Fingers crossed.

[Cliff Rogers]

My Dad was taken to hospital last night. :eek:
He is in intensive care in Longreach & will be transfered to Brisbane for further tests today.
It looks like it is his heart.
He has no pain but has a shortage of breath & the tests so far say that he has an irregular heart beat.

[silentC]

They like to give you a bit of a scare every now and then to keep you on your toes.

Hope it all turns out OK, Cliff.

[bennylaird]

He's in the best place Cliff, get it all checked out and get rid of any worries. Much better than just ignoring it all. Best of luck for him mate.

[DJ’s Timber]

Hope all turns out for the best Cliff

[scooter]

Thinking of you & your old man, mate.

[Cliff Rogers]

Dad left for Brisbane about 10.30 am with Flying Dr....
Stable at present. May have artery problems.
Don't know how long he'll be there.

[Groggy]

Best wishes for you and your dad Cliff, I hope he gets well soon.

[bennylaird]

Can you get away to go see him Cliff?

[Wongo]

Hope he is OK mate.

[Gumby]

My best wishes to you and the family mate. Hope it turns out for the best. As has been said, he's in the best of care.

[johnc]

Goodluck with your Dad Cliff, the medicos seem to be able to do some pretty amazing things these days.

John

[Auld Bassoon]

Best wishes Cliff, for you and your dad. I hope everything turns out well.

Take care!

[Felder]

All the best Cliffy. Thinking of you and your dad.

[Doughboy]

The old man is in my thoughts. Hope all turns out ok.

Pete

[Bluegum]

Yep Cliff same here mate I hope all goes well and he pulls up OK.

[Cliff Rogers]

Can you get away to go see him Cliff?
Yeap, but waiting to find out what is going to happen first.

[echnidna]

Best wishes for your Dad Cliff.

[Wood Borer]

Here's hoping all is going to turn out OK Cliff from Meg and myself.

[jmk89]

You and your dad are in my thoughts - good luck

[Gra]

Cliff good luck. The docs are pretty good about these things now days. Just tell him to make sure it isnt the pretty nurse taking his pulse, tends to give a false reading;):D:D

[tameriska]

Best of luck with it Cliff. Hope it works out ok

[keith53]

Cliff,

Lets hope its nothing too serious & your father pulls thru OK.

Cheers,
Keith

[Clinton1]

best wishes mate, although its probably not needed as the FNQld'ers are pretty tough.
One of my uncles had a triple bypass 2 years ago, and was up and walking on the 3rd day.... its amazing what the docs can do.

[John Saxton]

Hope your Dad comes out of this OK Cliff, and that it's soon that he is up and about with his family.

Cheers:) wish all good things for you and your family.

[MajorPanic]

Cliff,

If ya need a place to stay you can always get a room here if ya need it!!!!

I hope he comes through unscathed. Our thoughts are with you & family.

[Flowboy]

Thinking of you Cliff, be strong.

Regards,

Rob

[Honorary Bloke]

Cliff,

My thoughts are with you and your dad. It's tough I know, but we're all behind you.

[dai sensei]

All the best for your Dad Cliff. Let us know if and when you do come down.

[Cliff Rogers]

OK, so far so good, he is improving but still short of breath.
Looks like it was what they call a silent heart attack 'cos there was no pain, just very hard to breath.
He is in hospital for at least 5 days & has to have some more tests before they decide what they are going to do with him.
He has plenty of family & support down there so I won't be going unless things start to go down hill but it looks 'safe' for now.

[journeyman Mick]

Cliff,
hope all goes well, good to hear that he is improving. Hope all goes well,

Mick

[journeyman Mick]

Cliff,
hope all goes well, good to hear that he is improving. Hope all goes well,

Mick

[Doughboy]

Great news for you and yours Cliff. He will be back hoime and you can go over have a chinwag and just spend some quality time enjoying his company.

Glad things are on the up mate..

Pete

[Barry_White]

Hope all goes well Cliff. Fixing hearts is pretty routine today. I had the same experience and they replaced 4 of my arteries and out of hospital in a week.

