Away/Back thread

[odeon]

I'm going to visit London. Back on Sunday (but I might have an Internet connection at the hotel).

Bring your sun cream Odeon,  its a mini heatwave at the moment

I noticed.

It rained for a spell yesterday but not enough to cool us for the Oxford Street walk.

[Binty]

I'm going to visit London. Back on Sunday (but I might have an Internet connection at the hotel).

Bring your sun cream Odeon,  its a mini heatwave at the moment

I noticed.

It rained for a spell yesterday but not enough to cool us for the Oxford Street walk.

Don't go to Oxford Street now!    It's the holidays!  There's a shitload of people and crowds.  It's awful.  Go on Wednesday in the morning, before or at 12.

[odeon]

I'm going to visit London. Back on Sunday (but I might have an Internet connection at the hotel).

Bring your sun cream Odeon,  its a mini heatwave at the moment

I noticed.

It rained for a spell yesterday but not enough to cool us for the Oxford Street walk.

Don't go to Oxford Street now!    It's the holidays!  There's a shitload of people and crowds.  It's awful.  Go on Wednesday in the morning, before or at 12.

Didn't have a choice in the matter. It was bloody awful, with people everywhere. My daughter was in heaven, though. She wants to move there.

[Binty]

I'm going to visit London. Back on Sunday (but I might have an Internet connection at the hotel).

Bring your sun cream Odeon,  its a mini heatwave at the moment

I noticed.

It rained for a spell yesterday but not enough to cool us for the Oxford Street walk.

Don't go to Oxford Street now!    It's the holidays!  There's a shitload of people and crowds.  It's awful.  Go on Wednesday in the morning, before or at 12.

Didn't have a choice in the matter. It was bloody awful, with people everywhere. My daughter was in heaven, though. She wants to move there.

To Oxford Street?  

I used to have to go there everyday when it was most crowded, when I worked in Soho.  You haven't known hell if you've never encountered Oxford Street the day before Christmas.  

[odeon]

I'm going to visit London. Back on Sunday (but I might have an Internet connection at the hotel).

Bring your sun cream Odeon,  its a mini heatwave at the moment

I noticed.

It rained for a spell yesterday but not enough to cool us for the Oxford Street walk.

Don't go to Oxford Street now!    It's the holidays!  There's a shitload of people and crowds.  It's awful.  Go on Wednesday in the morning, before or at 12.

Didn't have a choice in the matter. It was bloody awful, with people everywhere. My daughter was in heaven, though. She wants to move there.

To Oxford Street?  

Yup, but she was willing to settle on somewhere not too far away.

I used to have to go there everyday when it was most crowded, when I worked in Soho.  You haven't known hell if you've never encountered Oxford Street the day before Christmas.  

I think I now have some idea of what you are talking about. All I could think of was "why? Why?"

[DirtDawg]

In case anyone noticed I was gone - I know I am often gone from here, but this week was different.

I got really sick on Tuesday. So much so that I could not sit up.

I hit my doctors office as soon as it opened Wednesday morning. The doc sent me straight to the hospital for a series of tests.

By noon on Wednesday, I was being wheeled into surgery to have my appendix removed. It had not ruptured catastrophically, but it was quite inflamed and it HAD begun leaking, which showed on the CT-scan.

I have slept mostly since then, but yesterday I began goofing around with my laptop in bed.  I am fine and getting better.

[Osensitive1]

Welcome back. Good to hear you're feeling better.

["couldbecousin"]

In case anyone noticed I was gone - I know I am often gone from here, but this week was different.

I got really sick on Tuesday. So much so that I could not sit up.

I hit my doctors office as soon as it opened Wednesday morning. The doc sent me straight to the hospital for a series of tests.

By noon on Wednesday, I was being wheeled into surgery to have my appendix removed. It had not ruptured catastrophically, but it was quite inflamed and it HAD begun leaking, which showed on the CT-scan.

I have slept mostly since then, but yesterday I began goofing around with my laptop in bed.  I am fine and getting better.

 Wow, I'm glad the problem was discovered before the appendix ruptured.  I hope you heal well and are soon feeling 100% again. 

[Callaway]

In case anyone noticed I was gone - I know I am often gone from here, but this week was different.

I got really sick on Tuesday. So much so that I could not sit up.

I hit my doctors office as soon as it opened Wednesday morning. The doc sent me straight to the hospital for a series of tests.

By noon on Wednesday, I was being wheeled into surgery to have my appendix removed. It had not ruptured catastrophically, but it was quite inflamed and it HAD begun leaking, which showed on the CT-scan.

I have slept mostly since then, but yesterday I began goofing around with my laptop in bed.  I am fine and getting better.

I had a similar experience about a year ago, DirtDawg.  Mine started as a backache then the pain moved to my upper abdomen and finally to my lower abdomen on the right.  I was nauseated and had absolutely no appetite at all from the time that the backache started.  I was allowed to go home the next day after surgery, but I guess they must have kept you in the hospital on antibiotics for a while since yours had begun to rupture.  I'm so glad that you went in quickly and that you're doing better now.

[renaeden]

Had wondered where you were DirtDawg. That is a pretty good reason to be away! Glad you are getting better now.

[DirtDawg]

Thanks folks. Still going to be off work for a few days. I doubt that I will spend much time out of bed, today. Pain after surgery is still very high and I am popping Vicodin like jellybeans.

Callaway, you are right. They saw the "more than double" white blood cell count by about nine AM on Wednesday and began an IV antibiotic, immediately. The IV was the last thing they removed before I left the hospital on Saturday.

['andersom']

Good to see you back. Hope your recovery will be a speedy one from now on.

[odeon]

In case anyone noticed I was gone - I know I am often gone from here, but this week was different.

I got really sick on Tuesday. So much so that I could not sit up.

I hit my doctors office as soon as it opened Wednesday morning. The doc sent me straight to the hospital for a series of tests.

By noon on Wednesday, I was being wheeled into surgery to have my appendix removed. It had not ruptured catastrophically, but it was quite inflamed and it HAD begun leaking, which showed on the CT-scan.

I have slept mostly since then, but yesterday I began goofing around with my laptop in bed.  I am fine and getting better.

I'm really glad you are OK.

[Queen Victoria]

Hey, you can't keep a tough, old dog down.  Heal fast and raise some good hell soon.  Hope the family is catering to your every whim.  You deserve it.

[DirtDawg]

In case anyone noticed I was gone - I know I am often gone from here, but this week was different.

I'm really glad you are OK.

Thank you, Odeon.

Feeling much better, today. Cutting my Vicodin intake from twenty four per day to twelve seems to be working.