El Presidente Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ken is in for an operation tomorrow, no doubt Lifestyle induced.... . Given the number of deaths that occur while under the surgeons knife.....and the fact ken has an outstanding account......we wish him all the very best in tomorrows day surgery and a speedy recovery to full health (....big chance ). Ken is fearless when facing pain and so I know that tonight he will be preparing himself mentally and physically ( which to some will resemble lying in the fetal position) for the ardure ahead. If all goes well (big if) then we look forward to having you back mate assuming you have not been butchered and have your full faculties. Should anything go wrong we will hold a minutes silence and run a competition for a box of kens cigars (from his online locker) for the best epitaph. Be Brave Little Soldier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck ken! Get back soon, as we will miss your weekly entertainment at the review table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck ken! Get back soon, as we will miss your weekly entertainment at the review table! I am interviewing replacements currently but don't tell him....I want him to go into surgery with a positive frame of mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Definitely don't tell him this... Some advocacy groups claim mistakes in hospitals have been kept secret, keeping consumers in the dark. According to the Institute Of Medicine, each year, hospital mistakes are a leading cause of death world wide. But the reality in Queensland is there are few hard numbers on things such as mistaken medication or surgical errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImTripN2 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 It's really too bad you guys don't have any fun around here... Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Best of luck Ken, I believe you stand a good chance of pulling through, as long as you aren't having it done at Nambour Hospital. Have you found out if you will be able to play the banjo after the op ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compitaveggie Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck Ken. Hope all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Definitely don't tell him this...Some advocacy groups claim mistakes in hospitals have been kept secret, keeping consumers in the dark. According to the Institute Of Medicine, each year, hospital mistakes are a leading cause of death world wide. But the reality in Queensland is there are few hard numbers on things such as mistaken medication or surgical errors. many thanks to all. my only other visit to the knife, as it were, was in montreal (well, it started there) - hence the reason i detest that place so much. a moronic doctor told me i had food poisoning. i told her i didn't. she insisted. at this stage, she had not been within 6 feet of me (possibly understandable but not helpful for a diagnosis). i ended up with a burst appendix, gangrene and peritonitis (and eternal gratitude to doctors in both ottawa and toronto - except for the one that re-opened the 5 inch slit to let it drain without warning or anesthetics - pain and i have never seen eye to eye). even though i was never going to proceed, i did have a lot of fun with the first hospital - seemed fair - to the extent that they had to brief a QC for the defence of the large suit they seemed to think they might wear. as a former lawyer, i'd much rather see the money in a fellow lawyer's bank account than quack central. you can tell how much i am looking forwad to this - especially as i had to cancel a week in the vineyards. and the cuba visit. and can't fish for 6 weeks. very very grumpy. not looking good so far. they have me checked in as female. and my one procedure has become two. put me under, chop away, wake me, put me under an hour later, chop what's left, wake me up. only reason i can see for the double dipping is to pad the bill. it is the only time i ever roll out the rellies to advantage. no doc has ever got near me without knowing that my uncle was prez of the aust medical assn and that he and other members of the family do or have served on the medico-legal board and that there are a good sprinkling of judges from the top down. (and one of my best mates is currently prosecuting dr patel - that won't mean much outside australia but let's just say he is known as the butcher of bundaberg). i want these blokes knowing that if i don't come out sparkling that they'll be riding a donkey to whatever their new job is. my incentive to live is that rob has kindly promised me that the first review i get to do if i get through it will be a relook at the gran reserva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyFishingDude Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Best of luck Ken. Hopefully you'll come back with both of your testicles........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PADDYWHACK121272 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck with it mate....you'll be back on the deck in no time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Best of luck Ken! Seems a little extreme just to get six weeks loafing around. Oh, yea right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CigarmanTim Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 My guess is either shock therapy or a lobotomy... just a guess. Good luck Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck Ken! Im shure the nurses will give you a nice warm spounge-bath afterwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdmw Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 looking forward to the gran reserva review ken best of wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaki Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Come back quickly and in good shape Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmase Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 good luck Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechenman Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck Ken...I'm sure you'll come out of this smelling like roses. Though having several friends from college and the army who are now surgeons, on top of my in-laws (wife's siblings and their spouses) who are all doctors as well...I can honestly say that going under the knife now worries me more than ever before. But seriously...good luck...look forward to reading your rants in a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 KG, while they have you opened up anyway, maybe they can stick a heart in there? Speedy recovery mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ken, I'm sure you'll be back on your feet in no time BUT HURRY BACK The world of the ARTS, GASTRONOMY, SHOW BIZ, and FOH , Will be waiting for a swift return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Best of luck Ken and a swift recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLo Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 here's to a speedy recovery ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfoster Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good luck, Ken! Being a praying man, I'll mention you to the man upstairs. -- Gary F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hope you have a successful procedure and a speedy recovery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Best of Luck We' ll all be pulling for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgarner Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 the reviews will not be the same without Ken. So here is to a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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