u/Gingeeer28

In case you missed the first post - the link is above! Twats still in hospital, in the cardiac care unit. In spite of insisting all week it was only a small/slight heart attack, he’s been for an angiogram today, and they’ve confirmed he has to go to London, for open heart surgery in a couple of weeks. He’s got all the stuff he needs for the stay, but I’m dropping off a dressing gown/sliders and a book of Suduko tomorrow! I know the knobhead is now lurking in the comments on the first post, and appreciating everybody’s sage advice telling him he should have sodding listened to me!

Any recommendations for open heart surgery essentials?! Maybe a nice playlist of soothing whale sounds? Wanted to update you all, and say you’re all a cracking group of people, and your well wishes are greatly appreciated! As are the comments telling him he’s a twat, those are mainly appreciated by me.

Hello; hello everyone! Long time no see, hope you’re all well?

Title is fairly explanatory, my knobhead of a best mate had a bloody heart attack yesterday. He’s okay, he’s in MAU for a couple of days, and they don’t seem unduly worried. However, I obviously did say ‘I told you so’ when I got to A&E.

Long story short, I’ve been telling him for 12 years now to sort his shit out, because I don’t want to get called to A&E when he’s had a heart attack, (I’m his emergency contact); told him that if that does happen, I will obviously say I told you so.

Therefore, once I’d made sure he was okay, I not only called him a stupid twat, I also said I told you so, as it was written. I took him a little bag of bits last night; toothbrush, shower gel, toothpaste, teabags, books, charger ect - all those gubbins. However, it’s been a while since I’ve been admitted, and I was wondering if there was anything else I’ve missed?! He’s been told he’s gonna be there for at least another night, so I want to take him another care package.

(Let’s avoid cans of energy drinks and tasty fatty snacks, as that’s why the twat has had a heart attack)

Many thanks in advance!

Edit - I’ve been in to see him/take him his care package and requested items! He’s looking pretty rough tbh, that’ll be the heart attack I guess?! Glad I took new clothes in, as he was wearing a fairly fetching, albeit quite amusing pair of hospital pj bottoms.

Here is the list of items I took him, thank you to everyone for your fantastic advice! I’ve told him that according to the wider internet I’m a great mate, and I’m gonna get a T-shirt made calling him a twat.

Slippers
2 pairs of trackies
2 T-shirts
Boxers
A crossword book
A notebook
Pens
Baby wipes
Grape toothpaste (he already had some from yesterday, but this is grape flavoured?!)
More deodorant
A mini lynx africa - because, well, why not
Some cereal bars
A reusable water bottle
Squash
A mini rechargeable fan (I charged it beforehand)
Wireless soundproof headphones (also charged them beforehand)
A MagSafe phone charger, that he can charge his phone on if he’s not using it (when he’s using it he’s got a power bank)
A ziploc bag filled with batteries, cables and a post it note saying ‘do it yourself defib kit’ (thank you for that suggestion, still love it!)
A lil’ allergy face spray (refreshing innit)
Magnesium lavender sleep spray
A card from B&M, it’s covered in love hearts and says ‘you’ve got this!’ Inside I’ve written; ‘this’ stands for coronary heart disease! We love you, you massive twat, get better soon - and then we’re walking everywhere!

All popped into a zippable Aldi freezer bag for ease of transport/to prevent anything getting lost!