The Heart of the Matter
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
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I've been posted missing on You Tube over the past few weeks and for very good reason. I found myself spending almost three weeks in hospital for a double-heart bypass and a replacement aorta heart valve. I've had angina for a few years which has been increasingly slowing down my outdoor activities so it's good to get it sorted out and hopefully squeeze out a few more years of climbing hills and exploring wild places.
If any viewer is going through something similar then please get in touch if you think I may be of help and, if you have been through what I've just gone through, I'd greatly welcome words of encouragement. Open heart surgery is a big issue and we all need all the help we can get!!!
I'm based in the Scottish Highlands and I use a VW campervan to access the great outdoors, where I climb hills, ride my e-bike or gravel bike and just visit some of those places I've never been to. I've been climbing hills and mountains all over the world for 50 years and I'm a former editor of Climber Magazine and The Great Outdoors Magazine.
Well done and take it EASY
You are a real inspiration. Speaking as somebody who has heart problems, you will feel better and be able to get back to what you love doing soon. Take care, chin up!
Great to see how well you're recovering. Really inspiring. And thanks for your 👍 for the NHS.
Very shocked to hear what you've been through Cameron.. but you are as indefatigable as ever. A real inspiration.
Take care and I wish you a speedy recovery back to full fitness
Best wishes Cameron
Oh no, take care, rest easy and no doubt you’ll be backing doing what you do best very soon, NHS are so fantastic 🏴
All the best on the recovery Cameron.
I wish you well Cameron .A great inspiration .Take it easy and don't rush it .The hills are not going anywhere soon .
Brilliant Cameron, well done Scotlands NHS stop listening to the propaganda🏴🏴🏴
Great to see you back Cameron.
Wishing you a healthy and speedy recovery Cameron, and yes you were missed. Good Luck.
Your a great speaker Cameron, missed your videos.. take it easy sir 👍🏻
You are looking good Cameron. Take it steady, build slowly. An inspiration as always
You are a role model to people who have had any health issues on how to remain positive. As spock would say. Live long and prosper. 😊🖖
Good luck to you Cameron, you’ve been an inspiration to me and a credit to the outdoor community.
All the best Cameron.👍
Wishing you well!
Hi Cameron, so glad and relieved to see you up and about again after your recent scare. You have made a brilliant recovery so far and long may it continue. Thanks to your family for keeping us in Arbroath in the loop daily on your siuation. All the best and take good care Michael O’Donnell.
All the best, Cameron!
Hope you stay in Good health Cameron. 1000miles or more indeed. Not being able to do the things we love is the hardest part.
Best of health Cameron. Also best of health to the campervan, although you're unable to drive I would give it a turn over just to keep the engine in good health and ticking over. Slainte
Absolutely agree Cameron. The NHS gets bad mouthed by the media eager to see it privatised but they are their when we need them. Hope you recover well and get back to doing the things you and we love. ATB.
All the best for a full recovery.
Great to hear that you are on the mend. Take care and maybe see you on the hills.
Cameron, there’s not a lot of fun to be had from getting older. All we can do is to ignore it as far as possible and to deal with its “challenges” with as much dignity as we can muster. You seem to be doing this and I wish you well in your recovery. I hope you get back to the hills, soon.
All the best on the recovery Cameron🙏
Glad to see your on the mend :)
Only just got around to watching this, get well soon and up those hills Cameron
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Well done Cameron, we've missed your video's. While you underwent your heart surgery I myself was hospitalised for the first time ever with Pulmonary Embolisms ( Blood Clots ) in the lungs. Something I first noticed with breathing difficulties climbing the Hidden Valley in Glencoe last autumn - - - - Like you nothing but praise for the N.H.S. and the wonderful care here in Norwich at the N&N. As you say, you never know what's around the corner, enjoy it while you can, life goes on within you - - -and without you ! ( to quote George Harrison. Take care.
What a wake up call Cameron. Great to see you back. The hills are calling and you must go. Ps. I see you got sent a HoverAir X1 too 😅
No, I bought it. A very useful bit of kit for vlogging.
I hope your recovery continues well Cameron.