[Cliff Rogers]

...He will be back hoime and you can go over have a chinwag and ....
Not that simple.... :o
He lives about 900kms away.
http://www.nowwhereroute.com/travelmate/mapmaker/mappage.aspx?type=Cairns_QLD_Longreach_QLD

[Cliff Rogers]

..... Fixing hearts is pretty routine today. I had the same experience and ....
Thanks Baz, saw you on line last night on Skype but I spent about 3 hours on the phone & on Skype getting & spreading the news.
We were hoping it was blocked arteries 'cos that can be fixed.
I reckon he was scared that he had lung cancer 'cos he has been a smoker for about 60 years & gave up cold turkey 4 weeks ago...:eek: he knew something was wrong.:cool:

[RufflyRustic]

Hi Cliff,

My fingers have been crossed, as have many others on the forums. Hope your next lot of news is more good news.

Cheers
Wendy

[Waldo]

G'day Cliff,

Just found this thread and am glad to hear he's on the mend. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

[Doughboy]

Not that simple.... :o
He lives about 900kms away.
http://www.nowwhereroute.com/travelmate/mapmaker/mappage.aspx?type=Cairns_QLD_Longreach_QLD


Yeah it may be a long way mate but I also think the trip just might be worth the trouble.:)

Planes get there pretty quick these days and you can do the round trip in a day....

At least you will spend some time on the dog and bone with him.

Pete

[Cliff Rogers]

....Planes get there pretty quick these days and you can do the round trip in a day.......

Not Cairns-Longreach you can't, unless you charter one & I don't have that kind of money.

He is going to have a stint put in tomorrow morning so Mum has caught a bus down; it is 1180Kms by road & she will be there before the plane lands in Longreach. :cool:
http://www.nowwhereroute.com/travelmate/mapmaker/mappage.aspx?type=Longreach_QLD_Brisbane_QLD

[sea dragon]

Sorry not to have seen this earlier, Cliff.
Glad things are heading in the right direction. All the best, mate.
Interesting what you said about him giving up smoking four weeks ago. Bet you wonder if he had some inkling something was not right, but did not want to bother anyone?

[MurrayD99]

Just saw this Cliff. Thoughts are with you. Catching it in time seems to be the story. Best regards

[Cliff Rogers]

Thanks everybody, no change at present, proceedure is booked for Thursday 2/11/6, will know more then.


...Interesting what you said about him giving up smoking four weeks ago. Bet you wonder if he had some inkling something was not right, but did not want to bother anyone?

I reckon he was scared that he had lung cancer.:cool:

[Auld Bassoon]

Fingers still crossed mate! Send your dad our collective good wishes, eh?

[AlexS]

Hope all turns out OK Cliff, best wishes from all down here.

[Cliff Rogers]

Not out of the woods yet. :(
Today he is running a fever & that means he has an infection so they aren't going to do anything while he has that. :cool:
Also, docs have looked at X-rays & ultra-sounds & think that a stint may not be good enough.
They will do the dye in the blood treatment & decide tomorrow but there is now a good chance that he will have to be transfered to a different hospital to be cut open next week. :eek:

I had a talk to him on the phone & he is not in any hurry to be out of there yet.

Waiting waiting waiting...... :mad:

I will be away from the computer til next week so you'll all have to hold your breath til then. :o

[Cliff Rogers]

G'day.

I tried earlier but the BB wasn't working too well. :cool:

Dad had major surgery today.
Heart valve repair & major artery repair using parts pinched from elsewhere in his body.
The doc says "it went well for an old fart." :confused:

He was kept very cold & had a heap of his own blood in a bag next to him slowly draining back into him while he was brought back up to normal body temp.:eek:
They reckon they will have him up & walking tomorrow... I'm looking forward to talking to him again. :)

He is not out of the woods yet but there is hope.

[Waldo]

G'day Cliff,

That sounds great Cliff. Keep us up to speed, because while there's nothing I/we can do you've got our support and hope that he pulls through to a full recovery.

