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bubs
bubs
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17 Apr 2008 1:26pm
Edit:
Well according to my post most people wanted to see the pictures so i added them in with the explaition so you can see the progress i made. Will also say that on the SECOND Monday dad booked the hotel for at least another 2 and a half weeks. Didn't expect the quick recovery i guess.

A brief explination:
Mon: Flew out to Melbourne.
Tues: First time to hospital, tests and crap all day, admitted to my discust to be taken off all medication and put on drips.
Wed: Most boring day ever, still well but in hospital with drips in my arm. Good to get visit from cousin and good mate though.
Thurs: Surgery very early morning after a shocking sleep. Ended up not going completely how planned and took almost 14 hours.
Fri:Out for full day in ICU, opened eyes for first time very last that night apparently.
Sat: Still in ICU, not much changed.


Sun: Came out of ICU late in day to normal cardiac ward, nothing much changed either.
Mon: Good day, drank for first time (coke) and had TWO WHOLE spoon fulls of jelly. Unfortunatley that night i vomited all night and had a very bad one which resulted in me loosing the affect of my first dose of medication as well. Took me off another drug which was very affective pain relief post operative, however also made me very sick.

Tues: Prity standerd day, was comfortable and nothing to much happend. That night chest drains and that were taken out and i was stitched up which made a HUGE difference. Local clowns came around as well but i was so knocked up on madazalan that i don't remember. Porbably a good thing, apparently it was like i was high.

5 Minutes later...

Wed: All of a sudden this was a major rurning point and i was walking and eating this day for first time.

Thurs: Improvement but once again prity standerd and was comfotable. Also saw out a window and outside for the first time.
Fri: AMAZINGILY let back to the motel and big improvement. Just great to get out the hospital and everything. Ovcourse the first thing i did even before being let out that day was when the drips were taken out i headed straight to the hospital park to get outside. Sleep wasnt great but better than in hospital. Caught a taxi the 400M back to the motel. Didn't take long for me to make a mistake though and got a big scab under my nose, as you can see in the picture.

Sat: Relaxing day saw friends, family etc. Still had to go back to hospital though.
Sun: Relaxing day saw friends, family etc. also got to go the the Melbourne Zoo.

Mon: Relaxing day saw friends, family etc. Still had to go back to hospital though. + discharged formally which was awsome. Also got out of motel to stay at families place for the night which was great.
Tues: Once again just a blood test and then came home which is great. Also met someone in the hospital that my mum and dad had become good friends with. She had a baby Hamish that was going into surgery so i went up to ICU for the first time to see him. Quite different place there, the pictures just don't show how flat out and intense it is. ICU is the Intensive Care Unit and i also met the doctors that had looked after me, some when i was even 9 months old the first time round.




Anyway theres all the pictures with the description, hope it shows a bit more of what i been doing the last couple weeks.

Cheers
Bubs
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
17 Apr 2008 2:06pm
I shall never complain about work again.

Someone said it before, I'll say it again: Chicks dig scars. My wife has even said something like "You're not really a man without a big scar".

P.S. Those clowns were never really there.
P.P.S. In some photos looks like the cloning operation was a success.

Good luck mate. You're tougher than us all. Tell us when you get back on the water.
pweedas
pweedas
WA
4642 posts
WA, 4642 posts
17 Apr 2008 12:43pm
No wonder it all went well.
I can see you had lots of machines that go "PING".
Can't go wrong once you've got lots of those.

NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
17 Apr 2008 2:49pm
There's a couple of candidates for the caption competition.
I think the clown one is particularly suggestive. What about "Organ harvesters at work"
choco
choco
SA
4181 posts
SA, 4181 posts
17 Apr 2008 2:25pm
Some serious plumbing there Bubs
laff77
laff77
NSW
273 posts
NSW, 273 posts
17 Apr 2008 3:05pm
Clowns scare me
Revhead
Revhead
ACT
372 posts
ACT, 372 posts
17 Apr 2008 3:53pm
Did you get em to put in a GPS while they were in there?

