Well done Chris Caton!

[Chris Caton]

such a bloody shame cause the actual operation went like a dream, woke up Friday evening a bit groggy, but saturday was ready for me breakfast n felt like a gud'un, then they just went to crap and cocked me grub up, but as you say, not worth the worry, I'm on the mend now n jayne is gonna look after me

[Chris Caton]

well thanks to Biffer's advice of sticking to chicken, rice n rich tea biscuits dunked in me brew I'm doing ok, so much so that Jayne has gone back to work today n left me home alone just sorting through stuff I need to be getting on with the SR4 come January when I'm allowed out to play again, guess the next job will be fitting the engine

once again many thanks for all the messages and comments, much appreciated by me, Jayne & Andrew

[SteveHall]

Glad your on the mend! Hope to see you out on the water in the 2014 season!

[xs 400]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

Glad your on the mend! Hope to see you out on the water in the 2014 season!

+1

[biffer]

Have a good Christmas mate. If you have a roast coming your way for the festive season you'll need plenty of gravy. If you have any questions you think I might be able to answer then feel free anytime

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by SteveHall

Glad your on the mend! Hope to see you out on the water in the 2014 season!

Originally Posted by xs 400

+1

all being well we'll be out and about, hoping to do at least part of The Round Anglesey / Conwy Cruise and maybe The Isle Of Wight Cruise as well

Originally Posted by biffer

Have a good Christmas mate. If you have a roast coming your way for the festive season you'll need plenty of gravy. If you have any questions you think I might be able to answer then feel free anytime

deffo going for a roast, but it will be the same as last year, small portions and loads of gravy, don't want to be going backwards after this last week, every day is a little step closer, just taking it nice n steady maybe you n me should write a recipe book for other poor buggers who end up like this, be more bloody use than what the NHS dish out

just been dinking me rich tea biscuits again

[biffer]

Drinking your rich tea, I've lost count at the number I've dropped in the cup

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by biffer

Drinking your rich tea, I've lost count at the number I've dropped in the cup

guess who missed the cup n dropped the soggy biscuit on me big fat belly, that made me jump

even tried a ginger nut before, just needed a bit of extra taste in me mouth

[riggers]

nice to hear you are on the mend ,I don't know anyone on here but anyone who has suffered the big c has my sympathy and admiration for braving it and fighting back.
I too know personally what a shit time you go thru ,I was diagnosed with gut cancer 2 years ago ,same as you guys thought I was okay and on the mend after suffering the ops and all the messy bags ,then 12 months ago was in agony , found out they had clipped a pipe and 1 kidney was blown had that removed 6 months ago ,that kept me from boating this summer,now just found out other kidney is only pumping at 30%,what a xmas pressy eh , but I still have my boat sat in the back all wrapped up it keeps me sane knowing come march/april I will be back out fingers crossed
so a happy xmas to you and all and look forward to better health

[biffer]

Yep you need a sense of humour alright, have a go at gypsy creams, lovely little dunking biscuits, get them in chocolate, and another flavour, I can do a whole packet with a pint of tea, I've had to cut back a bit on this lot as my weight has now started to go up and I don't want it to go mad, getting close to my target now so everything in moderation, started drinking again, only got the taste for Guinness at the moment

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by riggers

nice to hear you are on the mend ,I don't know anyone on here but anyone who has suffered the big c has my sympathy and admiration for braving it and fighting back.
I too know personally what a shit time you go thru ,I was diagnosed with gut cancer 2 years ago ,same as you guys thought I was okay and on the mend after suffering the ops and all the messy bags ,then 12 months ago was in agony , found out they had clipped a pipe and 1 kidney was blown had that removed 6 months ago ,that kept me from boating this summer,now just found out other kidney is only pumping at 30%,what a xmas pressy eh , but I still have my boat sat in the back all wrapped up it keeps me sane knowing come march/april I will be back out fingers crossed
so a happy xmas to you and all and look forward to better health

me, brave, not a chance, it's the family that have to be brave, they have to watch us going through it all! least said about messy bags the better, glad to see the back of them seems you're having a rough time of it too, but as you say having the rib waiting does at least take you're mind of it, just need to adapt the days out to suit how you feel, still good times to be had

