I had an ambulance ride on Friday!

[Strika]

...bump

Marty you got any souvenirs to show us...???

Not yet mate...not that I would keep them anyway. Uuuurrrk! Specialist can't see me till the 6th of Oct, when he will likely set a date with me for the op.

Till then, it's small meals and ZERO fat! Which means no beef, pork, chicken, lamb, or any meat as well as no cheese, milk, or any other dairy derivitive with any fat in it. It makes things difficult at meal times!! Especially when travelling. Have you tried ordering a zero fat meal in a restaurant lately? I had to ask the waitress at this place last night if they had ANYTHING that didn't have either meat or cheese in it??? They didn't!!

[Glen]

Shit....... the 6th October, that's a bugger. Hope you're hanging in there mate.

Are you allowed to drink.?????????

Take it easy eh.

[Cath]

Geez, I must've missed this the first time around. Sorry mate. Hope you're going ok and I hope your appointment rolls around quickly.
Bugger about the diet restrictions I've always said a life without cheese is not worth living - will you be able to eat cheese again after they've blasted your stones into smithereens?

[Strika]

Geez, I must've missed this the first time around. Sorry mate. Hope you're going ok and I hope your appointment rolls around quickly.
Bugger about the diet restrictions I've always said a life without cheese is not worth living - will you be able to eat cheese again after they've blasted your stones into smithereens?

They can't blast gall stones. Or they don't! They just remove the entire gall bladder. Some people come out with no change, others have to have smaller meals and eat low fat or no fat diets! I suppose at the end ofthe day, that in tiself would be a good thing for longevity! So at this point, I am unsure as to if I will be able to eat cheese again! I havn't been able to drink for over 6 years now (that answers your question I assume Glen Oh, and I have been pain killer free for two weeks. If i stick religiously to the no fat regime, I only get little mild attacks which are uncomfotable but not to the point of stopping me from be able to work. Grumpy maybe...but I can still work!! ) and I loved a drink! I love cheese, so no doubt that will go too!!!!!!

To all you younger people out there. Take your parents advice and take all things in moderation, my errant eating and drinking habits of my early years are coming back to bite me now!! Be warned!! My mum warned me that all the drinking, smoking, drugs, fatty foods and motorbike crashes would come back and bite me when Iwas 40, and fark me she was right!!!:lol:

[MadKaw]

To all you younger people out there. Take your parents advice and take all things in moderation, my errant eating and drinking habits of my early years are coming back to bite me now!! Be warned!! My mum warned me that all the drinking, smoking, drugs, fatty foods and motorbike crashes would come back and bite me when Iwas 40, and fark me she was right!!!:lol:

Aint that the truth..

Good luck with it all Marty...

[Smitty]

To all you younger people out there. Take your parents advice and take all things in moderation, my errant eating and drinking habits of my early years are coming back to bite me now!! Be warned!! My mum warned me that all the drinking, smoking, drugs, fatty foods and motorbike crashes would come back and bite me when Iwas 40, and fark me she was right!!!:lol:

my mum was 2 years out...38 I was


and for all those wondering (prolly inc Marty)
this is what gallstones look like (size just smaller than a grape)
the 2 and a bit (smashed bits) they dug outta me
out of what was left of the gallbladder
hmmm
worth the scar i guess


and the diet now? anything really ...as long you have the stuff that moves ya
so yep cheese milk beer cheese (brie & havarti please) meat apple pie wine

and my daily oats

[mike-s]

Ow, furk that.
Good luck with the appointment.

[Strika]

I finally got to see the surgeon late yesterday. He shook his head and couldn't understand why his staff didn't push me further forward to get in to see him After looking at the scans, he added to his surgery list of today and I am going under the knife this afternoon!!!!!!!!!! Thank fcuk for that!! I was chewing 20 Mersyndol tabs a day to get through work, which isn't healthy. I'm off for a CT scan now to make sure the bile ducts have no stones in them and then off to the horsepiddle to lose a few grams of weight overnight! I'll pop in and say hi once I'm home which if all goes well will be Wed night or if there is difficulties (he thinks it's a chance due to the amount of previous surgery I've had) friday. I'm looking forward to the good quality drugs that hospitals have!

[javaman]

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

I had my cancer scare last month. Being healthy (albeit fat) and barely go to the doctor that really put some perspective in health. Lucky it was a negative.

[MickLC]

Hope it goes well mate

[Glen]

All the best mate. At least you're getting it done quick now. Not much time to think

[swabio-ACT]

good luck marty! hope it all goes well for ya!

[Gosling1]

Make sure you get a good grope of the night nurse mate, I hear that they like to 'Go' if you know what I mean nudge nudge wink wink say no more.

Smitty did you have to post a picture of those bloody grapes ? jesus H christ almighty !!!

[Smitty]

Smitty did you have to post a picture of those bloody grapes ? jesus H christ almighty !!!

yeah...Gos
coz they farking well hurt

[Smitty]

I finally got to see the surgeon late yesterday. He shook his head and couldn't understand why his staff didn't push me further forward to get in to see him After looking at the scans, he added to his surgery list of today and I am going under the knife this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!

Marty ..best of luck mate
hope it goes well...

Smitty