All the best Cameron 👍
Hi Cameron,
I had a heart attack 12 months ago on the 2nd of march and needed a triple bypass ,at the time i didn't believe i would get back into the hills and out on my mountain bike but after a couple of months i started getting out into the hills again and now 12 months later i am more or less back to full fitness.
So all the things you said you wanted to do this next year i am sure you will get them done.
Have a good time getting back to fitness again .
Kevin Ball.
Hi Cameron. Speaking as someone who had a triple heart bypass two years ago i think i speak from experience. You're overall fitness will help you recover quite quickly, i know it did for me. I was walking a couple of miles per day within a couple of weeks of my op,and im sure you will be hiking those monroes again before you know it. Listen to your body while youre healing. It takes approx 12 weeks for the breastbone to heal so no heavy lifting for a while. You will have a few dark days where you feel youre not healing fast enough but thats normal. You will get there. Good luck with your recovery. If you need any advice im here.
All the best
Paul
Thanks Paul. Good advice and I appreciate your offer of help. Already been through one or two darker days. Patience is a boon at some times.
You're very welcome. Get well soon and I look forward to many more years of your adventures. On a side note, my campervan was an absolute god send during my recovery. As soon as I was allowed to drive again(after 6 weeks), I would use it as a recovery tool. Just sitting in nature having a coffee, listening to the bird song was a wonderful healer for me.
Take care
Paul
Glad the rebore and service has gone well, best wishes for your rapid recovery to the hill ascents.
Sorry to hear that Cameron. My heat stopped when I was 40. Scary moment, also spent two weeks most likely in the same ward with the same docs as you. Your zest for life is admirable. Get well soon mate.
So pleased to see you are on your feet Cameron, and wishing you a speedy recovery.
wishing you a speedy recovery
Great to hear you are well and obviously recovering well.
Sorry to hear about your recent illness. I'm glad you're on the mend. Take care.
I had a stent fitted @ 50, now 61. & Going good! You will get over it Cameron it's all amazing!
Solidarity with the NHS! You don't know what we have until you need it!
Great to see you back with renewed vigour and keenness to get back out 💙🤟🏽
So glad you are ok, I love watching your videos. Please stay ok!
Wishing you all the best Cameron, sending you a manly hug 🤗
My wife had her aortic valve replaced nearly 4 years ago, it was called Ozaki method after the surgeon who pioneered the technique, very clever.
Lets hope the clock of life still has plenty of miles for you and also for my lovely wife Mandy !
Fancy seeing you here. 😂
Ofcourse Chunky:) I have been here since Cameron started his youtube channel, I also was very inspired by him many years ago long before youtube when I read his book called "The Backpackers manual", I got that book way back in the late 1970's / early 80's and thats what set me on my own back packing journey:) @@deanie557
I can empathise. Had my first heart bypass at 39. Then two stents in 2008. In all that time I've managed to continue to visit the hills and hold down a fairly stressful job in the NHS for 48 years. I'm now in my mid 60s and whilst slower I'm still going strong.
Good to hear you're recovering well and be assured by the fact that my old mountain mentor took to the hills to recuperate from his heart surgery(in his 40s) back in the 1960s and he was still climbing them up until his final illness in his 80s. My mum had a bad aorta valve and angina but it was too serious for surgery and I know how tired she got with even short strolls, so I'm sure you will know a huge difference after the surgery. Take care and we look forward to your future adventures.
Wow more power to you what an inspiration thankyou
Well done ! I hope you make a speedy recovery but don't overdo it. Listen to your body. Happy days ahead. All the very best
All the best Cameron! Thank you for all your brilliant films over the years, they always get the in the mood to go out for an adventure
This message is to convey all my best wishes to you Cameron. That's a fair bit of serious surgery you've been through so please make sure that you don't overdo it for now - work your fitness levels back up gradually. Look after yourself - Scotland needs you.
Best wishes to you and a speedy recovery.