Originally Posted by biffer

Yep you need a sense of humour alright, have a go at gypsy creams, lovely little dunking biscuits, get them in chocolate, and another flavour, I can do a whole packet with a pint of tea, I've had to cut back a bit on this lot as my weight has now started to go up and I don't want it to go mad, getting close to my target now so everything in moderation, started drinking again, only got the taste for Guinness at the moment

ahhhhh ......... Guinness, I'm sure I'll be ready for a pint some time in the new year, been on cobra for a while now, anything stronger just went straight through me so no good. I'm trying to be good n not put too much weight on, hopefully when I'm eating properly I can loose a bit, do me good and make the SR4 go better

[whackywoody]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

well thanks to Biffer's advice of sticking to chicken, rice n rich tea biscuits dunked in me brew I'm doing ok, so much so that Jayne has gone back to work today n left me home alone just sorting through stuff I need to be getting on with the SR4 come January when I'm allowed out to play again, guess the next job will be fitting the engine

once again many thanks for all the messages and comments, much appreciated by me, Jayne & Andrew

Chris, it was good to talk to you today and glad you are back on the mend.

I forgot to mention that I have a hydraulic engine hoist rated to 500kg which can be easily disassembled/assembled and put into the back of the Landy. So if you need a hand fitting the engine give me a shout!

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Good work Chris, I know we've text but can't believe I've missed this thread. Let me know when I can pop in and steal a coffee over the SR4!

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by whackywoody

Chris, it was good to talk to you today and glad you are back on the mend.

I forgot to mention that I have a hydraulic engine hoist rated to 500kg which can be easily disassembled/assembled and put into the back of the Landy. So if you need a hand fitting the engine give me a shout!

Hi Gareth, always good to chat

I should be ok with the engine, got a beam in the garage for lifting engines / gearboxes etc but I'll let you know if I'm struggling

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Good work Chris, I know we've text but can't believe I've missed this thread. Let me know when I can pop in and steal a coffee over the SR4!

call in anytime Paul, not going too far at the moment, kettles always on here

[Barrowboy]

Perhaps Biffer and Chris can update Peter Kay's guide to the best dipping biscuit?

Rich Tea (One-dip)

Hob Nob (The Marine of the biscuit world)

Etc, etc....

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

Perhaps Biffer and Chris can update Peter Kay's guide to the best dipping biscuit?

Rich Tea (One-dip)

Hob Nob (The Marine of the biscuit world)

Etc, etc....

ahhhhh ...... No hob nobs for me at the moment, toooooooooo much fibre, very low fibre diet to get things moving again rich tea for me, the odd ginger nut, n ritz crackers

[biffer]

Well here's mine, malted milk, the ones with cows on, two of hem back to back, 3 seconds in the tea then straight in the gob
Jammy dodgers are good, 4 seconds
Chocolate fingers, bite each end off and suck your tea though it, just a couple of seconds though, when I was well, gin or vodka went through really good, talking of vodka, get a water melon put a small hole in it and insert the vodka bottle and let it empty over a few days, lovely melon then.
We know about rich tea. 38 cals in every one

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by biffer

Well here's mine, malted milk, the ones with cows on, two of hem back to back, 3 seconds in the tea then straight in the gob Jammy dodgers are good, 4 seconds Chocolate fingers, bite each end off and suck your tea though it, just a couple of seconds though, when I was well, gin or vodka went through really good, talking of vodka, get a water melon put a small hole in it and insert the vodka bottle and let it empty over a few days, lovely melon then. We know about rich tea. 38 cals in every one

Now the melon and choc fingers sound good fun for Xmas shenanigans!

[biffer]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Now the melon and choc fingers sound good fun for Xmas shenanigans!

Get the girls on the chocolate fingers, you can't really taste the drink but do they get pissed

[Jeff Hutcheon]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

ahhhhh ...... No hob nobs for me at the moment, toooooooooo much fibre, very low fibre diet to get things moving again rich tea for me, the odd ginger nut, n ritz crackers

Ok, where was the ginger nuts last week ??