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  1. theunissenguido

    theunissenguido F1 Rookie
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    #1 theunissenguido, Apr 16, 2007
    Hello,

    Last month I decided to put new alu covers on the pedals on my Mondial. They where delivered by Superformance. It looked like an easy job. I started to drill the first holes in to the clutch pedal.
    My position, under the steeringwheel, my head down between seat and pedals wasn’t comfortable at all. The metal felt harder than expected. I used a lot of power to get the job done quickly…
    I felled a pain coming from the chest and going down to my arms. A pain I never felled before. I tried to rest a bit, thinking the pain will go away…but it did not. So I looked for a better position. But whatever movement I did, the pain remained the same.
    I don’t remember how long I suffered this pain. This pain remained several minutes and I even think I lost consciousness for a while.
    Never the less, I managed to drill two more holes for the brake pedal and I installed the two pedal covers on place.
    After this I hat no force in my arms and the pain in the chess continued. Later on, in the evening, I went to visit the nearest clinic. A heart specialist ordered an ambulance which droved my to a heart specialised clinic. I was victim of a stroke. That evening the specialist put a spring in one of the mean heart vain to re-open this vain. The other vain will be re-opened in May.
    You can put it this way: while working on my Mondial, I forced my system and got a stroke. If it didn’t happened that day, probably it would happen at a more inconvenient moment, more suddenly, like driving a car, swimming or even in my sleep.
    I’m convinced, working on my Mondial that day, saved my live…

    Greetings,
    Guido
     
  2. absent

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    #2 absent, Apr 16, 2007
    I can't believe you continued your work after the first onset of pain!
     
  3. branko

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    #3 branko, Apr 16, 2007
    +1
     
  4. Tarek K.

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    #4 Tarek K., Apr 16, 2007
    I am glad you view it that way :). It's a good thing you overcome it and I wish you a good recovery.
    Like you said, it could have happened at another inconvenient moment with worse results.
     
  5. Zegna

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    #5 Zegna, Apr 16, 2007
    I sincerely hope you get well soon, Guido. :)
     
  6. feteknut

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    #6 feteknut, Apr 16, 2007
    You passed out, but yet continued to work on your Ferrari. Priceless!!!
     
  7. drjohngober

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    #7 drjohngober, Apr 16, 2007
    The first sign of a heart attack or stroke is usually denial. You blame it on heartburn, pulled muscle. Working on your car and realizing " it was a pain I never felt before", saved your life.
     
  8. 285ferrari

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    #8 285ferrari, Apr 16, 2007
    +1 - He gets the diehard owner of the year award!!!
     
  9. SrfCity

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    #9 SrfCity, Apr 16, 2007
    "Ferrari owner suffers stroke while working on car yet doesn't stop until job is done." :)

    A similar story: After a motorcycle crash I decided to purchase an F-car and found my passion on 4 wheels instead of 2. I was lucky to survive the accident and substituting the F-car made me forget about wanting to ride again. F-passion works in marvelous ways :) :)
     
  10. bwiele

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    #10 bwiele, Apr 16, 2007
    So, how do the new pedals look?

    Sorry, I couldn't resist. Good luck with your recovery and thank goodness it wasn't worse...
     
  11. dinogt4guy

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    #11 dinogt4guy, Apr 16, 2007
    +1

    Amazing!

    DT
     
  12. QT3141

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    #12 QT3141, Apr 16, 2007
    We have competition for the "my wife's having an affair, but more importantly, how do I get this stain out of my Ferrari interior?: guy! :D
     
  13. SRT Mike

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    #13 SRT Mike, Apr 16, 2007
    +1. That's hard core buddy - GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE OK!!!!!!!!
     
  14. Lloyd

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    #14 Lloyd, Apr 16, 2007
    The same thing happened to me when I got my bill for my major service. Glad to here you are doing well.
     
  15. sammyb

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    #15 sammyb, Apr 16, 2007
    What you gained in performing Ferrari work yourself, you lost with ER bills. (Why does health care cost more than maintaining a Ferrari???)

    Let's give three cheers to the clinic worker for recognizing the severity of your situation, as well as the heart specialist and team for fixing your circulatory system.

    All the best for a quick and full recovery!


    Sam
     
  16. Chaos

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    #16 Chaos, Apr 16, 2007
    of course the other way of looking at it is
    "working on my mondial nearly killed me"







    glad your ok anyways :)
     
  17. Nate Johnson

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    #17 Nate Johnson, Apr 16, 2007
    Nothing wrong with a "glass half full" kind of guy.


    Glad you're okay, BTW.
     
  18. UConn Husky

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    #18 UConn Husky, Apr 16, 2007
    First off glad you're ok, and yes, you are 'da man' for finishing the job!


    Maybe there should be a tech service bulletin to take 2 aspirin before picking up the Ferrari from a major?
     
  19. Kami

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    #19 Kami, Apr 16, 2007
    Glad you're ok and I wish you the best in your recovery!
     
  20. DGS

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    #20 DGS, Apr 17, 2007
    Or "the glass is twice as large as needed". ;)

    Working on a Ferrari might put you at risk of a stroke, but I've found that driving a Ferrari tends to make me feel better, calmer, and more at peace with the world -- perhaps less at risk from a stroke.

    Now if only I could get my doctor to prescribe periodic flat-crank rumble body massages, I could write off my Ferrari as a medical expense. :p
     
  21. PAP 348

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    #21 PAP 348, Apr 17, 2007
    Wish you a speedy a recovery mate. :):)
     
  22. theunissenguido

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    #22 theunissenguido, Apr 17, 2007
    Now I know that it whas foolish to get on with the job...I have no medical background or what reason to believe that I hat a stroke. I whas thinking a muscle or nerf in the upperarm aera that whas overreacting.
    I never smoked, never drunk alcohol, eat only healthy food, lived with a enough sport activity and I'm only in the mid-40...so thinking to be a victim of a stroke whasn't so ovius.
    The job isn't done anyway...still have to drill the wholes for the accelerator pedal. This will be done after my next stenting in May.
    But before all, enjoying my live again.

    Greetings to you all,
    Guido
     
  23. Lloyd

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    #23 Lloyd, Apr 17, 2007
    Guido, I am glad you are doing well, but due to your lack of vices I fear for your ability in the future to combat such ailments. The following quote from Mark Twain shows that by neglecting bad habits you may place yourself in a tough situation in the future.


     

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