Thanks for sharing this Cameron. I too have some health issues at the moment and feel rather frustrated by not being able to get out and about. I've had a long life of great outdoor stuff and it's hard to come to terms with not being as fit as I once was. However it's just a blip and I'll be back to normal soon. You have been a part of my life for a very long time although of course you are not aware of it. I first met you at Aberdeen Youth Hostel. Remember those days of hostel jobs in the morning! Sweeping out the toilets, dorms and so on. I've sort of followed your career ever since then. We're often in Newtonmore passing through on our way down South. My wife and I are both teachers of Scottish Country Dancing and attend dances regularly in Pitlochry during the Summer. We also have a campervan. I usually walk the dog up Glen Road. It's certainly an lovely location. However we're pretty lucky staying in the wee Village of Archiestown near Aberlour. Great views and you can even see parts of Ben Avon and Ben a' Bhuird from our lounge window. So this is just to wish you a speedy recovery, we'll maybe hook up one day and have a blether. All the best.
Cannae keep a good hill man doon. Best wishes Cameron, see you on the hill.
Rehab's going really well I see
Wonderful news about your operation and recovery Cameron! I’m sure you will soon be back in the Monadhliath hills. My best wishes to you both.
Good to see you up & about and out & about. Best wishes from Isle of Skye !!
Wishing you a speedy recovery Cameron. Take it easy and looking forward to seeing you out and about again soon.
Best wishes to you on a speedy recovery, the hill await for you .🥾👍
Good luck to you, Cameron.
Over 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with a blocked RCA, and on a meeting with the hert specialist, we we're told that it's inoperable! When my wife challenged them, they turned round and told her that I could die
I was never given any advice on how to manage the situation, so I've carried on regardless. 8 years ago, my GP told me that I was a ticking time bomb and would eventually go off.
I've continued to get out and about, although I can't ride my mountain bike at the moment.
I'm due for a hip replacement in the next month, which is long overdue, but that's another story.
I'll be up in the Highlands in just over a week's time but definitely won't be going over the tops.
Keep on smiling, mate, and never give in!
All the best for your recovery. Good to see you back out and about planning some more adventures.
Great 2 see back walking wishing u a speedy recovery Cameron
Very motivational, Cameron.
Amazing how quickly recovery is these days.
Seeing you gives me hope. I got knocked off the motor
bike 2 weeks ago - broken neck, 2 strokes, damaged artery, broken wrist and other hand broken.
The care I received, here in Ireland was amazing and it will soon be time for getting fit and backpacking again.
Enjoy life.😊
Wow! 😮. Take it easy for a while. 👍. We can wait for more videos.
Glad you’ve gotten sorted out. I’m still waiting for a heart scan after 2 years! Looks like I may have to go private, other half went private for his heart and that where they picked up his cancer in several places. He’s now being treated at the Beatson. Was given 6-12 months to live and is now on month 14 after insisting on plative treatment with NHS.
So right about our amazing NHS Cameron. The work they do cannot be understated, myself being a recipient of the great work they do. Eight years into my journey with prostate cancer and still enjoying all that the outdoors has to offer. Hopefully your video will inspire and encourage many to take advantage of the best free medicine , the great outdoors.
Made up for you Cameron. My Dad had the double, never looked back and 20 years on. All the best! Up the McNiesh!!!🎉
Good for you. An inspiration to all 👏👏
Wow! Glad to hear you are on the way to recovery. Good luck for the future and don’t overdo it!
I am sorry to hear this Cameron & wish you a speedy recovery. I've experienced heart troubles too, not as drastic as you but a heart attack at 51, total shock & thankfully recovered.
We do indeed not know what is around the corner.
Take care.
You are a true inspiration Cameron. Love your channel.
Best wishes for your recovery and continued enjoyment of our beautiful country.
You are an inspiration and a great ambassador for Scottish Tourism.
On behalf of VisitScotland, “You’re Hired”
You are amazing!! I hope to see y’all on the WHW. I admire you so much. Folks like you and your wife make hillwalking a goal. Thanks for your videos and books. 😊
Welcome back: wishing you the most thorough and rapid recovery ❤
Best of luck with the recovery Cameron, I'm sure you'll be rattling up the hills in no time!
