See you all in two weeks

[gatiep]

The time has come and the local olympics is on. The race track is the stretch between my computer chair and the loo. I have to drink the 4 litres of laxative mixture in 4 hours. I have only been allowed clear liquids since after last night's evening tea.

That is the start of the preparations for major surgery tomorrow, the 1 st of September. I'm going into the Joondalup hospital at midday and operated on for a nasty bit in my small bowel & colon later in the afternoon. I had some nasties removed in the same area in 2000.

After the op, I won't be allowed to eat for about 4 days. After all that I'll be too scared to lift my arms up as I may just fall through my own A*se!

Thought I'll just say, "Cya's later", as I won't be around for about 14 days, but will surely make up once I get back from hospital.

Have a great time and enjoy your sheds and ze dust

Take care

:)

[Barry_White]

Gatiep

All the best and hope every thing goes OK

[gemi_babe]

See you soon Gatiep.

Don't give those nurse's a hard time;)

:)

[BigPop]

Take Care Joe and hope all goes well - see ya in a few weeks

[craigb]

Hope everything goes very well Joe.

See you in two weeks !

[ozwinner]

Good luck Joe.


Al :)

[Rocker]

Good luck, Joe. See you soon

Rocker

[Caliban]

Joe
We all knew you were a pain in the unmentionable. Don't you think this is taking it a bit far?
You rest well, don't let those WA medicos (no offense Derek) give you any ****, sorry bad pun. :D Come back soon and give us the ***** instead. :eek: :eek:
Seriously mate, you're one of my favourites, so I hope the really sexy nurses are there when SWMBO isn't :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;)
I hope you have a copy of Tom Sharpe's South African novel called Riotous Assembly to read while you are in there, actually better not, you'll laugh your **** off, that might be counter productive, we need your smart **** intact.
cya soon

[echnidna]

Good luck.

[Sturdee]

Good luck Joe.

Btw don't read Tom Sharpe's South African novel called Riotous Assembly because you won't stop laughing.


Peter.

[bitingmidge]

All the best...and of course we'd love you to post some pics when you get back!!!

:D :D :D

Cheers,

P

[Driver]

Good luck, Joe. Talk again soon.

Col

[Toggy]

Good luck Joe.

Maybe one of the kind local members might take you in a small package of an aromatic shavings. Just so you don't have withdrawls.


Ken

[Dusty]

Good luck, fella, hope it all goes great.

No food for 4 days.....Geeezz man, that'll be tough.

[DarrylF]

Ditto here - the best of luck to you Joe. Hope all goes well :)

[E. maculata]

Here's to a short stay with a speedy recovery.

[AlexS]

Best wishes Joe, looking forward to seeing you back on the board in a fortnight's time.
Cheers,
Alex

[rodm]

All the best Joe

[DanP]

All the best Joe,

Maybe with you being the self apointed superglue king and all, you can glue your **** shut (after the lax have worked) Just to stop you falling through. ;)

Dan

[Ian007]

Bummer
hope all goes well and we have you back on deck faster than expected

Ian

[Wood Borer]

I'll be thinking of you Joe

[Caliban]

Bummer
hope all goes well and we have you back on deck faster than expected

Ian


Ian
that's a worse pun than mine!

[silentC]

All the best Joe, here's to a speedy recovery.

[Alastair]

Joe

Hope it goes off well, and you are back at the bench soon.

Hamba khahle madoda

Alastair

[gatiep]

OK Guys & Girls, I'm now off to hospital. Thank you all very much for all the good wishes and the humour. It definately makes one feel good.

Cya all in about 10 to 14 days. Remember to make some dust on my behalf. Keep turning!!!!!!

Siyabonga khakhulu!

Alastair will translate that for you!!

Thanks a lot!

:)

[Alastair]

!

Siyabonga khakhulu!

Alastair will translate that for you!!

Thanks a lot!

:)


The Zulu translates as:

"Thanks a lot" (literally "We thank you very much")

Get well Joe!

