni

And it's a warm welcome from me too @jon1953

Best of luck for your upcoming operations, I hope they bring you a whole new lease on life. 😁

jon1953

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/119177/hi-my-name-is-jon1953

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/878169#Comment_878169

jon1953

Do you have any dates yet for your ops (FROM Bwaver 79,rt-all) Quess What i got up @03:30am to do hoiusehold stuff ya -know , then put me war paint on mNO!… SO @07:10 Patient transport ,kindly informed me,thast they had no-one to collect me and take me to the hospital.So the Cardio-Vacular """22Ream"have been waiting 4 this scan since jan`24, so we /'i could be looking @Dec24'/jan25,.

Find me some railway track, i do the jon my self!

Regars PS don`t, LET THE buggers GET YOU down! pps sry 4 the chronic grammar i have UV Retina damage,due to working outside in fresh air better than smoke filled offices in 79`s/80`s. Regards Jon

Albus_Alumni

Oh @jon1953 that's rubbish news. As Beaver has said, it's worth asking if you can be placed on the cancellation list?

And no need to apologise about your grammar at all!

jon1953

DONE.In myBest Civil Eng **** Agent Expression ,citing contract law!,NOT AMUSED BUT MESSAGE DELIVERED.

Regards Jon

jon1953

Thank you all for your kindness and support, I AM OF AN AGE WHERE sCOPE WAS ONE CALLED SOMETHING ELSE!, MY FRIEND JNIFER HAD POLIO NEVER SAY 23 rip

jon1953

FYI I HAVE UV DAMAGE 2 MY RETINAS DUE TO SUNLIGHR REFECTING OF EVERY SURFACE ,So Peoplewear POLOROIDS TTTTE MORE TINTED (HIPPY) THE BETTER! OR ELSE AMAZON ABT £ 15-19 ,BUT DO YOU VALUE SIGHT .

Regards Jon

jon1953

I ASKED if I could go on, the "drop out list". Only to be told that "they the Hospital does not operate,that type of last minuit appointment ,and will have to wait my turn , nice!. Regards jon

Jimm_Alumni

Hi @jon1953 have you been waiting over 18 weeks at this point? I'm just trying to think if there is another option available

jon1953

Hi thanks for reaching out. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 7 MONTHS CANCELELD DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE TRANSPORT. PHONED ULTRASOUND SCAN DEP BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL TOLD "WELL YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT A BIT LONGER " PHONE CUT! NHS TODAY WAIT TILL I TURN UP WITH MOSDSAD T SGIRT AND STAR OF DAVID! SO MY CONSULTANT LAST FEB PHONED ME ASKING WHY I MISSED THE APP 4 SCAN SO GAVE HER THE DATE I HEARD A LOUD "!FF" WORD she said i hope you never heard any inapropriate language in a cotswolds accent.She was disgusted, now I have a provisional wait untill next XMAS 1 YEAR WAISTED FOR A 10 MIN PROCEDURE THEN THEY CAN OPPORATE ON BOTH LEGS .SO LIVING THE DREAM! DONT let THE BUGGERS GET YOU DOWN!,REGARDS JON. Am Yisrael Chai

jon1953

Just to lighten the mood a decent tune!,no not Taylor Swift!

https://youtu.be/p46k1BzmboE?si=Yqw65ZFxKpaMu-Ax

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