Mike's appendix

[Michael Alexander]

Hi All...... Who said that you could'nt find family on the net, Got home yesterday, and rearing to go.... Thanks for all your comments and my humblest apologies to CTFM..... I have yet to answer the various emails due out to a few of you, but I should have time (plenty of it ) over the next few days....

Yes, that was indeed a scary episode in my youngish life......  and perhaps a life changing one...... In the space of 5 days, 5 different doctors lectured me on my weight, In Windhoek, it turns out that the doctor who took over my case happens to be the Gastro bypass king of Namibia and gave me a right dressing down about me weight, how much more difficult the operation had been due to all the extra fat, the strain on the body..... it was humbling and perhaps embarrassing for me not to even be able to see me war wounds and that draining bag kept falling off my body due to my boep..... It is with this incident in mind that I am going to abstain from my favourite past time of beer and fat meat meat consumption. Sorry Stennie, when I get down to 120kg , I will have a celebratory braai and beer bash then..... I feel it's now or never....  I have lost 4.7kg over the last 5 days and my gout ridden body should have adjusted the chemicals to be suited to smaller non fatty foods...... I am also eating a lot more fruits of late....

After the deaths of my mother and my brother in law, I rate this weekend as one of my worst times on this earth.... my appendix had already perforated by the time the op was done and I have been informed by the doc in Windhoek, how extremely lucky I had been, the mess could be cleaned up......

I am now going to burst a bubble or two, appendix pain is blerrie sore, but as you have already read, I had the impending gout attack on my right knee at the same time.... I kid you not folks.... the gout attack pain was at least 60 % more ....... That night the nurses injected me with my first morphine shot....... Ooooooh! Tripping people....       What a peaceful place I had been allowed to go to..... what relief, what bliss...... sad to say... it only lasted 5 hours..... but at least I got to sleep....

There is so  much still to say on this adventure...... will post later. once again, to all my ex(oranjemund) friends, thanks for your support..... I appreciate it and love you all for it!

[Bertie Horak]

  MIKE'S BACK!
Welcome home, Mike.  I certainly hope the pain and discomfort will be gone soon.  Hang in there, my friend!
Regarding your decision to make a change in your eating/drinking habits, GOOD FOR YOU!  It's not going to be easy, but the long-term effects will be beneficial, I promise you.  We don't want you to land up in hospital again in the future, the site is simply not the same without you!
So, with that in mind, I hope your friends there in town will respect your decision and support you!
And.... I'm glad you made the decision immediately, and not made a so-called "New Year's resolution" - that seldom works - proud of you Mike!
One upside - the next few days you can spend more time on the web, while the TV is on in the back-ground - The SA cricket team is busy giving the Aussies a snot-klap! When I got up this morning, the Aussies were already 15/3 wickets!

[Patricia Lotte]

Welcome back Mike and congratulations on your decision to get back into shape. You've got everything to gain by doing it. Maybe we can get the 'healthy' members of this site to give us a few tips on how to eat healthy. I am lucky not to have to lose weight, but I definately could do with eating better. Vegetables and fruit are not my thing. Don't even know how to cook the stuff (I'm referring to the vegies here ...), so some recipies would be really welcome.

[georg ruf jr.]

Great to see you're back Mike. And I hope you take your plans serious. Your family needs you, especialy the baby.
I don' hink the overweight is the problem. If you live healthy enough you may be overweight...
It's the eating and drinking habits. I remembar Barb posting on this issue about 3/4 of  a year ago.
I know Janis Joplin said: "Rather short and intence than long and not at all". But what is intence living? A question everybody can only answer for himself.
Great your back Mike. Take care....

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Way to go Mike! Its cast in stone if you take the decision to change your lifestyle habits yourself! Thats the biggest hurdle out the way. Congrats on losing the 4 plus kg's.  How about a challenge Mikey?? post some before pics so we can monitor your progress?? ... and offer support too of course.

[SandyB]

More  chicken  soup for Mike .. 4 .5 Kg  see what it  does .. ??? joking .. welcome  back Mike ...

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Well mike, glad its all over and your´e well again

What surprises me is the weight of your appendix 4+ kg is real big, or is that body weight lost ????

Shall we make a deal ????

You reduce your BMI to about 21, when you reach that, i quit smoking 

Good luck with your diet and i wish you succes, leave the pea soup away completly ( amongst many other sins) thats not good for purine values and your gout   

[georg ruf jr.]

Yes pea and bean soup aint to good.
But a BMI of 21. Now that's not healthy either. You just want proof that Mike wants you to smoke....   

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Yes pea and bean soup aint to good.
But a BMI of 21. Now that's not healthy either. You just want proof that Mike wants you to smoke....   

You´re right son it should be less then 21

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

My BMI:

Ihr BMI beträgt 21.3.
Klasse! Ihr Gewicht ist völlig normal. Schön wäre es, wenn Sie so bleiben. Tun Sie etwas dafür.

I am prepared to give Mike 22, thats my last and final offer

[Michael Alexander]

mmmh! Should I take it?   

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

mmmh! Should I take it?   

[John Creedy]

Glad to see you back and you sure have a great support system.  I see nobody talks of braaing veggies and running?
John and Lei

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Glad to see you back and you sure have a great support system.  I see nobody talks of braaing veggies and running?
John and Lei

Mike does not want to eat the animals food away, you should know, little veggies in O-mund available only Gemsbok

See the challenge i gave him some few posts back. He seems reluctant 

[Michael Alexander]

@ Georg    ...  i am still pondering...

@ John,  Michele bought me an awesome braai book for our anniversary this year and there are quite a few awesome fish, chicken and vegetarian recipes in their...... but for now..... the fat and beer have to go......