Hospitalisation / surgery for boblor

[boblor]

Hi Fellow VVers
I am to enter hospial on Tues. 23/2 for major surgery and hospital stay of about 10 days and a 6- 12 weeks recovery period. But, but , but we have booked for Lake Goldsmith and Mildura, so we hope to see you there.
In the short term I will not be availiable to respond on this site, when I am able I will use this thread to let you know and my progress.
Cheers boblor

[DC3Td]

Sorry to hear of your disposition & wish you a speedy recovery.cheers gordon

[firefighter]

Best of luck with your major surgery Boblor .......hope you make Lake goldsmith and mildura
f/f ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[cobber]

G'day Bob,

After they remove the bad bits you should feel pretty good.... that's what it's about.
Look forward to seeing you at Lake Goldsmith.

Cobber.

[JBJ]

Hi Bob,

Hope all goes well, but I'm sure a tough old cookie like you will survive most that gets thrown at him pretty easily.

All the best, & see you at our next event you make it to.

JBJ & Boots

[2up]

Hi Bob, you will be in safe hands, having been through major surgery last October (brain) stay positive Love to Loretta.
Cheers Les & Robin

[ronmcgr]

Good luck, Bob.

You'll be back into it in no time.
Those Olympic files will be calling you. ;D

Cheers,
Ron and Sylvia.

[Roehm3108]

So this is how you get a break from all things vintage caravans

Wish you a speedy recovery, and God bless

Ray

[humpty2]

Good luck and a speedy recovery Bob,
all the best from Peter & Denise.

[boblor]

Hi All
Thanks for your best wishes, I am sure all will be ok, due in hospital 6 30 am tomorrow for a four hour op.
Cheers for now and I will be back on here as soon as I am fit enough. boblor

[Dave&Tammy]

Hi Boblor,

Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.

Dave & Tammy

[olympicagain]

Good Luck for today, Bob. Speedy recovery, we're sure you'll be back on deck in no time.

Jill and Ken

[mezmo]

Wishing you the best of luck for the surgery and a speedy recovery.

[margra]

Good Luck Bob, talk soon

Graham & Margie

[groovygramps]

We are thinking of you Boblor.

groovgramps & groovygranny

[bobandjacqui]

G'day All, Just got off the phone talking to the Olympic Guru and all's well. Bob's come through his OP with flying colours and he's champing at the bit to go home. We wish Bob and Loretta well in his recovery ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers Bob and Jacqui.

[Roehm3108]

Great to hear the good news. I s'pose Bob has his Vintage vanning library there to keep him company.

Hope you're up and about soon, Bob!!! ;D ;D ;D
Ray

[boblor]

Hi All
I am typing this message from my hospital room.
Thanks for all your good wishes and speedy recovery, and as boband jacqui stated I am getting over the operation ok, -- but we now have a set back, ---Chemo each fortnight for six months starting about April or when they consider I have recovered from the op.
So this means at this point in time that no caravanning is likely to happen this year, --- what a blow, no Lake Goldsmith or Mildura for us. If it means giving up this year and being able to travel the next 5-10 years we will not mind.
So there is a message here for all, don't think it only happens to other people, it can happen to you without warning just like me. My surgeon urges every one 50 and over to have a colonoscopy and repeat every 5 years to detect the big C, her youngest patient is 25 years. So if your wish to caravan into your 80's or whatever you want to persue, my advice is to maintain this check.
I hope you don't think I am a preacher, but it has been a big shock to us and our families.
Cheers from boblor (Bob and Loretta)

[Franklin1]

G'day boblor, so pleased to hear you've come through the op ok. These sorts of things are never pleasant, and you should congratulate yourself on being in the small percentage of men who actually "go and do something about it". Hope all goes well for you in the coming months. No reason why you won't be caravanning into your 80s. Sounds like you've been attended to in the early stages, so the odds are well in your favour.

I was a bit more luckier than you, and got attended to in the pre-cancerous stage. Now I go for a check-up every two years. My Specialist guarantees I won't die of bowel cancer if I keep to the program. Can get hit by a bus, yes...but there won't be bowel cancer on any death certificate of mine.

More important to tell your siblings and children to now be more aware of any changes noticed. Once you've been detected, there's a greater risk to other blood family (hereditary). My children will have to go for a check-up when they turn 40.

Worst thing about the whole process for me is the rotten Pico-Prep stuff that flushes your system out prior to the colonoscopy.

Sorry to spoil your Maccas everyone, but this issue is BIG news in older men's health, and most men 'don't wanna know'.

Best wishes, boblor

cheers,
Al.

[atouchofglass]

Glad to hear all went well Bob
And all the best for the future chemo and all

Hmm now you have reminded me that it has been some years since my last colonoscopy .......
Sounds like I have to give my doc a call and perhaps some flowers.

Cheers
Atog

[boblor]

Hi Al
Thanks for your wishes, and backing up my comments and addingthe important extra bit about your family members.The other important point is, it applies to both male and female.
Al if we keep this up we will have VVers in their 90's and going strong.
I may not be able to caravan for awhile, but I sure hope I am fit enough tocommunicate on this site and support my Olympic family, Who knows, may find plenty of time for vintage research.
Cheers boblor

[neilncheryl]

Hi Bob
Best wishes from Cheryl & I with a speedy recovery.
We will catch up around a campfire at Canungra
Neil

[ronmcgr]

Hi Bob,

Great to hear you are okay and all is as well as can be expected.
My Mother died of bowel cancer as hers was found "far too late".
I have a check up every two years.

Guys over 50 should also be aware of bladder cancer, if you get the urge to pee a lot, get it checked. I beat that one, the Doctors found it in the very early stage ;D

Good luck Bob, hope to see you and Loretta at a future QLD meeting.

Cheers,
Ron

[elpea]

thanks for the warning! have been given referal by my doctor for a colonoscopy, will now make the appointment tommorow. Hope everything goes well for you. best wishes elpea!