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| Fergus OMore:
I'm sorry that you have had such a rough time but can I make plea to the rest of you? Or could I make two pleas? First , the Christmas cards have come and gone- and been read and with many heart aches. Several of our friends have sent their last card. Many are somewhere in that spot where prostate cancer has been diagnosed and at a point where things have been left until it is too late to do anything about it. I know that it means 'fingers up bums' and how unpleasant and emotional that is but it has to be done. One in four of us males will get clobbered but for many, it can be tackled if early enough. Again, one of my mates is pushing hard for recognition for bowel cancer and to warn those- at the first sign of blood to seek medical advice. OK, fellas, but we do wear our cancer symbol on our Square and Compasses badge and we do chuck our coins into the pot so that some poor so and so is going to get- a longer quality of life. That is our choice but for the rest of you, please think of your families- and what can, we hope, be avoided. Thank you for the opportunity to mention the grisly facts of getting middle aged- and for some of us, downright ancient. Get Well, Ade- and let us think about the rest of the nasty things which are just around the corner. |
| AdeV:
Fergus - absolutely agreed about the bowel cancer thing. A friend's brother - who is in his early 50s - had a lucky escape when he was in hospital with some other inconvenience, he was put onto Warfarin to reduce the chances of blood clots which caused his bowel to start bleeding - as a result, a scan discovered a polyp of cancer the size of a grapefruit... He has since had it removed and has made a full recovery. I suspect he was also lucky that the cancer was entirely self-contained and hadn't metastasized. Thanks to everyone for your good wishes - although, as I say, I am now totally cured, I just need to overcome the effects of spending 3 weeks in bed.... i.e. severe laziness :Doh: |
| Stilldrillin:
Talking of bowel blood test wotsit. My Crumblie's test kit arrived two days before Christmas. Now the postal rush is over, I'd better get it done, and on it's way. :thumbup: There's not enough of me, to lose 4 stone from! :lol: Seriously, Ade...... Sorry to hear of your adventure. But, very pleased to hear you'll soon be back to your old, (but slimmer) self. :D David D |
| DMIOM:
--- Quote from: AdeV on January 11, 2012, 08:51:32 AM ---..... Thanks to everyone for your good wishes - although, as I say, I am now totally cured, I just need to overcome the effects of spending 3 weeks in bed.... i.e. severe laziness :Doh: --- End quote --- Delighted you're back in working order again. Now - about that laziness. If you want an activity that won't demand you're on your feet too much : take, at least once/day (can be taken sitting down) 1 x recently machined sump + 1 x die grinder or dremel + 1 box 15 mm(max) cotton polishing mops + 1 bar black polish + 1 bar jeweller's rouge ! Cheers / Dave :thumbup: |
| AdeV:
--- Quote from: DMIOM on January 11, 2012, 12:17:52 PM --- Now - about that laziness. If you want an activity that won't demand you're on your feet too much : take, at least once/day (can be taken sitting down) 1 x recently machined sump + 1 x die grinder or dremel + 1 box 15 mm(max) cotton polishing mops + 1 bar black polish + 1 bar jeweller's rouge ! --- End quote --- LOL! Unfortunately, there are a few small drawbacks with that plan.... 1st, the sump is now 1hr drive away. 2nd, it's attached to the bottom of the engine which, in turn, is attached - sump side down - to the car... so polishing would involve lying on my back under the race car. Not quite the cure for laziness that I'd planned on :scratch: :lol: I will report on how the sump testing went in due course, on the sump thread... not just yet as I've got some work to catch up on first :palm: |
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