Alastair

[Ian007]

Ian
that's a worse pun than mine!


yep but it was intended :D

Cheers Ian :)

[gatiep]

I'm back!


Thanks a lot for all the good wishess, surely missed visiting the BB and reading all the posts.

I have been out of hospital for a few days now but just lacked the energy to even surf the net. I am sure that I'll soon make up for lost time.

I had 500 mm of my small bowel removed with malignant growths ( carcinoids) on it. Fortunately the op went well and it is not necessary for a bag. I should know by next week if the oncologist will give me chemo or not. The surgeon says he removed everything nasty that he could see but warns that there may be some left that could just start up again.

I am very greatful for yet another chance............. life is like water. When we have lots of water we splash and waste, its only when the supply is critical, that we realise how precious it is.

Thanks again for the wishess and for keeping me in your thoughts. What a great woodie family this is!

Looking forward to frequenting the board again.

:)

[BigPop]

Joe,
Good to see ya back safe n sound and hopefully back on deck making heaps of dust very soon.
Great to hear it all went well for ya.

[craigb]

Joe,

With your attitude, you're a shoo in to beat it. :)

Keep positive

Craig

[Rocker]

Joe,

Great to hear that all went well, and that you are on the road to recovery. My mum had the same problem as you, but she died of a fall at the age of 95; so hopefully you too will have plenty of time to enjoy the pleasures of retirement.

Rocker

[vsquizz]

Well done Joe, just take it easy for awhile huh.


Cheers

[ptc]

Give that jet engine a whirl.
all the best.
ptc

[gemi_babe]

Welcome back :)

Hope Joondalup treated you well.

[macca2]

Good one Joe, great to have you back.

Macca

[AlexS]

Welcome back Joe, looking forward to reading your informative & entertaining posts again.

[gatiep]

Thank you all for welcoming me back....it sure is great to be here. Hopefully soon I'll be as active as before but at present still a bit slow off the mark. Running on 'choke' but soon I'll be warmed up and firing on all cylinders.

Have yourselves a fantastic week and keep smiling...its infectious!

:)

[Caliban]

Joe
Speaking of infectious, I couldn't reply earlier I've had the rotten flu, but I'll be ok for work tomorrow. Doesn't that suck, crook on my time!
Doesn't matter, I'm feeling better and I hope you are too. Did you read the Tom Sharpe book?

[gatiep]

Hey Jim, great to hear that you are feeling better. I felt so crook that I didn't even get a chance to appreciate the shapely nurses, let alone read!

Going back on Monday and Tuesday for checkups with the Oncologist and Surgeon, will definately catch up on lost time checking out the nurses!

Have yourselves a great week all!

:)

[Wongo]

Welcome back Joe :)

[Wood Borer]

Thank goodness it all went well for you Joe. Like the others we look forward to your opinions and advice. Always worth reading and considering.

[Alastair]

Joe

Ngiyabona madoda. Unjane wena?

That about deals with the Zulu!

Good to have you back. Saw you on another thread, but this seems the appropriate one to reply in.

Alastair

[gatiep]

Allastair
Seng ya phila kahle na jabula kakhulo! Siya bonga kakhulo illanga ya bonagala namolha. Le weki iphelile i bonogala zonke tintos umnahma ne lutho amanhla pakhati lo umzimba khaminha.
Hlalani kahle.

(Quite a bit of phonetic spelling there I'm sure!)

Just back from the oncologist and he says he's going to save chemo for later! What a pitty the surgeon didn't put a zipper in, then they could remove the bits that cause hassles at anytime!

Have yourselves a good week....I know I'm making the best of it

:)

[gatiep]

No No I'm not going anywhere

Saw the surgeon again this afternoon and got the results of the follow up CT scan that was done about 10 days ago. All is clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wanted to share the good news with you guys/girls. I have to go back in December ( 6 months ) for another look see.

Guess who is very happy today

:D ;) :D

[Grunt]

Good news Joe,

Have a beer for me.

