HERE IS ONE TO MAKE US LAUGH FROM A DOC:

10:08 AM (7 hours ago)

Reply from Khoon (Doc)

to Dr Wang,

…er there is only 1 problem with your operation on Mr Barros…the patient is of the wrong sex and
age…;-)!!ha ha

AND MY RESPONSE:
10:33 AM (6 hours ago)

Naughty Knotty Doc Khoon!

Wait till he gets out and about in July and you will have to deal with him……..

Perhaps, you should do Pole-dancing for him while he is in hospital , to be forgiven.

BTW you address a surgeon as Mr not Dr , so you should address this female surgeon Ms Wang!

Dr (Ms) Wang
Quack Surgeon

Dear Ray, just get better real quick.enjoy the morphine and relax. best wishes baz

UPDATES : PRE AND POST op:

As I have been receiving enquiries about the operation and location,I am posting some relevant information hereunder:

Queen Mary Hospital
21 Fl, K Block, Room 52
Hong Kong

Updates: pre-op at time of writing
Ray is now under sedation and will be in operating theatre at 2pm HK time for 3pm THR.

The surgery will start at about 3 PM, and should be finished before 5 PM.

For 3 hours he will be under careful observations before being wheeled back to his ward-room at about 8PM.

Will keep you informed of his progress as and when.

Let us join in giving him faith that he is in good hands under Dr P Chiu, the renowned orthopaedic surgeon, and his medical team at the hospital for pre- and post-operative care.

Our constant good wishes and prayers go with him ……..

ANA aka IDKIT
Ag Moderator

MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM PERU:

Former Amb of Peru to Spore, Juan Carlos Capunay:

Hi Ana,
I am in Peru for an APEC meeting.
All the best to Ray.
Good luck to you.
Lets get in touch after my return.
Personal regards
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ANA aka IDKIT, Ag Moderator

#Cross ref from http://awanginvest.com/?p=418#comment-174

Responses to Post-op report:

1.Tula Montoya to me
7:19 AM (46 minutes ago)

Great,Hu-ray Hu-ray! operation passed and he’s now in the orthopaedic bed. Not so comfortable but who cares….
Tula

2.sandy jadeja to me,
5:32 AM (2 hours ago)

Hi Anna,

Well at the very least at least Ray is in bed and sounds like he will be up and running in no time.

Let me know how things are progressing.

Thanks.

Sandy

3. 8:33 PM (11 hours ago)
Brent Penfold
Thks for the update Ana. :o))
Brent

4.ehebdige@gmail.com to me
7:52 PM (12 hours ago)

Have done Novena for Ray! Bless him, hope he is ok! Hugs Liz
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
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THANK YOU on behalf of Ray & Christine

ANA aka IDKIT
Ag Moderator

FRIDAY 13 June 08 :post-op updates from Christine:

Hi,Ana, everyone is so kind and caring of Ramon. The messages are so heartening especially for today.

Ramon is feeling the pain but he must start leg exercises even when lying down. I have to learn the exercises too.

This room is a hive of activities. There is a constant stream of medic personnel in and out!

Ramon is hooked up to 4 contraptions. Just to kiss him on the cheek requires delicate navigation. Christine

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The first 24 hours is crucial and Ray is under a good medic team who will monitor his post op condition. From the reports just received, he is beginning his first leg exercise in bed. This is a good sign and soon he will be up and about.

Cheeers - hip hip hu-Ray!

ANA aka IDKIT
Ag Moderator

Well-wishes from India

Jimmy (BookZone) June 13 08

10:13 PM (2 minutes ago)

Hi Ana,
How are you? How is Ray doing now? Any update on his health?

Thanks for keeping us posted.

Warm Regards, Jimmy

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ANA aka IDKIT
Ag Moderator

By idkit on Jun 13, 2008 | Edit

POST OP UPDATES:

Schedule:

1.On post-op D2 (Jun 14), he will sit out of the bed, and start to have some standing and walking exercises in the ward.

2.On post-op D4 (Jun 16), he will be sent to the physiotherapy gym for walking exercises. He should progress well from frame to qaudripods to stick walking day by day.

ANA aka IDKIT
Ag Moderator

MORE WELL WISHES:

1. Lilian & Eng Sing, Link Home
All good wishes and speedy recovery to Ray; just opened mails and learned of THR.

2. Moira Coops,
Ana, please tell Ray I hope he will be up dancing soon !!!!!

3. Chia Boon Kuah -Far East Org.
Ray looked perfectly fine the last time we met, been a long time though.Hope the operation is smooth, painless and successful.
Boon

By idkit on Jun 14, 2008 |

A consolation to Ray: from TomC

10:51 PM (7 minutes ago)

Thanks Ana - my dad has same op - its painful especially first few days to a week.

By idkit on Jun 14, 2008 |

Well wishes from Anthony Berecry

10:44 AM (2 hours ago)
Hi Ana

Good news to hear that Ray is up. I believe that is the hardest bit to overcome.

Anthony

ANA aka IDKIT

By idkit on Jun 15, 2008 | Edit

PROGRESS REPORT by Christine
c.barros@kingfishersauces.com to me
5:54 PM Sun Jun 15 2008

Hi, Ana, Ramon is finally asleep And I can relax with the Sunday papers. You can see I am using my BlackBerry to reply. Rather trying on the thumb!

It had been a busy day for the patient and his wife. He had to sit up in an orthopaedic chair for at least one and half hours but managed thirty minutes.

The process from bed to chair involved 3 nurses, a frame, various footrests of different heights, adjustments of pillows to support his back…..morphine was removed this morning, so Ramon feels sore all over.

Running a temperature too. Generally,he is recovering to expectations.

Sister Ada announced tomorrow’s program with: ” we are going to march him!”. Oh dear me….
Christine.

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It is to be expected that Ray needs to take little steps just like a toddler, to learn to walk again. Important thing is to persevere in spite of the pain as sitting out of bed is vital to his circulation, I believe.

As Tom said, his father suffered pain for about a week. I believe pain will fade each day and taking morphine off Ray is timely. Otherwise, he will get so addicted to painkillers (and morphine is addictive.) he will be very dependent on hard drugs. Consolation is he had morphine legally and now for his sake, it must end or he will need Cold Turkey one day!

A slight temperature is normal after an op of this magnitude. I am sure Sister Ada and her team will monitor his temperature to make sure there is no infection or complications post op.

Cheers –hip hip hu-Ray!
ANA aka IDKIT

By idkit on Jun 15, 2008 |

Well wishes from John Glajz (Sydney)
12:50 PM (6 minutes ago)

Dear Ms Wang,

Have passed your message to Mr Glajz and he sent his well wishes to Ray and wishing him a speedy recovery.

Best regards,
Leslie
f. Mr J Glajz

By idkit on Jun 16, 2008 | Edit

Micky Chng to me

10:56 PM (5 minutes ago)

Hi Ana,

Kindly send my warmest regards to Ray for his speedy recovery.

Thanks and Take care.

By idkit on Jun 18, 2008 |