Giok please read

Subject: Giok please read
From: jimmyt
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 04:10 PM

This is actually timmyt. Please check your PM for information from my father. If there is anybody that has a way to contact Giok today or tomorrow to make sure that he reads this please feel free to help a world-traveler out as he has lost contact information. Thanks

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Effsee
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 04:42 PM

Hi jimmyt, Giok is in hospital in Glasgow at the moment. I've phoned his wife to alert him to your message. Hope this helps.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 04:45 PM

Tell Giok to get his butt outa the hospital.... that place is full of sick and dying people and is no place for him!!!

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From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 05:01 PM

Frank, thanks for phoning. I've now replied to the PM. Liz

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From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 05:08 PM

Did I miss something? A thread about Giok going in hospital?

Thanks,

kat

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From: Zany Mouse
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 05:12 PM

Me too - what's wrong, Giok?

Rhiannon

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From: skarpi
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 05:28 PM

well Giok my dear friend now its the other side , so youll be running around in portaferry then . I send good thougths to you
I will call Liz soon

All the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: jimmyt
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 06:06 PM

Thanks to all for the help... I've passed the news on to my father who sends his best regards to all, especially the evidently infirm Giok.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Jeri
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 06:11 PM

Long-scheduled hip replacement surgery, isn't it? I hope they don't actually let him near a computer at the hospital! That certainly won't help him recover. Giok, I hope this one heals quickly and you can go back to your starring role in Riverdance soon.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: GUEST,Glok's Secret Santa
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 06:14 PM

Woss all this crap then? I've laid out good money on yer Xmas prezzie. Yerd betta be fit ter geddit.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Leadfingers
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 06:58 PM

The Hip Op is in a couple of weeks - this is relatively minor and Giok should be back with us at the weekend ! NO cause for alarm !

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From: Crane Driver
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 07:03 PM

Giok doing Hip 'Op? Now that's something to ponder.

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From: skipy
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 08:35 PM

Giok, get fixed & well soon, we will miss you out here otherwise.
Glad I met you at Banbury, Skipy

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From: catspaw49
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 08:58 PM

Not the hip op and something else? Finally having the hydraulics installed in your tallywhacker huh?

Spaw

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From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 08:58 PM

Giok should be home by Sat no worse the wear.

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From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 12:36 AM

Thanks, Leadfingers. Good to know.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 12:39 AM

He will? He IS having the hydraulics isn't he Sorch? C'mon now.....tell the truth. I know he wanted them after the "All Natural and Organic Erectile Dysfuntion Poltice" didn't work out so well......................

I guess he found it on the net maybe. He made up this solution for the poltice that was made from rancid cooking oil, burnt onions, ketchup, mustard, garlic, and dill. He wrapped his willie in it every day for a month and it actually got everything functioning quite well again. Monster boners almost as soon as he applied the paste! Giok was pretty happy with the whole thing and then........................Kinda' tragic really...............He had to quit using it even though it worked. It seems that every time he drove past a McDonalds's he got a hard-on.

Spaw

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From: Dead Horse
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 01:27 AM

Who doesn't !

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From: GUEST,Nurse Ratched
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 08:09 AM

Giok, me old mate.. heh heh heh.. I'll be right by for some physiotherapy... and a little surgical incursion or two... heh heh heh...!

N.R.

:-)

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 09:36 AM

Nurse Ratched, you leave that nice young fella alone, or I might have to get the Chief to give you a taste of your own medicine - mwuhahahaha haha!

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Megan L
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 10:15 AM

Now now lassies behave and that goes fur you to spaw ya scunner he disny need ony extra excitement fur a few days

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From: SINSULL
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 10:19 AM

Giok,
Shall I smack Spaw for you?
Get home. Hospitals are for sick people and medical professionals.
Candle lit. Actually I forgot and left the damn thing burning all night.
SINS

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 10:24 AM

Well that should fix him right up then.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: GUEST,N.R.
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 10:31 AM

I must say I'm rather shocked at the vigorous comments made by a number of catters here. Could they be bruising your delicate feelings, dear? Giok, what you need is a little tenderness - or was that medium rare?

thoughtfully

Nurse R.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 10:39 AM

Be afraid! Be VERY afraid!

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Peace
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 10:43 AM

All the best with the hip replacement, John. You have been through it once. Now you know what's ahead with this one.

I wired the hospital and they will do the decorative tattoo on your pecker, but they said they didn't think they could get all of "Scotland the Brave" on there unless they went to a size 72 Font. If by chance they do "Mairzy Doats" instead, hey, stuff gets lost in trans-Atlantic communications.

I'll be thinking of you.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 04:11 PM

Hi everyone. John rang this evening. He's had the little procedure done and everything is OK. He should be winging his way home to Lairg tomorrow, courtesy of British Rail, so it may take some time!! Liz.
Maureen, thanks for phoning.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Peace
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 04:12 PM

Wonderful news.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 05:15 PM

Did he spring for the Model 3000 with the patented Autoboner Electronic High-Pressure Penile Pump? Definitely the way to go. 'Course he's probably too cheap for that..................Geez, I hope he went for more than the manually pressurized Flacid Flogger. Better than nothing I suppose, but, uh.................

Spaw

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: gnu
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 06:10 PM

Thanks for the update, Liz.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Megan L
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 06:11 PM

Thanks for the update liz
goodness knows how many down and one to go
tak care lass

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 08:43 PM

The little procedure was a catheter ablation - the one where they go into the heart via (usually) the femoral vein... that's the one that goes up through your groin and into your heart.