[Auld Bassoon]

No No I'm not going anywhere

Saw the surgeon again this afternoon and got the results of the follow up CT scan that was done about 10 days ago. All is clear!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wanted to share the good news with you guys/girls. I have to go back in December ( 6 months ) for another look see.

Guess who is very happy today

:D ;) :D
Hi Joe!

Great result. I'm very pleased for youhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon12.gif Enjoy!

Cheers!
Steve B

[kiwigeo]

I had 500 mm of my small bowel removed with malignant growths ( carcinoids) on it. Fortunately the op went well and it is not necessary for a bag.

:)

Glad it all went well Joe and welcome back.

Cheers Martin

[silentC]

Great news, Joe.

Had a medical emergency with my little girl recently and I know something of the euphoria that good news from a doctor can bring ;)

What's that you always say? "Keep turning" :D

[rodm]

Good news Joe

[Caliban]

Great news, Joe.

Had a medical emergency with my little girl recently and I know something of the euphoria that good news from a doctor can bring ;)

What's that you always say? "Keep turning" :D
Ain't that the truth. I still remember (after 16years) the feeling that came firstly with the possibility of my daughter having leukaemia and finally the elation when we got the all clear. My son spent 100 days straight in hospital in his first winter so I know how bad (and good) problems with your health can make you feel.
Joe, I'm so glad you're OK and when I say I know how you feel, I really do.
So keep turning.

[gatiep]

Joe, I'm so glad you're OK and when I say I know how you feel, I really do.
So keep turning.
It's amazing how these things that test us affect us other than health wise. When one has something hanging over ones head its like trying to see into the future through a wall.............there seems to be very little future. Then suddenly one gets an all clear or at least some hope and it is as if that wall gets a window in it to look through!!!!

To all you guys & girls, thanks a lot for the good stuff! And as Jim says in the quote above about : " So keep turning"

I am, I am, walked in at 10-30 pm from a turning class!

Thanks again

:D

[Barry_White]

It's amazing how these things that test us affect us other than health wise. When one has something hanging over ones head its like trying to see into the future through a wall.............there seems to be very little future. Then suddenly one gets an all clear or at least some hope and it is as if that wall gets a window in it to look through!!!!

To all you guys & girls, thanks a lot for the good stuff! And as Jim says in the quote above about : " So keep turning"

I am, I am, walked in at 10-30 pm from a turning class!

Thanks again

:D
Joe

I know how you feel. I am recovering from a quadruple cardiac bypass three weeks ago and as you go into it, you think how is this going to turn out.

I now feel as good as I did before I had the surgery apart from some niggerly pains and I am only one quarter the way to recovery, so I am looking forward to full recovery.

I am awed by the skill and the dedecation of these surgeons, doctors and nurses in these hospitals and consider they deserve every penny they earn.

[silentC]

I am awed by the skill and the dedecation of these surgeons, doctors and nurses in these hospitals and consider they deserve every penny they earn.
Amen to that.

Funny thing is that you expect to be worried, nervous, sick to the stomach (and that's just the parents) when you take a seriously ill kid to emergency. What you don't expect is to be awe struck and uplifted by these people who save lives for a living. The doc on duty at the local hospital saved our little girl's life as far as we are concerned and the nursing staff were outstanding. If other organisations took a leaf out of their book... but then I think that it takes a certain type of person to do that job.

[Harry72]

Its good to hear you two fella's have come good after some ultra serious operations.
Hey Joe what is that in your avatar pic? been trying to work it out for a while now and its got me beat!(looks like a flame coming out of a bottle, is it a jet motor or something?)

[gatiep]

.
Hey Joe what is that in your avatar pic? been trying to work it out for a while now and its got me beat!(looks like a flame coming out of a bottle, is it a jet motor or something?)
Harry
That is a miniature turbine ( jet engine ) that I built. The body is about the same size as a Landcruiser oil filter. Runs un kero, produces 7 kg thrust on normal settings, but could about double that. Idles at 30,000 and is governed to a max o0f 130,000 rpm. Somewhere on here is a more detailed post on it.

Thanks for the good wishes.

[Harry72]

So I was right... good guess.