Yes, on 2 counts. I was touched that she realised how much the original conversation on the access had upset me.
On the present problem, probably ok for the rest of today but must face it all again tomorrow it seems unless someone comes up with a diagnosis
So glad for you. I do hope this gets sorted soon. Would it be worth keeping a diary (a) what you are eating and when (b) when you have the pins and needles (and/or palpitations) and what part of you is affected?
Do you by any chance have one of those things you put on your finger to measure oxygen levels + heart rate and blood pressure? Some of us bought them during Covid (to reassure as much as anything) . If you have, use it and see what happens to those measures and if they are not good let your MT know.
Thank you Sue, all good thinking, and I will keep a record of trying 5to up my intake. Made a start with a bowl odf porridge short while ago and if I take that frozen piece of cod out of the freezer it will force me to eat it tonight.
As I suspected, the symptoms were really difficult to describe in French, hard enough in English but the doc is re-assured by the lack of upper chest pain and lack of difficulty breathing. M-P will be back in a few minutes to check on me and report back to the samu doc.
Sad without my friends but glad not to be bouncing about in the red van all the way to Perigueux again. Helen, the lady looking after Sharonās while she is on holiday is very nice and efficient and has promised, indeed made a note, to keep Jules up to date with his pills, so I am re-assured on that score.
By the way it was a guitarist who is also a plumber who arrived in a big white van to transport the dogs. Multi tasking lives. 
David, along with all of your friends on SF, we hope you get to the bottom of this issue very soon and you are back to normal with no further weight loss or tinglings. A lot of people care about you David and we are sure that you will get over this blip real soon.
Have some nice buttery mash with your fish tonight, (apologies to @Corona for suggesting this) plus some veg and perhaps you will have room for some ice cream or custard for your pudd. That should put an ounce or two on you!
We love you David 
What a lovely post 
thank you. A good idea buttery mash, much better than chips, a deal. No other veg, it is a big piece and that and the mash will fill me up with a bit of room for fruit and ice cream, no custard to be had in this neck of the woods for ages.
Just spent over half an hour on the terrasse with Marie-Paule listening to the music in a fruitless bid to speak to the doctor, so we decided time to cut it off. But she rang her son Kevin, the Pompier who drove me to Perigueux last May, and he will call in during the afternoon to check on me. Also I think she will check tomorrow morning but I am so glad not to be trundling off down that road again and, missing them as I am, not a bad idea to not have dogs here needing my consideration at the moment.
I think the tiredness caused by 2 round trips to Perigueux may have accelerated whatever negative trend (eg insufficient nutrition, possible need for medicine adjustment) is going on.
Someone needs to take a proper deep look at you and devise a plan not just emergency services. If your doctor has taken French leave then someone else who will sort and then keep a close eye must be found. This is only so you keep well enough to look after and be the joy of your dogs, you understand.
On a different topic, how does Sharonās place survive? Does she receive official funding, or donations? She must have helped a lot of dogs, and people and at least your two are in good hands for now.
Sorry I didnāt call, ended up going in to work and Iāve only just get back. Sounds like you are being well looked after there, I wish is was a bit closer yo be more hands on help. I agree with the others about making food a priority. Iāll give you a call later and see if I can take on trying to get you the appointment with the heart specialist.
Clearly Iām not a doctor so I havenāt got the foggiest, but I did wonder if David isnāt eating properly whether it could be blood sugar / hormones related. As someone who is known across 3 continents for my Hangry behaviour if I donāt get to eat anything after a certain number of hours, thankfully not a massive problem aside from for those who face my wrath 
, Iām always reminded of just how important getting the right food and drink at the right times can be for our health.
Either way, Bon courage @David_Spardo
Thank you both. @KarenLot Marie-Paule has just come back in with interesting advice from husband Mario as he is an ex Pompier and therefore first responder. This is to from time to time lie down with elevated feet and breathe slowly and deeply filling the lungs each time. I know where this comes from as I think he shares my suspicion the other day that these tingles are related more to stress and resulting panic attack than the heart problem that I no doubt have. I remember waking up one morning without the symptoms and then started worrying when they would arrive, and they then did. Wonāt hurt to try anyway. He also made the point about all I have going on, dogs, work in the garden, gates and then at this point we burst out laughing because she pointed to herself and added āvoisinesā.
Sharon is running a business kenneling dogs for people who go on holiday for instance, but also since I set the ball in motion years ago, special rates for the Dobermann association. When I was traversing the continent, often with Dobermanns especially from Spain for them I realised that I was often delivering to 2 pensions, one in the Lot and the other on the Medoc beyond Bordeaux, on a regular basis and then, when the dogs were rehomed travelling all that way past to collect and deliver them again. So I suggested Sharon and they came to a mutual agreement. In the event it saved her business during covid when people werenāt allowed to travel, and leave their dogs, but PAD was overwhelmed with Dobermanns difficult to re-home for the same reasons. Thus Sharon was full when she otherwise would have been empty. Even now there are up to 9 or 10 Dobies in waiting there.