I've had one done myself, and whilst it's no picnic (after all, it's HEART surgery), it is considerably less painful and quicker to get over than a hip replacement.

Take care dear, will speak soon.

LTS

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: bobad
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 09:06 PM

Catheter ablation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Catheter ablation is an invasive procedure used to remove a faulty electrical pathway from the hearts of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as supraventricular tachycardias (SVT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

It involves advancing a flexible catheter into the patient's blood vessels, usually either in the femoral vein or subclavian vein. The catheter is then advanced towards the heart and high-frequency electrical impulses are used to induce the arrhythmia, and then ablate (surgically remove) the accessory pathway that is causing it.

Catheter ablation is usually performed by an electrophysiologist (a specially trained cardiologist) in a cath lab.

Amongst others, Tony Blair (current prime-minister of Britain) has undergone a successful catheter ablation.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: catspaw49
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 07:02 AM

Catheter ablation my ass. Ol' Spaw done been there and done that back in '98. The biggest concern is that during the course of the procedure it may be that your heart is put into life threatening patterns that require a "zap" to reconvert.

In my case this procedure took longer than they usually did then and they kept you "in and out" so you'd be asleep part of the time and awake at times. Unfortunately I was awake once when they had to zap me. The pads had been attached prior to starting so all they had to do was stay clear and hit a button. They thought I was "out" and I wasn't. Geeziz.....It was like being hit in the chest with a monstrous ball bat packing along a boatload of volts!

But I still think this allowed Giok to get the hydraulic implant which I bet was the real reason he went.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Ernest
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 07:10 AM

Important question: what came first: hip op or break dance? ;0)

Whatever: have a quick recovery Giok!

Best
Ernest

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Big Mick
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 11:12 AM

Spaw ..... send me the literature on the Autobon ..... never mind.

Mick

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Jeri
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 11:25 AM

Hope the face lift works.
Who's face did they 'lift'?
Speedy recovery, and I hope nothing falls off or out.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 11:44 AM

Thanks you guys, I have really enjoyed the posts. Spaw you are wicked, and I want to know how you found out?
I am home as of about an hour ago, and although feeling a bit as though I've been through the wash cycle a couple of times, I'm OK.
Thanks again for all the good wishes, I shall need them again on the 16th of NOvember when I go in for the 2nd HipHop, so start saving now.
Giok

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: gnu
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 12:28 PM

Glad to hear it, G.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Peace
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 12:30 PM

Glad you're back, Giok, but I imagine the sheep are nervous again. Keep well.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 12:32 PM

Well I'm off the beta blockers Peace, so you never can tell!
G.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 12:48 PM

Ah yes.... the beta blockers.... aren't they fun!

Thanks for the description Bobad - wish someone had told me that before I had mine done, it would have made for a less stressful week!

And 'Spaw - you got off lucky... I didn't get put out at all, I remained awake and nervous throughout! Those zaps are something else though.

Giok - did you get to watch? I did, it's fascinating in a macabre sort of way, watching this camera and soldering iron go up the inside of your body!

Now comes the worst bit.... stubble rash!

Good luck mate.

LTS

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Peace
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 12:51 PM

That is wonderful news. My post earlier (upthread) was wrong. I'd got the dates mixed and thought you were in this time for the other hip. But, being off the BBs is fantastic. Truthfully, I would have been nervous and worried if I'd known it was heart related, so my crappy memory served me well in this instance. Ya crusty old bugger, I am real happy to see you. This place needs your humour.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Jeri
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 01:33 PM

Oh well, sorry the face lift didn't work out.

And Spaw, I thought an 'autoboner' was a Ferrari. I thought a catherter ablution was something that happened when the bag broke.

Giok...ouch. I hope you heal quickly, but take it easy. You're not going to be faster than the sheep right now, so be patient until you get your joint fixed.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 05:40 PM

Glad to hear the news Giok. Good wish area being enlarged to include you as well as Alaska Mike, Alba, Katlaughing's puppy......

Keep well my friend - we'll miss you at the Getaway.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 12:55 PM

Just logged on and found this - hope all's well with you John-Giok; was singing Frank Mills last night and thinking about a duet being due, as duets are wont to be. See you in Portie-ferry.

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 02:38 PM

Glad it's all done & dusted Giok & that you're home & OK. Recover well!! Will claim more hugs next time!
Hil x

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 02:40 PM

Glad you are home and recovering. You will be missed at the getaway.
SINS

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: jimmyt
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 06:14 AM

Giok Telephoned me on Saturday while I was driving south towards Edinburgh. He sounded good...well as good as that old goat is gonna muster. Seriously I hate that I missed seeing you in your own turf, john, but truly that north is as ruggedly beautiful as anywhere on earth. We will take the phrase Haste Ye Back to heart.   jim and jayne

Subject: RE: Giok please read
From: jimmyt
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 08:03 PM

As an interesting sidenote,(at least to me) When I felt I needed help reaching Giok, I was in a pub in INverness. NOw the folks at the B and B promised Jayne and me that a great combination of dinner AND trad Scottish music was a pub named Hootenannies on CHurch Street in Inverness. THey told me that although the pub was a classic Scottish Pub in archetectural features, it had been bought by a THai who served excellent but THAI food. BUt they promised that it was a "Can't go wrong" venue for Trad music. Well, the pub was delightful, the THai food was terrific... but the band was a group named PADDYRASTA... you are correct. It was a fusion of Celtic and Reggie! Damn fine music though! SO I was texting my son to contact Giok from a Scottish Pub eating Thia food listening to Reggie/Celtic fusion!