I had to call for an ambulance this afternoon as i thought my dad was having another stroke or heart attack...Well it was an Aortic Annuerism and he had to go in for emergency surgery...The consultant gave me and my brother the blunt truth and told us it was a 20% chance he would survive the surgery as the blood vessel had swollen to 3 times its normal size....After what seemed an eternity he came out of surgery and was transfered to the CCU in the heart and lung wing of new cross hospital and his chances of recovery have now risen to 50/50 :'( :'(

Absolutely horrid for you, mate, but the rise in recovery prospects to 50/50 will hopefully give you grounds for cautious optimism.

I sincerely hope your dad makes a full recovery. :y

Thoughts are with you Bertie.

My old man suffers from the same and has done for the last 17 years. If he can come through this I know he will be fine afterwards as there is a lot they can do now.

Good luck :y

You are suffering at the moment, Mum. Dog and now your Dad, I really hope things work out for you, and that you Dad pulls through.......... :) Give me a shout if you want a chat..... :)

Our thoughts are with you and your dad Bertie, hopefully he`s over the worst.  :y

Thanx mike....i`m down again at the mo and i cant sleep at all tonight  i really dont know what the hell is going on or why me and my family have had to suffer this pain.... :'(

hiya mate hope your dad gets better real soon mate

don't forget mate i'm only up the road from you and my front door is always open for you
pop round for a coffee have a chat
we are all here for you mate
if there is any way we can help we will try our very best to help you out
all the best

My thoughts are with you right now.  Let me know if there is anything I can do.

his rates went up from 20% to 50% and hopefully higher.
fingers crossed for you and your dad ;)

Dodgiest bit was the surgery --- now the patch is in place the hopes are far better  :y

My dad had one a fair few years ago --- scared us all silly for a while .... now, with his dacron patch, metal hips and plastic knees he is more bionic !!!!!

Hope the recovery continues to go well mate ,,, chin up  :y

hope if makes a full recovery mate. 

Sorry to hear that mate. Hope evrything turns out right and he gets well soon

Fingers crossed for you all mate.