Update On Martin Small

[Techno]

Right, then.

Martin IS home.....Sounds good....Though fairly tired (which is hardly surprising !)
He says he looks like a Great White has taken a bite out of his side.

If you want to have a sweep.....You can have a guess at the weight of the removed kidney.

Docs seem very pleased, as there wasn't any sign of anything anywhere else.....But they'll obviously be monitoring him closely.

Cheers - Phil.

[fsn]

Did I miss the fishy puns? Or can I still chip in?

[mollinary]

Phil,

This is really good news, thanks for keeping us updated.

Mollinary

[Ithoriel]

That's great! Hope he's up to posting progress reports in person soon but thanks for passing that on.

[Techno]

I'm just so pleased to be able to pass on the good news.  
I'm sure Mart will be back and posting, as soon as he feels less 'zonked out' !

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Great news, thanks for the update

[Steve J]

Great news and thanks for keeping us posted Techno .

[ronan]

Update to follow (Maybe even from the man himself) .....But apparently Mart's home !

      

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's great news Phil!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Good news...

IanS

[Hertsblue]

Thanks for that, Phil. It's good to know. 

[toxicpixie]

Splendid stuff

G'wan then, how heavy was the kidney... I'll go double and say 300gr's....

[Techno]

Splendid stuff

G'wan then, how heavy was the kidney... I'll go double and say 300gr's....

Nope......It was taking up almost all of the right hand side of Mart's abdomen.....
1.25 Kg.....It apparently filled one of those cardboard kidney 'trays' that they use in hospitals for you to puke up in.

I can't quite get my head around that....That's a bag and a quarter of sugar (weight-wise)......But the kidderly (sic) wouldn't be as dense as sugar.....So STROLL ON....No wonder it had stuck to his intestine.

Not sure....Did I say that 'they' removed 20cm (8") of Mart's gut because of that fact ?

The painkillers he had to take after he came round were fairly phenomenal as well ! Four epidurals.....Didn't help.....Four 'nerve blocks'..(So he was numb from the sternum down....."They'll keep you going for a good while Mr Small".....Oh no they didn't !).....So then, the 'self administered' morphine from the gubbins by the side of his bed.

Makes me wince thinking about it !......No wonder the poor chap's 'rather tired and worn out'.....But so happy it's done and dusted.

I'm going to leave him in peace for at least a week.....By that stage, I hope he'll be feeling up to posting something himself.
On Mart's behalf....Thanks all, for all the good wishes.....I know it's meant a lot to him !

Cheers - Phil

[toxicpixie]

One and quarter KILO's?! Bloody hell... that was a lucky fall in the loft, then :S

Best wishes and speedy recovery, am unsurprised he's feeling a bit rough still.

Hope he's got a good book or three. Or given that amount of painkillers, maybe some simple cartoons

[nikharwood]

Wow - that's a seriously stroke of luck to find & get sorted; really pleased he's on the mend