I'd bought an apartment here off plan about 15 years ago for no other reason than I liked the location. It's been let most of time and gives me an excuse to visit between tenants.
The most recent tenant vacated 3 ton4 months before the end of the tenancy. Experience has taught me to only let to large companies (no Chinese); this proved sensible and my rent has been paid through to August. So a trip to KL it was!
I flew on Qatar, but missed my connection at Doha. Was given a room at the airport hotel for 7 hours, but would not chose to fly with them again. The onward flight was in a dated business class seat. Overall patchy service.
I'd followed a normal routine for a couple of weeks here. A couple of nights out with a few drinks but mostly early nights with no booze. Basic, easy gym exercise every day and usually a massage on Changkat Bukit Bintang.
i was doing some DIY work on silicone resealing around a couple of shower areas at home, and found myself dripping in sweat. Not feeling too great I thought a cold shower relax with a foot massage in the fierce aircon of a massage shop would freshen my up before dinner. I felt too weak to walk the 800 m and had a painful tightness in my chest. I actually sat down and called a Grab.
feeling a bit better after 90 minutes' massage I sauntered back home, but it was a force of will to walk. Tired, I went to bed and slept through 12 hours, feeling better when I woke up.
So after a shower it was downstairs to the mall and a light breakfast with my laptop to deal with my ward council e mails (Im semi retired but UK district councillor).
I still had the chest pain, and walking back after breakfast felt very weak, but pushed on through it. Until my legs gave way and I was slumped on the floor of the posh mall with the locals walking by trying not to notice. Fortunately a New Zealand couple came by and offered water. They called over security and first aid. I was wheel-chaired into the first aid room, put on a bed and they did BP and temperature. They wanted to call an ambulance but in booked a Grab to go to Prince Court Medical. The grab arrived and refused to take me. So an ambulance was called and arrived within minutes. Very efficiently, in fact.
At PCMC i was admitted straight into ICU from Casualty. Bloods and ECG showed signs of a heart attack and my Bp was 200+/130.
Day 5 now and in HDU. I need to have angioplasty for four constricted arteries. My travel insurance has still not accepted a claim. I suspect my history of high BP will give them
an excuse to reject.
The care here has been pretty good. I have a friend who happens to be a cardiologist in the UK. He's concurred with the cardiologist here.
I don't want to do the angioplasty here. It's another 30000myr which in itself is not the biggest issue. But any complications could mean that going upmby a factor of 10 and an extended stay in KL. The doc reckons i can be stabilised with meds over next ten days and ok to fly. So the plan is to book a non stop flight when Im fit to fly. Then overnight in UK and straight into theatre the following morning. I need the sign off to fly for liability issues. I don't want a legal claim against me for a medical diversion.
Some lessons learned. I hadn't given my insurance a second thought. I have a gold plated annual policy and UK private care separately.
Im feeling a lot better knowing I have an exit plan. Anyway, hoping to move off HDU to general care today. That'll be easier on the wallet.and hopefully out tomout patient follow up within a couple of days.