Very glad to say I'm back and after 20+ hours of surgery - cancer reported gone - Page 2

Hagar (Doug) · #21 09-08-2011, 09:26 PM

Glad to hear you are on the mend Matt. What a he'll of a tale but from here on should just get better.
Good luck with it all and may the ride be a bit easier from here.

DavidTrap (David) · #22 09-08-2011, 09:41 PM

Great narrative Matthew - hope your recovery continues unabated.

Its great to hear this warts and all story from a patient's perspective. I'm an anaesthetist - I've done a couple of these type of cases in my training, but don't do that sort of work now. Often wonder how you guys go after we've spent 12+ hrs with you - we hear an abridged version from the surgeon over the next few days, but nothing detailed like that!

DT

h0ughy (David) · #23 09-08-2011, 09:45 PM

on the mend - thats great news.

wavelandscott (Scott) · #24 09-08-2011, 10:42 PM

Sounds like quite an adventure...Best Wishes for a speedy recovery!

Ric · #25 09-08-2011, 11:35 PM

Hi Matthew, great to have you back online with us.

You have to be one of the toughest guys I know.

I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.

PCH (Paul) · #26 09-08-2011, 11:52 PM

Matthew,

wow, what an incredible story. All the best for your continued improvement mate. Don't know whether you know this, but if you feel a sneeze coming on and you don't want to sneeze for whatever reason, - biting your lip until it hurts is about the only way you'll stop it. But it does seem to work. Hope it helps

GrahamL · #27 10-08-2011, 07:36 AM

fantastic news

erick (Eric) · #28 10-08-2011, 08:15 AM

Great to see you back with us. You're unique - well almost - 60 in 6 billion! Hope all goes much more smoothly from here, Matthew

Jeffkop (Jeff) · #29 10-08-2011, 09:07 AM

Now thats good news Mat !!
I hope you get hightened pleasures from all the ordinary things for awhile.
Heres to a medium rare fillet with chips n salad and a few schooners REAL SOON.

Good Luck with all the checkups coming your way too !!!!

multiweb (Marc) · #30 10-08-2011, 09:25 AM

Fantastic news! Get well soon back under the stars.

Chancellor (Jeff) · #31 10-08-2011, 11:31 AM

Hi Matt,
Wishing you a very fast recovery, and return to normal life! It's good to hear things went well in the end

// Jeff

sally1jack (Phil) · #32 10-08-2011, 11:40 AM

Thats great Matt , all the best for the future

phil

Steffen · #33 10-08-2011, 02:02 PM

Wow that sucks. But great to hear it's all looking up from here on.

All the best,
Steffen.

gary · #34 10-08-2011, 02:11 PM

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the frank account and terribly sorry to hear of the ordeal. We wish
you a swift recovery.

I guess we should also be thankful that we live in a time and a place where skilled
practitioners exist that could perform the type of complex surgery you describe.
The world would be a much sadder place without their skill and dedication.

As the patient, I appreciate your dignity despite the ordeal and I am sure it will
help empower others in knowing that eventually you do pop out the other end - perhaps
somewhat battered and bruised for a while - but nevertheless still alive.

AstralTraveller (David) · #35 10-08-2011, 03:46 PM

All the best from me too mate. I've been a slow to respond because I'm a bit of a softie. Reading such accounts is a challenge and it took me a few attempts to get to the end (the other week at the first aide course I was green all day). However it is a story of hope and inspiration and I'm wishing for a very happy ending. I note that everyone is wishing you steak and beer but no one has asked the obvious question: how long 'till your back under the stars??

big_dav_2001 (Davin) · #36 10-08-2011, 04:33 PM

Wow mate, sounds like you've been through hell and back. Glad to see you've come out on the other side ok. Hopefully it's smooth sailing from here on.

Welcome back mate

Davin

g__day (Matthew) · #37 10-08-2011, 05:14 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Thank you for all the good wishes and support - I'm truly touched by it! Here's to being back out under the stars and learning some new skills soon!

Matthew

Moon (James) · #38 10-08-2011, 06:29 PM

Matthew,
That's one really amazing story and beautifully told too. Good luck with your recovery.
James

gbeal · #39 10-08-2011, 06:49 PM

Yes, a great tale, and very enlightening too. Glad it is all behind you, and you are looking forward. Soon it will be just a memory.
Get well.
Gary

astroron (Ron) · #40 10-08-2011, 08:10 PM

Hi Mat, a truely remarkable story.
I am in awe at what you went through
and can write so frankly about it.
Makes any ops I have had seem like a bandaid.
Get well soon.
All the best
Ron