Actor and radio presenter Craig Charles says he was rushed to hospital after turning into unwell throughout his BBC radio present.
Charles, recognized for performing roles on Red Dwarf and Coronation Street, advised listeners on BBC Radio 6 Music that he had missed a present after spending 24 hours in hospital after coming down with a mysterious situation whereas on air.
“When we were doing the show on Wednesday… my hand couldn’t grip the pen properly, and my fingers were tingling, and I had a pain in the right side of my shoulder, going up my neck and into the back of my head,” he mentioned.
Members of his manufacturing crew advised him to cease and go to hospital however Charles “was like ‘No, no, no, we’ll get through the show, we’ll get through the show'”.
As quickly as his slot completed at 4pm, the 58-year-old was met by his spouse Jackie who drove from the BBC headquarters in Salford to Wythenshawe Hospital.
Charles mentioned: “Now they gave me an instant ECG to make sure that my heart was fine and all that, and [said] ‘go and wait in the waiting room and we’ll call your name’.
“So I’m going and wait within the ready room, this was at half previous 4, they usually referred to as my title at round 1 / 4 to 10 at night time.
“Now this is no disrespect or no criticism of Wythenshawe Hospital, they were brilliant, they were professional, they were caring, they were dedicated.”
He was then advised that he wanted to have a CT scan – “it is fine, by the way, there’s nothing wrong with the brain” – and in addition an MRI scan, which might imply an in a single day keep, however the hospital didn’t have any spare beds.
“So we spent the night in the A&E in the triage department, with the blue curtain pulled around us – me and Jackie on this little single hospital trolley,” mentioned Charles.
“We got about an hour’s kip until some guy came in screaming because he’d dislocated his shoulder.
“And we awakened like that and have been up ever since. We obtained out the hospital simply as Chris [Hawkins] was wrapping up my present yesterday, so almost 24 hours in hospital they usually nonetheless do not know what’s improper with me.
“But at least I know I’m not dying yet!”
Source: information.sky.com”