Seriously, my younger Bro just had a spinal fusion, and the panadiene forte completely wrecked his stomach, will take 12 months to recover from that.
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
17 Apr 2008 2:42pm
Bloody hell Bubs, the photos really tell it as it is Mate.
I have a young fella about your age, so I feel for Mum & Dad.

It wont be long and you'll be chasing the two best things in life, wind & girlies
divaldo
divaldo
SA
2878 posts
SA, 2878 posts
17 Apr 2008 4:15pm
What about some real gruesome pics Bubs? Geeeez!
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
WA, 8890 posts
17 Apr 2008 3:29pm
Thats a furken big zipper mate
poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
WA, 9106 posts
17 Apr 2008 3:48pm

Midazalam will do that LOL
That first pic is every parents worst nightmare


MikeyS
MikeyS
VIC
1509 posts
VIC, 1509 posts
17 Apr 2008 6:16pm
Hey Bubs, thanks for posting these photos. No, really. You've given me quite a reality check. Here's me feeling sorry for myself 'cos some stuff wasn't going all that brilliantly at work lately. But then to see the chit that you've just been through makes me realize that my woes were pretty bloody petty. And you no complain. So thanks for that.

It's probably just as well that you were spaced out when the clowns came to visit. If they did happen to get you into a fit of laughter, I doubt that the sight of exploding stitches would have been pretty.

bubs
bubs
SA
924 posts
SA, 924 posts
17 Apr 2008 5:49pm
divaldo said...

What about some real gruesome pics Bubs? Geeeez!



Sorry Dave thats as good as i can get. But do keep in mind my parents had to take these pictures i reckon it would have been prity hard for them. They did an alright job with what we got i think.

Bubs

edit: Just re read your post and realized you could have been being sycastic lol. Not so sure. Still think the surgan needed to take pics during the operation though.
Pittsy
Pittsy
SA
251 posts
SA, 251 posts
17 Apr 2008 5:57pm
That pic with your eyes rolled back in your head when you where in ICU looks hell freaky but Good to see you had a Baby named after you haha looks like they looked after you pretty well.

Cheers Pittsy
bubs
bubs
SA
924 posts
SA, 924 posts
17 Apr 2008 5:59pm
Pittsy said...

That pic with your eyes rolled back in your head when you where in ICU looks hell freaky but Good to see you had a Baby named after you haha looks like they looked after you pretty well.

Cheers Pittsy


Ha ha yeah he even took my spot in ICU lol. Hopefully he has the same luck i did. They been there for a couple months now and have at least another 3 or 4 months brfore they can go home. Then more after that again. Prity tough i reckon cant believe what they are going through. But think, my parents did that for me when i was a baby as well lol.

Bubs
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
1553 posts
17 Apr 2008 7:25pm
didn't know you were that wired-up bubsas for the scar i'd say myself i went for a stalled loop and and bailed and fin had the best of my tummy no probs
Mr. No-one
Mr. No-one
WA
921 posts
WA, 921 posts
17 Apr 2008 8:18pm
Man, that's heavy Bubs. Glad you decided not to get the sex change. You timed it well, there's been no wind.
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
WA, 4564 posts
17 Apr 2008 9:13pm
Pittsy said...

That pic with your eyes rolled back in your head when you where in ICU looks hell freaky but Good to see you had a Baby named after you haha looks like they looked after you pretty well.

Cheers Pittsy


Looks a bit like me ol mate Staker after big Baz tapped him on on the weekend.[}:)]
Who's the bloke cracking you up sitting on the lounge with you. Best mate in the world, laughing at buggered if I know, but he had the affect on ya, can see it on your dial. Reckon it might be your Brother? Best mate in the world if it is.
And have to agree with Elmo, that's a bloody big Zip
da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
QLD, 2515 posts
17 Apr 2008 11:29pm
Good luck with the recovery dude. Hope you get back on the water soon.
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
QLD, 5283 posts
17 Apr 2008 11:30pm
thanx for sharing your journey bubs, makes me realise what a prize good health is.
looking forward to sharing a few of your new windsurfing exploits in the future!

