RMweb Gold Popular Post BoD Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2021 Gordon’s better half has regularly kept people up to date via e-mail and has given me permission to relay her updates to you. Here is a, by necessity, brief summary of her reports over the last few days Gordon underwent his operation on Thursday as planned although it took a lot longer than envisaged and was more difficult than expected. He lost a lot of blood and they had to do transfusions but were able to do what they wanted to do and were cautiously optimistic. Because the surgery took longer than expected it is taking Gordon a lot longer to recover and on Friday they were unable to wake Gordon but this was not unexpected given the amount of anaesthetic he had had. On Saturday the aim was to get him off as much medication as possible as his little bit liver needs to be recovering rather than processing everything. He was still intubated as they did not want him using energy breathing on his own and fighting pain. It is all a fine balance to get him better. The surgeons felt that, all things considered Gordon was doing well. There has been no further update today, which has apparently been a difficult day, and it would appear that Gordon needs all the positive thoughts that we can muster. 11 52 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 G'Day Folks Fingers crossed. manna 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Thanks BoD for the update, as Manna said, fingers firmly crossed. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Thanks BoD. Keeping everything crossed and sending positive thoughts. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2021 Thanks BoD....Blood transfusions....Oh dear I hope he didn't get mine, if he decides on modelling the Great Northern then he did 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2021 Well he's certainly in our prayers. Regards Lez. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2021 Plenty of positive waves from me. Thanks for keeping us posted. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 10 hours ago, BoD said: Gordon’s better half has regularly kept people up to date via e-mail and has given me permission to relay her updates to you. Here is a, by necessity, brief summary of her reports over the last few days BoD Thanks for the update If there is any way of sending a get well message and that we are all thinking of Gordon and looking forward to him posting again. So glad the doctors are pleased with his recovery todate, wishing him a speedy recovery. Pity we cannot send virtual get well cards, still we are all here thinking of him 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thanks fort he update BoD. Hope recovery goes well. Very positive thoughts heading Gordons' way. Baz 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thankyou for the update. Fingers firmly crossed. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Keeping everything crossed and sending good wishes and positive vibes. Edited April 12, 2021 by grandadbob 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Fingers crossed and breath being held ... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Double-slips and switched diamonds all crossed for Gordon. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2021 4 hours ago, hayfield said: If there is any way of sending a get well message and that we are all thinking of Gordon and looking forward to him posting again. I will certainly let Gordon’s wife know that there are many people here rooting for him. I am sure she will pass those good wishes on even if Gordon can’t hear them at the moment. 9 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2021 17 hours ago, chris p bacon said: Thanks BoD....Blood transfusions....Oh dear I hope he didn't get mine, if he decides on modelling the Great Northern then he did Could be a lot worse - could be GW blood.... Best Beary thoughts and wishes to you, Gordon - when you get around to catching up with ET. May The Force be with you. 6 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 16 hours ago, BoD said: ... even if Gordon can’t hear them ... Actually, there is evidence that some patients in a coma can hear what is being said around them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) I understand A-4 chime whistles are quite therapeutic... Still thinking of you and yours Gordon. Edited April 13, 2021 by Peter Kazmierczak 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 I hope the lack of news indicates a slow recovery, which would be good news. (Like modelling, not everything is best if done in a rush.) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post BoD Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Regularity said: I hope the lack of news indicates a slow recovery, which would be good news. (Like modelling, not everything is best if done in a rush.) I wasn't sure how often to update or with how much detail - or indeed how much detail Gordon would want to share. I wouldn't want to steal all of his thunder when he returns. However, I know that he has many friends here and we all have his best interests at heart so ... On Sunday the consultants explained what had happened. During surgery Gordon lost over 9L of blood - twice! That's more than an armful, as Tony Hancock would say. Obviously this was replaced and has been topped up since. At the moment his kidneys aren't working very well because of the shock of the blood loss. This apparently is normal under those circumstances. They are expected to recover but that, together with only having a little bit of liver remaining, means that Gordon isn't clearing the anaesthetic from his body, which is why he is not waking up. It could be a good few days more before he does wake up. Other scans and tests carried out yesterday have returned good positive results. Gordon is in for a long marathon, not a sprint. I will update again when there is any change. 21 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, BoD said: They are expected to recover but that, together with only having a little bit of liver remaining, means that Gordon isn't clearing the anaesthetic from his body, which is why he is not waking up. I used to have a similar problem after 14 pints of Wards bitter, and I had a complete liver! Awaiting Gordon's return. Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I used to have a similar problem after 14 pints of Wards bitter, and I had a complete liver! Probably larger and slightly less useful than a normal one. Still, slow recovery sounds like it's about right. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post PhilJ W Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 I had a colleague who had most of her liver removed due to cancer. After the operation she was sent to a hospice to await the inevitable, but the inevitable never happened. When they checked it was found that a tiny piece of healthy liver had remained and regenerated itself. The lady herself lived for another 18 years working tirelessly for the hospice. 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 BoD. Thank you for the updates about Gordon. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks for the updates BoD. Needless to say the prayers continue. Regards Lez. 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks for the updates, BoD - needless to say they are greatly appeciated, and most welcome. Cheers Scott 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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