Just spoke to Tom's Dad and he's out of surgery. All went well, although the surgeon told him the bladder was completely "dead" and very infected.."one of the worse he has seen" A lot of infection around the area and they are a little concerned about the liver but feel the antibiotics should take care of it.

It was the less invasive procedure that DocICU described and he may go home tomorrow or Thursday.

Will look to post pics of bladder as soon as I can in Esoteric
:eek:

Best wishes to Tom for a speedy recovery... And I'm sure that just like LBJ before him, he will regale us with views of his scar soon!

A Quick recovery sir!

Ouch! Speedy recovery, bud.

i don't want to see the bladder but i'm very relieved my boy is doing well

Bob, hopefully they took his gallbladder and not his bladder or Tom's sex life would amount to one continuous golden shower.....lol.

The surgeon is likely describing the dreaded gangrenous gallbladder that could have perforated (had a hole in it for the infection to spread throughout his body) if left to fester much longer. Sounds like they got a diffcult decision done flawlessly as they didn't wait too long but gave the antibiotics enough time to make him a surgical candidate. Tom is obviously a lucky guy on this one as a perforated gallbladder is potentially life threatening.

He'll be his special self by the weekend.

Great news Bob.

Thanks

Hang in there Scavy.

Really.....that's very weird. Most stones are uric acid or calcium excess. Potassium stones!! You taught me something today...

Best wishes for a speedy recovery....may he be motor boatin with a voluptuous nurse before the month is out...

dont drink enough water.boys..and see what it feels like trying to "pass" that..you will wish for death..as i had done this i know first hand..

That's exactly the phrase the surgeon told his Dad

and yes...GALL Bladder, not bladder-bladder;)

good news, hang in there tom.

It's really great that when someone is in need here that the board rises to the occasion....I am sure Tom is touched by that. Positive vibes like this thread actually do help people get better faster...

Glad to hear that our boy is recovering well, But don't even bring that picture!

here's to a speedy recovery. Hopefully this timeline post will rival his Vegas timeline post....:)

Glad he's okay after the surgery. I saw him at Keeneland, heard about the first ER visit, and he seemed fine at that time. Could have been very different, glad he went back to the hospital right away, hope you get better post-surgery very, very soon Tom!

Probably not, I just don't think that there will be another you tube dance scene in this trip. But I am sure we all look foward hearing about all the hot nurses that were throwing themselves at him and offering spongebaths every 10 minutes. :rolleyes:

Glad I'm reading this for the first time and the recovery has already begun. Hope to see ya back sreamin and gettiing told to shut up soon!.

YO!

Scav get better soon & I'm glad everything went well.

HH

Get well soon Scavs!

Hope he stays in there until they are certain there's no spread of the infection.

Maybe he could put the infected parts in a big jar with formalin.
The tales of woe and human suffering could be accentuated
with appropriate visual evidence of the visceral calamity.


This visual was entitled as:

My Infected Gall Bladder...
Enjoy dinner.

:wf

This is like a scene from "Fight Club"...





"I am Tom's festering, diseased gall bladder..."

My gall bladder has been reduced
to a tiny little image icon...

We cant handle the truth.
-Colonel Jessup

Removing the gall bladder is a pretty cool surgery to watch. I hear that is can be cumbersome after the surgery when you eat. Since your body cannot produce bile anymore, one may get diarrhea right after eating. Can be a real pain in the butt--no pun attended. Scavs will be fine. He will just have to watch his diet after this. I wish him well and I hope he likes beats.

He will most certainly get a grease release.
No more meals with big scoops of lard.

Scavs , I hope you overcome this unforeseen illness that you're going through.

Scavs, I hope you feel better now.

Hell...I hope the sumbitch overcomes the foreseen illness we all know he has had:tro: :D

beware of the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)..it's a mofucl<er!

damn son...how long it take you to spell that correct so you could google it??:zz:

:D I spotted myself the MRS and guessed the rest :D

I too like some others missed this.... Speedy recovery wishes from the Deep South... But if he could make it to Keeneland ... He should be able to peruse the forms/figs by this weekend to be able to enlighten and amuse us; as well as, bestow other lines of wit and wisdom upon us. It definitely ain't the same without you.... however it was kinda neat to see some people actually try to be pleasant....lol... again.... get better soon pal

Holy shi t this wasnt fun. Best wishs with your recovery.

You know your getting better when you push the button for the nurse around midnight and say " I'm lonely " :rolleyes:

Get well soon.

Get better man. Hope the recovery is going well.

Well..if your avatar showed up at bedside it might...not sure if he's out or not, but he had a tough afternoon..Nothing serious, but he's ready to go and his body isn't.

Just an update as Bob has already mentioned all the well wishes, I can't wait to read them.

I have been discharged and I am home, hopefully about to get about 15 hours of sleep as I didn't get one red minute of sleep in the hospital.

While this was my first appearance at a hospital ever, lets hope that it is my last.

I just wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes, it is greatly appreciated.

FYI, if anyone is trying to call me, the hospital lost my cell phone, my IPOD and my favorite belt.

Good to hear your home kid, even if it comes at the expense of your phone, ipod, and the fave belt. At least they didnt get the chance to give you a 'wallet biopsy'.

In all seriousness, glad to hear all is well enough for you to be comfortable back in your own domain.

[quote=Scav]Just an update as Bob has already mentioned all the well wishes, I can't wait to read them.

I have been discharged and I am home, hopefully about to get about 15 hours of sleep as I didn't get one red minute of sleep in the hospital.

While this was my first appearance at a hospital ever, lets hope that it is my last.

I just wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes, it is greatly appreciated.

FYI, if anyone is trying to call me, the hospital lost my cell phone, my IPOD and my favorite belt.[/QUOTE]\

Obviously delirious...cut him some slack