All the best. Wishing you a good recovery. Love your stuff
Hope all's well soon! Thanks for all your great films. 👍🙋♂️
Great to see you looking forward to all the things that motivate you keep it up
Great to see you back !!! Glad your operation went well Cameron!! Speedy recovery but not too speedy!! Regards John,Helensburgh
Great to see you looking well and out and about! Don’t rush your recovery and take all advice from your surgeon. You’ve been inspiring me on the short time I’ve been watching your videos and I’m sure we’ll see much more to come!!!
Grateful for your positive outcome for a serious health issue. Heart problems run in my family, too. I appreciate your awareness of how it was affecting your activity level.
Wishing you continued strength and wellness. Speedy healing and recovery ~ Blessings!😇🦄🫶❤🚶♂️
You will get there. I took my mother at the age of 91
for a walk to the centre of Scotland stone last year. She walked from the campsite at the bottom of the hill nearby. She had exactly the same valve and aortic tube replacement as you when she was 78. I was delighted to see you were quoted on the plaque on the stone. My mother is still very active, if she can do it so can you. Best wishes for a full recovery.
wow, Cameron what a shock to hear that news! although I must say you look like you are doing well considering, take it gently, build up gradually and you will do fine. I always look forward to your posts especially as your site gave me the seed to buy our first camper van . Looking forward to new posts and places, take care and good to see you back.
I was recently diagnosed with heart failure, and although, so far, I’ve not had a heart bypass, I’ve decided to make a life style change.
All the recent clinical studies suggest that avoiding alcohol is crucial if you have an underlying health condition, especially a heart condition.
Not an easy decision, I will miss my single malt 😢
But for me, the right decision.
And av still got 61 Munro’s to do🤔
Here’s hoping.
Get well soon Cameron.
Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery Cameron. Must have been a difficult time for you all and great to see you planning the recovery and setting goals. Take it easy and look forward to seeing you back on the hills. Dave
Thanks for sharing your story. I had a heart op about 5 years ago and I was put off going mountain biking which I really loved. Having watched your videos I've decided to invest in an ebike to get me back on those hills. I think that extra push from the ebike will help me explore and give me a little bit more confidence to get back onto the saddle. You're absolutely right Cameron you just never know what's around the corner. Thanks and take good care of yourself 👍
Glad to see you back on your feet and enjoying Scotland in splendid sunshine
Well done Cameron, for letting us all know of your progress towards fitness, after the operation. Not sure if you have an electric bike. I bought one recently after being diagnosed with persitent Afib. It certainly helps. Cheers.
Lovely to hear from you Alan. Long time no see. I've had an e-bike for a few years, they really are the business.
I’ve been on the receiving end of the NHS and echo what you’ve said about the staff that work under it.
All the best for your recovery. Don’t push yourself too quickly. Time is the healer ❤
You’re looking great, Cameron. I was in Edinburgh Royal, undergoing a craniotomy to remove part of my brain tumour. I was in and out for four days. Amazing. Stay safe, stay well and keep walking.
🏴Thanks for the update Cameron. You’ve stood up well to the trials of later life and the NHS are serving you well- Here’s to many more years of McNeish adventures. Slainthe 🥃
Thank crunchie you're ok Cameron! Keep on truckin'!
Good luck Cam. Hope you are our guide to the outdoors for many many more years
Hi Cameron, It's good to see you looking well so soon after your big op. You've had a very good team looking after you right enough. All the best.
Wishing you a speedy & active recovery Cameron, so that you can continue to enjoy your passion.
God Speed your recovery Cameron. Best wishes mate
My dad had the valve replacement operation in his early seventies. He lived to age 80, when a brain bleed got him. The blood thinners prescribed to avoid clots forming in the new valve probably contributed to the severity of the bleed.
Hopefully your fitness soon returns sufficiently for you to get back out where you want to walk and cycle. Take it easy.
The auld body will need time to get back into fully functioning mode.
all the best in your recovery Cameron
Glad everything went so well Cameron. When it comes to the crunch, we have an amazing nhs .For sure we don’t know what’s round the corner and good to appreciate what we can. Stay well and thanks for your efforts with this channel which I’ve been enjoying for a while 🙏