Knowing that one can wait hours in A&E before being seen, the doctor's advice for which she was very apologetic, was depressing but none the less with mrs maytrees, I traveled there by bus.
The triage system and testing at St George's A&E reception, surprisingly to me anyway, led to an immediate admission to the hospital's Resus department. There I was given blood tests and seen by some half dozen staff. A modern room with a bed was provided.
Low blood pressure, Af and an abnormal hear rate were the problems. The medics advised that if a decent heart rate was not restored asap, I would have to be admitted to ward.
Their medical action then included an injection for c. 25 minutes, of Digoxin which google describes as:
Digoxin belongs to the class of medicines called digitalis glycosides. It is used to improve the strength and efficiency of the heart, or to control the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. This leads to better blood circulation and reduced swelling of the hands and ankles in patients with heart problems.
However checking to see what the disadvantages of Digoxin are, I see again through Google that these include:
Feeling dizzy: If digoxin makes you feel dizzy, lie down so that you do not faint, then sit until you feel better.
- Feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting) ...
- Diarrhoea. ...
- Changes in your vision (including blurred vision and not being able to look at bright light) ...
- Skin rashes.
The disadvantages are helpful to know as some I have experienced but had believed to be part of the disadvantages of Covid-19 (for which I had been hospitalised some years back) and simply aging.
The Resus doctor told me that despite the sometimes frenetic activity, he reveled in working there, a point repeated by many of the staff I spoke with whilst in the Resus hospital room.
Amazingly, while awaiting the effects of the digoxin injection, the hospital provided supper and tea for me all free of cost.
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