@toryroo No need for apologies, I fully understand the work situation and you are right, I have plenty of support both here and, now, locally. I am also majoring on food intake. Porridge this morning and just now a high energy protein drink, Fortimel. We used to have cartons of the stuff stacked here for Fran on prescription and Christine now gets more than she can use so has given me a carrier bagful. Then, as mentioned above, cod and buttery mash this evening.
I have also decided, again backed up from M-P, to take a walk around the garden first thing each day breathing in deeply instead of cringing in on myself as the tingles take over my body. Canāt hurt, and may work. 
Tingling sensations in the lower limbs can be caused by some blood pressure medications. This happened to my mother and they changed to a different medication, so if youāre on a blood pressure pill then that could contribute. The other main cause is vitamin B12 deficiency and if youāre not eating well then that could contribute as well. Try eating something high in B12. Marmite is best 
but oily fish and eggs are very good as well.
When you see the Dr ask & āinsist if necessaryā for a full blood test including vitamins, minerals etc. that arenāt covered by the secu (I pay 12ā¬ for Vit D tests) this is what I do annually. I say insist because my official MT in Paris will only do reluctantly, on the other hand my Dr. here in Burgundy will do so willingly and add all sorts of other things to the prescription. I love the anecdote she uses, āIām a doctor, not a fortune teller, give me blood test results, Iāve never seen anything in a crystal ballā.
@David_Spardo
Just read the post from hairbear. Yes, Marmite +1 
If you canāt get any, Iāll willingly send you a jar of my beloveded Marmite.
Interesting, I donāt think any of my many medicaments are for blood pressure, almost sure that has always been declared to be OK. Donāt know about B12 but Marmite, which I always thought I was a rare take it or leave it sort of person, I found totally horrible when I tried it again some months ago. The dogs get sardines every night, are they oily fish? If so, seeing as they are not here for a few days, I could nick some of theirs. 
Eggs I do like but donāt often eat partly because I canāt decide how to cook them. I think batch hard boiling is best because then once done it is easy to take one on a whim.
Marie-Paule has just been back with son Kevin and his girlfriend, also a Pompier, and they have been giving my some strong advice. They were horrified at my recent habit of not being able to face breakfast and said I must eat within an hour of rising and make sure sugar is involved, in coffee, in jam on bread or something like that. Very enthusiastic when I mentioned that I have local honey in stock which I have just eaten with my porridge, but not until 11am. 
The girl though advised only one Fortimel a day saying it is really for inactives who spend most of the time lying down, like Fran was.
I also received some stern advice about notifying one of them, mainly M-P, the moment I wander from their ārulesā. So thatās me told. I welcome this interest and intend to make good use of it, one of the worst parts until the last couple of days or so has been the strong impression that I was on my own.
I take it that you have already seen my comment about Marmite? I always thought I could take it or leave it but when I tried some it was a great shock, no idea why, I could never before understand the ālove it or hate itā comment with nothing in between. What do you think of sardines and eggs? (I take it @hairbear didnāt mean sardineās eggs. )
Just re-read and seen your blood test comment @Wozza , I did have one a week ago and the results run to 5 pages. I have them in front of me, what should I be looking for?
The only things flagged as abnormal are:
Hematies = Red Blood Cells = 4.08, ref.4.6-6.2, prev. 4.37
TCMH = ? = 33.7, ref. 27-32, prev. 33.3
Cholesterol Total = ? = 1.15, ref. 1.6 - 2.3, prev. 1.73
Any ideas?
Yes, they are good for B12 I think.
Iām pretty sure that the Fortimel will have vitamin B12 in it. Look on the label and it should say.
No didnāt see bf I posted. Sardines & any oily fish are good, as well as organ meats; liver, heart, kidneys etc , very easy to cook as well as V tasty. Pleased to read M-P is keeping a eye on you.
Well, itās cod tonight so if I am not all fished out by tomorrow night Iāll dig into the dogsā stock, not going down on all fours though. 
All the Fortimel can shows is 2.4 kcal/ml and 29g Protein. I quite like it but not that much so I wonāt be tested at one a day. 
Iām not a doctor, so treat what I say with caution. If I look online, it suggests that a low Hematies with a high TCMH can show anaemia but your figures donāt seem to be too much out really so not serious. I did find that high TCMH can be caused by lack of vitamin B12.
āŗ High TCMH/CCMH: what does that mean?
A blood count (BC) showing an abnormally high MCHC/MCH ratio (an MCHC generally greater than 32 pg/100 ml ) may suggest macrocytic anemia , meaning the patient has larger than normal red blood cells and therefore a higher concentration of hemoglobin in each red blood cell. The doctor will then need to order further tests to determine the cause. This could be due to a deficiency in vitamin B12 or B9 (folic acid). It could also be hyperchromic anemia , which occurs when the patient absorbs too much iron .
Sounds like common sense, better makes sure of those sardines tomorrow then, and look for Marmite on shopping day Monday. Is there a way of hiding the taste while eating it?