[DJ’s Timber]

Sounds promising, hope all continues to go well

[Cliff Rogers]

Thanks blokes; Mum sounded positive on the phone tonight, she was sounding very worn out in the last couple of days.

[Doughboy]

Where there is hope there is fire......... great to hear some encouraging news.

Pete

[echnidna]

Good

[Gumby]

Better news Cliff. I'm glad he seems to be on the mend again. :)
It's amazing what they can do theses days.

[Captain Chaos]

G'day Cliff,
Just found this thread. :o
My thoughts are with you and your father at this time. Hoping for the very best outcome.
Regards,
Barry.

[Felder]

Sounding positive Cliff. :)

[namtrak]

Hope this all works out well, Cliff

Cheers

[meerkat]

Hey Cliff,

just caught up with the thread, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Best Regards
Andrew

[Clinton1]

all fingers crossed, Cliff.

[John Saxton]

Good luck Cliff with your Dad's recovery,hopefully he'll be up and around & giving you some cheek soon.

It's major surgery for sure but with the great doctors and medical facilities we have in this country he'll be there for you and your family to enjoy many more years of his company.:)

All the best
cheers:)

[Cliff Rogers]

Well he is still with us. :)
Has been up for 2 walks around the ward today, has had a bit to eat & drink & his heart has taken over so they have turned off the external pacemaker. (but left it attached just in case)
So far there are no leaks.

[Groggy]

Great news Cliff!

[E. maculata]

Excellent news Cliff:)

[scooter]

Good to hear, Cliff :)

[Driver]

Only just caught up with this thread, Ginge. Sounds like your Dad is on the mend. Great news! Hope it all works out for him and all the rest of your family.

[Doughboy]

Great to hear.

Pete

[barnsey]

Cliff,

My thoughts are with you mate.
My old man is 87 had 3 strokes, the old lady is as silly as a wheel - oldtimers disease!.

Had my share of scares and so are you - treasure every moment, some of us are lucky enough to still have them around.

Glad to hear things are on the up but we are all only a tap on the shoulder away so remember:

There is too much fun too be had!!

Jamie

[Schtoo]

Good to hear Cliff.

[bennylaird]

Glad to hear he's up and about. Makes you realise that you should enjoy every chance you can to keep in touch. Lost both my parents and there is such a hole left in my life but great memories.

Cheers Cliff

[tameriska]

Glad to hear that things are looking better for your Father Cliff

[keith53]

Great news Cliff. Lets hope his recovery continues just as positively.

[RufflyRustic]

Yay!!! Very Good news Cliff!

cheers
Wendy

[bitingmidge]

:)
P

[Cliff Rogers]

I just got to talk to him on the phone for the first time since the operation; he didn’t want to take the call ‘cos he is short of breath but the nurse made him, told him it would be good for him.
They are making him get up & go for walks too & I get the impression that he doesn’t enjoy that much. :D
Mum & one of my brothers are there with him at present so I spoke to Mum as well.
She says he is still in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) but he may be moved out this afternoon or tomorrow.
It is good to hear his voice again.

[DJ’s Timber]

Good to hear :)

[bennylaird]

Wont be long till he's giving you cheek. I'm guessing you got your sense of humour from him??????

[Waldo]

G'day Cliff,

That's excellent to read that he's on the mend. :cool:

[Slow6]

missed this thread altogether... sounds like hell pull through Cliff.

add my fingers to the list mate.

[scooter]

It is good to hear his voice again.


I bet :)

[Doughboy]

Cliff great to hear the news. I am glad things are doing well.

Still in my families thoughts...........

