Update (as promised)

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Debbie" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
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"Ken Davey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am counting on you and your surgeon to beat this Ken. You said it was
possible.. so it shall be. Will be thinking of you.

Debbie

Hmmm... "You said it was possible... so it shall be"... I like it. Sounds
like something right out of a pastry written on a big chocolate cake 😉

Michael

Beautiful sentiment, Michael. It's perfect for this situation.

kili

"Ken Davey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Puester said:

Ken Davey said:

I am only doing this because I promised, and the kind folks here
deserve to know.

I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.

Sending vibes for a successful procedure and uneventful recovery.

gloria p

To Gloria and the rest of you.

I am trying to be positive through all of this.
It ain't easy : To be positiive
Chances are that I will wake up.
If I don't I really won't care.
At that point I will be an SEP.
An SEP you ask?
Somebody else's problem - Douglas Adam's "A hitckiker's guide To The
Galaxy."

Ken, you're gonna wake up. Recovery won't be fun, but I send lots of laughs
(or maybe that's not a good idea?) your way. Post surgery, as soon as
you're able, send us the foods you're allowed to consume and we can all help
put together a menu for you. That *will* be fun!

kili

Ken Davey said:

I am only doing this because I promised, and the kind folks here on RCM
deserve to know.

I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.
Not to go into too many details; Apparantly one *can* *survive* after having
one's entire stomach removed.
On topic - Wonder what kind of food will be appropriate.
Damned if I know hot that works but I have to believe my surgeon (who -
BTW - is advertised to me as the best qualified in this procedure in
Canada).
That is (almost) the worst case scenario G).
Chances of my outliving the actual operation are very good. After..........?
If you look at my sig line at the bottom of this post you will see something
that has been there for years - long before I ever imagined how personal it
would become.
Please check it out!
Now it *is* personal!

Sigh; Maiiling address for those who asked.
PO Box 872.
Prince Rupert
BC
Canada.
V8J 3Y1

No need to wish me luck - I know those thoughts are there.
And, Sheldumb, go ahead and accuse me of hoaxing the group; I know how much
you enjoy dumping on the helpless.

Keep up the good work gang.

Regards.
Ken.

Ken, Instead of Good Luck wishes and prayers, I am sending a small
donation to the Sloan Kettering Cancer Clinic.

Now you have to stick around, so that you can get the notification
from SKCC. :o)

All the best, M

Ken Davey said:

I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.

Ken, I wish you the best of luck and quick and painless recovery.
(Yeah yeah, I know there was no need, but I want you to know.) Sounds
like you have a great surgeon. Keep us posted.

Stacia

"Ken Davey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am only doing this because I promised, and the kind folks here on RCM
deserve to know.

I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.
Not to go into too many details; Apparantly one *can* *survive* after
having one's entire stomach removed.
On topic - Wonder what kind of food will be appropriate.
Damned if I know hot that works but I have to believe my surgeon (who -
BTW - is advertised to me as the best qualified in this procedure in
Canada).
That is (almost) the worst case scenario G).
Chances of my outliving the actual operation are very good.
After..........?
If you look at my sig line at the bottom of this post you will see
something that has been there for years - long before I ever imagined how
personal it would become.
Please check it out!
Now it *is* personal!

Sigh; Maiiling address for those who asked.
PO Box 872.
Prince Rupert
BC
Canada.
V8J 3Y1

No need to wish me luck - I know those thoughts are there.
And, Sheldumb, go ahead and accuse me of hoaxing the group; I know how
much you enjoy dumping on the helpless.

Keep up the good work gang.

Regards.
Ken.

--
Volunteer your idle computer time for cancer research
http//www.grid.org/download/gold/download.htm

I won't send you luck but I will send my prayers for your safe recovery and
God's peace.

MoM

Ken Davey said:

Puester said:

Ken Davey said:

I am only doing this because I promised, and the kind folks here
deserve to know.

I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.

Sending vibes for a successful procedure and uneventful recovery.

gloria p

To Gloria and the rest of you.

I am trying to be positive through all of this.
It ain't easy : To be positiive
Chances are that I will wake up.
If I don't I really won't care.
At that point I will be an SEP.
An SEP you ask?
Somebody else's problem - Douglas Adam's "A hitckiker's guide To The
Galaxy."

I am not a believer in happy thoughts curing disease, and the stress
you are under right now must be enormous, but try to stay as calm as
possible. Ask your doc for something like Xanax...call the service
over the weekend and get a prescription.

