Z-man

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2015 21:01

Some of you may have heard that Zardoz has had a heart attack. He's tweeting from the hospital, so it's not as bad as it could be.

Still not the best thing that's ever happened, I'm guessing.

Get well soon, Z!

krazywookie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2015 21:05

Get well soon Zardoz! I was wearing the demon crow shirt yesterday funnily enough.

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

Get well soon Z, and leave the nurses alone!!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14360

The fuck!?

Damn Zardoz, I hope you're ok (assuming you still come here you T-Shirt peddling scumbag). :kiss:

Seriously though. I'll shoot you a tweet too but I sincerely hope you see a quick and uneventful recovery.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2015 21:14

Fuck

Get well soon, man.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22270

Blimey! Get well soon dude.

TheVision · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2015 21:18

Get well soon Zardoz!

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2015 21:20

Heal quick, Z!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Get well, Z-dog!

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

Get well soon!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Holy crap! Get well Z. xx

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

Saw him up at the hospital earlier and he's in good spirits and looking a lot better, such a bolt from the blue though. I'm just so glad it didn't happen a few hours earlier than it did or else he would have been miles from anywhere in a bothy, shitfaced with a load of other pissed up idiots and with no phone signal.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5157

Ouch, that's not good (apart from the timing). Get well soon.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Get better soon Z

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Holy shit - get well soon Z!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Get well soon Z man

Malc · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:40

Hope you recover quickly Zardoz. Hope your family are coping ok too

Malc

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Get well soon, hope all is ok

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:17

Get well soon Z!

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Christ. Are the hospital sure he didn't just fall asleep or did his Nintendo stars come?

Much more seriously - Get well soon Zardoz.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:46

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. I'm much better now, just very tired. Can't praise the hospital staff enough, they've been excellent. Basically from now I'm on tablets the rest of my life and need to take it easy for couple of months. Can't drive for 4 weeks either.

I'm sure I'll be fine,more freaked out about it today now it's sank in.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:47

Working on some commemorative Tshirts soon.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:10

Trousers wrote:

did his Nintendo stars come?

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Jesus. Glad you are doing well Zardoz. Get well soon!

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Blimey man! Get well soon!

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

Woah! Get well soon, dude.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Oof. Get well soon, Zardoz.

(Did anyone else think this thread was about former WCW 'talent' Tom Zenk?)

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4668

Yikes!

Glad to hear you're on the mend though.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:20

Drs pleased with my progress, should be out tomorrow. 2-3 months of r&r and ill be seeing another Dr about my other arteries that need either stents or a bypass.

Thanks again for all the well wishes folks, means a lot.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Get some nice relaxing art done, slacker

:hug:

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:50

You had us worried for a minute there. I hope the recovery goes well for you and don't rush back to work!

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:59

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 13:04

Tell us about it, Z. Did it hurt?

Interesting that you talked about indigestion - an ex of mine had a heart attack when she was insanely young (19 or so) and she thought it was heartburn.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 13:24

Grim... wrote:

Tell us about it, Z. Did it hurt?

Interesting that you talked about indigestion - an ex of mine had a heart attack when she was insanely young (19 or so) and she thought it was heartburn.

Yeah, heartburn, angina and heart attacks all have similar symptoms. In first aid courses you learn how to spot the differences.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 13:28

Yeah, I'd like to know more. I always imagined you as being fit and healthy so it was pretty scary to find out that this has happened to you.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

very sorry to hear this, but nice to hear you are feeling better!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 13:51

Felt sick on drive home from Lakes with Mark, put it down to drink the night before. Stopped a couple of times at pubs to go to loo, second time I did an Exorcist hurl. Loss of breath back in car, colour drained and just an indigestion like discomfort. By the time I got to my door we took the camping gear in and I had achy sensation in left arm and I knew that was bad. No dramatic collapse or dibilitation band of pain like you see on TV.

Was more freaked out afterwards really, probably for the best.

Highly unrecommended.

Look after yourselves folks.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Blimey! Do they know what caused it? (Not meaning to pry)
Glad you are doing better!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 13:54

Grim... wrote:

Tell us about it, Z. Did it hurt?

Interesting that you talked about indigestion - an ex of mine had a heart attack when she was insanely young (19 or so) and she thought it was heartburn.

Thing is that the heart, as is, doesn't have any touch/pain nerve things in. So when it goes wrong it co-opts others to signal there's something wrong, hence the odd 'location' of the pain.

I can't remember much about it (or even what it's called), but we did cover it in the signalling part of uni course.

I'm useful.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 13:56

Lots of people describe pain in the shoulder, throat and / or jaw too.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 14:02

Zardoz wrote:

Lots of people describe pain in the shoulder, throat and / or jaw too.

Did you get a weird sense of impending doom?

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 14:11

Future Warrior wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Lots of people describe pain in the shoulder, throat and / or jaw too.

Did you get a weird sense of impending doom?

I get that most of the time when I log into Beex.

Seriously though, I didn't realise a heart attack could make you throw up? You never see that on TV.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 14:25

Bobbyaro wrote:

Blimey! Do they know what caused it? (Not meaning to pry)
Glad you are doing better!

Runs in the family. Both grand fathers died of heart attacks and my dad had to have triple bypass last year (surgery successful but also caused a stroke

). Drs say some peoples arteries are more susceptible to furring and blockages.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 14:40

Future Warrior wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Lots of people describe pain in the shoulder, throat and / or jaw too.

Did you get a weird sense of impending doom?

No, not really.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 14:57

Speedy recovery Z-man. Shocking news and glad to hear you're in good hands.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

You're susceptible to furries, Z?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 15:09

Get well soon buddy.. And welcome to the tablets for the rest of your life club

myp · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 15:20

KovacsC wrote:

Get well soon buddy.. And welcome to the tablets for the rest of your life club

Word.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Mar 10, 2015 16:33

Cras wrote:

You're susceptible to furries, Z?

Opposites attract.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

Christ... Sobering stuff for everyone involved, I'm sure.

I'm glad you're feeling better, make sure you do as the Dr. tells you. Much more difficult to be patient with recovery when it's things inside that you can't see so don't push yourself.

Make the most of the R&R, Z. The kids will be pleased to have you home for a few weeks, as long as you let them use their DVD player on occasion!

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