Pete

[Cliff Rogers]

Well he didn't get out today but he is out of ICU. :)
They are still mucking about with the dose of chemicals that he has to take....:cool: maybe Tuesday. http://www.ubeaut.biz/crossfingers.gif

[goat]

but he is out of ICU.
great news cliff he's making progress and on the mend :)

[scooter]

Well he didn't get out today but he is out of ICU. :)
They are still mucking about with the dose of chemicals that he has to take....:cool: maybe Tuesday. http://www.ubeaut.biz/crossfingers.gif


Good signs, mate :)

[Cliff Rogers]

Dad collapsed in the shower in hospital this morning, his heart stopped.
They jumped on him & thumped his chest & got a bit of an irregular pulse so they hit him with the defibrillator.
That revived him so they took him back to ICU.
There was no warning & no apparent reason for it as he had been progressing fairly well.
The only complaints that they had was that he wasn’t eating enough & they wanted him up walking more.
He is VERY lucky that it happened when & where it did ‘cos otherwise he could have died or had brain damage.

Now, since this has happened, he qualifies for a special pacemaker.

It will have 2 functions, one to provide a standard pacemaker function to keep the heart in a regular rhythm & the other is defibrillator function that will give him a kick start if his heart stops again.

He will have to go to Brisbane every 3 months to have it checked.

When he gets out of hospital, hopefully later this week, he will stay in Brisbane for at least another 5 weeks.

Gina & I are flying down Wednesday morning.
Gina is coming home Thursday morning & I will come home Friday night.

[Daddles]

Bugga. Hope they sort things out for him mate. Look after yourself while you're looking after him too.

Richard

[scooter]

Shyte, sounded like he was making good progress, too.

Be good to see him Wed, mate :)

Sounds like he's in good hands.


Cheers mate................Sean

[Shedhand]

Just found this Cliff. Hope everything works out ok for you and the old guy. Cheers ;)

[John Saxton]

yeah Cliff, I share Shedhands sentiments and can but hope that for you and your family that your Dad is able to join you with some modicom of a life of quality.

HOPEFULLY he'll bounce back well from this set-back and enjoy the love and care that is obviously foremost within your family.

All the best

Cheers:)

[Doughboy]

Your family is still in our thoughts and prayers mate. Glad you are going to see him.

Pete

[MajorPanic]

Cliff,

You & Gina OK for a place to stay?

If ya need, you guys can stay @ château Major

We really hope everything goes alright with ya dad!!

[DJ’s Timber]

Sorry to hear about the setback, hope things improve from here on

[Driver]

Thinking about you, Cliff. Hope your old man hangs in there.

[dai sensei]

Sorry to hear the set back Cliff. Hope he comes good again mate.

[Cliff Rogers]

I'm home again, Dad is still hanging in there.
Tuesday last week (after his turn on Monday) he got an ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implantable_cardioverter-defibrillator
He was just getting over that op when it got its first call to duty.... 23 seconds start to finish, it gave him 2 hits before his heart came good again & he didn't even loose consciousness this time.
It waits about 9 seconds before it decides 'that is too long' and gives him a jolt.
A bit scary but it works. :eek:
We arrived at the hospital not long after the incident & were able to spend a bit of time with him.
After a sleep, they decided that it was doing the job & he wasn't suffering any side affects so they moved him out of intensive care that arvo.
I spent a fair amount of time with him on Thursday & Friday & he was getting better each day.
By Friday he was confident enough to walk without assistance.
If all goes well he may be out of hospital early next week.

Thank you everybody for you concern & thanks for the offer of a place to stay Major, we stayed with Mum's brother out at Samford.

[Groggy]

Cliff that is good news. I hope he continues to improve.

best wishes,

Greg

[Gumby]

:)

[Auld Bassoon]

Pleased to hear the positive progress Cliff.

[Doughboy]

Wonderful news hope it keeps good and positive ...

Pete

[ozwinner]

:) Good to hear Cliff.

Al :)

[MajorPanic]

Thank you everybody for you concern & thanks for the offer of a place to stay Major, we stayed with Mum's brother out at Samford.


No worries Cliff! ;)

That's excellent news. Don't forget to tell ya father there is several hundred parties who hope he gets back on his feet OK.

The offer is always open if you need it. ;) :D

[Honorary Bloke]

Great news Cliff :) My fingers are definitely crossed.

[Shedhand]

;) Obviously the old bloke is one tough dude. Good news mate.