Working when ill

[SueEllen]

I had two days off work last year after I had a heart attack. I'd only just started a new contract, so I told the client I had a nasty chest infection. Got away with it. Haven't had another heart attack, so far.

[ThomasSoerensen]

I had two days off work last year after I had a heart attack. I'd only just started a new contract, so I told the client I had a nasty chest infection. Got away with it. Haven't had another heart attack, so far.

Thats a proper contractor

[Bunk]

Thats a proper contractor

Not really, he took two days off. MF would have sat at his desk, had the heart attack, and carried on invoicing. And probably won his cage-fight that evening.

[MaryPoppins]

I had two days off work last year after I had a heart attack. I'd only just started a new contract, so I told the client I had a nasty chest infection. Got away with it. Haven't had another heart attack, so far.

Bloody hell.

[dang65]

Bloody hell.

I think that heart attacks can vary hugely in seriousness. I had a blocked artery, which they fixed with a stent via keyhole surgery (angioplasty), and that was about it. I've felt fine since. A nasty cold is much worse.

But they can be very serious, yes. Fatally serious. I was very lucky.