Even though the reality of the situation will create anxiety, there is
no reason why you should feel so very uneasy with it. You will have a
long recovery period after the surgery, which may be only one of the
treatments necessary to cure you. You need a clear head to make
important decisions and stress can hinder it.

Do you have a close friend or family member who can be advocate for
you right now? Hopefully you have. If so, allow this person to take on
all the burdens except the unavoidable physical ones. Try to focus on
the most important task at hand - getting you through this, one day at
a time. If you cannot handle it on a day-to-day basis, by golly, then
concern yourself with getting though it all an hour at a time.

Think of the "best of you," the wonderful things you have
accomplished, seen, and shared and concentrate on the joys and
pleasures as much as you can. You can cry until you can't catch your
breath, that will happen and is nothing to be ashamed of, but if you
are so uncomfortable that you cannot relax or sleep, please call your
doctor and get something. S/he will understand and get you through the
next days.

All the best,

Boron

"Boron Elgar" wrote in message

Davey said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> I am only doing this because I promised, and the kind folks here
> deserve to know.
>
> I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
> The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.

Ken

I am not a believer in happy thoughts curing disease, and the stress
you are under right now must be enormous, but try to stay as calm as
possible. Ask your doc for something like Xanax...call the service
over the weekend and get a prescription.

Even though the reality of the situation will create anxiety, there is
no reason why you should feel so very uneasy with it. You will have a
long recovery period after the surgery, which may be only one of the
treatments necessary to cure you. You need a clear head to make
important decisions and stress can hinder it.

Do you have a close friend or family member who can be advocate for
you right now? Hopefully you have. If so, allow this person to take on
all the burdens except the unavoidable physical ones. Try to focus on
the most important task at hand - getting you through this, one day at
a time. If you cannot handle it on a day-to-day basis, by golly, then
concern yourself with getting though it all an hour at a time.

Think of the "best of you," the wonderful things you have
accomplished, seen, and shared and concentrate on the joys and
pleasures as much as you can. You can cry until you can't catch your
breath, that will happen and is nothing to be ashamed of, but if you
are so uncomfortable that you cannot relax or sleep, please call your
doctor and get something. S/he will understand and get you through the
next days.

All the best,

Boron

This says it all, Ken. Thinking of you.

Dora

"Boron Elgar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Ken Davey said:

Puester said:

Ken Davey wrote:
> I am only doing this because I promised, and the kind folks here
> deserve to know.
>
> I will be going under the knife on Tuesday.
> The situation is a lot more serious than I had hoped it to be.

Sending vibes for a successful procedure and uneventful recovery.

gloria p

To Gloria and the rest of you.

I am trying to be positive through all of this.
It ain't easy : To be positiive
Chances are that I will wake up.
If I don't I really won't care.
At that point I will be an SEP.
An SEP you ask?
Somebody else's problem - Douglas Adam's "A hitckiker's guide To The
Galaxy."

I am not a believer in happy thoughts curing disease, and the stress
you are under right now must be enormous, but try to stay as calm as
possible. Ask your doc for something like Xanax...call the service
over the weekend and get a prescription.

Even though the reality of the situation will create anxiety, there is
no reason why you should feel so very uneasy with it. You will have a
long recovery period after the surgery, which may be only one of the
treatments necessary to cure you. You need a clear head to make
important decisions and stress can hinder it.

Do you have a close friend or family member who can be advocate for
you right now? Hopefully you have. If so, allow this person to take on
all the burdens except the unavoidable physical ones. Try to focus on
the most important task at hand - getting you through this, one day at
a time. If you cannot handle it on a day-to-day basis, by golly, then
concern yourself with getting though it all an hour at a time.

Think of the "best of you," the wonderful things you have
accomplished, seen, and shared and concentrate on the joys and
pleasures as much as you can. You can cry until you can't catch your
breath, that will happen and is nothing to be ashamed of, but if you
are so uncomfortable that you cannot relax or sleep, please call your
doctor and get something. S/he will understand and get you through the
next days.

All the best,

Boron

I did some visualization when I was recovering -- funny what the mind comes
up with. My everyday visualization when I was up and looking out the window
was seeing a lot of Indians (4-10 of them dressed in Indian attire)
wandering around in my yard keeping 'whatever' away. I "felt" that they
protected me.
I tried to do a lot of visualization techniques using the books' ideas, but
I could never get them going in my head. I think you have to come up with
your own.
Dee Dee