heal fast!

red
red
VIC
741 posts
red red
VIC, 741 posts
18 Apr 2008 11:21am
Hey Bubs! ... Tell me what the nurses were wearing.. tell me real slowly!...
Rider5
Rider5
WA
567 posts
WA, 567 posts
18 Apr 2008 10:55am
Cool Pics, Did your M & D get to take any during the operation you can put up ?
I used to work in theatre and it's amazing how they use grinders and saws etc to cut through your bones(sternum) to open your chest cavity up. So good we live in a age of pain killer drugs. Still would have hurt but.
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
18 Apr 2008 6:30pm
Rider5 said...

...Still would have hurt but.

It was his heart they were operating on, not his but

bubs
bubs
SA
924 posts
SA, 924 posts
18 Apr 2008 9:07pm
Rider5 said...

Cool Pics, Did your M & D get to take any during the operation you can put up ?
I used to work in theatre and it's amazing how they use grinders and saws etc to cut through your bones(sternum) to open your chest cavity up. So good we live in a age of pain killer drugs. Still would have hurt but.


Greeny thats shocking lol. Red the nurses were awsome trust me, but ill keep it to myself i reckon, one of the only benifits of me going to hospital.

And no my parents certainly wern't allowed in the theater. Even if they were, Mum especially wouldn't have been able to cope. There were things that happend just in ICU and the wards which they found prity hard to watch my and Mum even had to leave some of the time. My chest is still quite swalen (spelling) from the breaking of ribs and what not but they kept me prity much out of it which was good. Still sore, but i'll just go slowly and recover over the coming weeks. See how i go.

Cheers
Bubs

easty
easty
TAS
2213 posts
TAS, 2213 posts
18 Apr 2008 10:47pm
bubs said...

Rider5 said...

Cool Pics, Did your M & D get to take any during the operation you can put up ?
I used to work in theatre and it's amazing how they use grinders and saws etc to cut through your bones(sternum) to open your chest cavity up. So good we live in a age of pain killer drugs. Still would have hurt but.


Greeny thats shocking lol. Red the nurses were awsome trust me, but ill keep it to myself i reckon, one of the only benifits of me going to hospital.

And no my parents certainly wern't allowed in the theater. Even if they were, Mum especially wouldn't have been able to cope. There were things that happend just in ICU and the wards which they found prity hard to watch my and Mum even had to leave some of the time. My chest is still quite swalen (spelling) from the breaking of ribs and what not but they kept me prity much out of it which was good. Still sore, but i'll just go slowly and recover over the coming weeks. See how i go.

Cheers
Bubs




Hey Bubs, there's been a recent scientific discovery, apparently humans have a spelling gland located in the heart, so yours should improve as your recovery progresses.

Pittsy
Pittsy
SA
251 posts
SA, 251 posts
18 Apr 2008 11:54pm
easty said...

bubs said...

Rider5 said...

Cool Pics, Did your M & D get to take any during the operation you can put up ?
I used to work in theatre and it's amazing how they use grinders and saws etc to cut through your bones(sternum) to open your chest cavity up. So good we live in a age of pain killer drugs. Still would have hurt but.


Greeny thats shocking lol. Red the nurses were awsome trust me, but ill keep it to myself i reckon, one of the only benifits of me going to hospital.

And no my parents certainly wern't allowed in the theater. Even if they were, Mum especially wouldn't have been able to cope. There were things that happend just in ICU and the wards which they found prity hard to watch my and Mum even had to leave some of the time. My chest is still quite swalen (spelling) from the breaking of ribs and what not but they kept me prity much out of it which was good. Still sore, but i'll just go slowly and recover over the coming weeks. See how i go.

Cheers
Bubs




Hey Bubs, there's been a recent scientific discovery, apparently humans have a spelling gland located in the heart, so yours should improve as your recovery progresses.




haha I think a few of us need that surgery
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