What is the most ill you have ever been?

[302XLS]

Last june i found out i had cancer. 8 months of chemotherapy. Not fun at all. I got the all clear a few months ago now. I went to work the whole time except for the days that i had treatment, much to everyones amazement.

[carnutt]

In 1966 diagnosed with "rare Muscle Disease" , missed 6 mths school (1st form) Dr's experimented with drugs & got me on my feet.
Got it again the next year , another 6 mths off school. Dr's said I wouldn't see my 18th birthday , but I buggered them , I'm over 50 and still going . :

Had a break till 1974 (continuously on medication in between) then spent 4 mths off work before coming good again .

1980 had a relapse spent 18 mths off work , eventually got back working .

Had a couple of "rough areas" (1-3 mths at a time) till 1995 and Dr's said " No More Work" and pensioned me off . In the years in between , I always had at least 2 jobs , worked my Butt off while I could , because I knew the end would come "one day"

Reason for stopping work , severe "Osteperoses" (brittle bones) only have to cough or sneeze too hard to break a rib , I've had 9 so far , and my heart has a habit of mucking up (stopped twice) and the disease is constant now. Some day's my life consists of getting from the lounge to the front verandah or to the computer , other days I can get outside and "fiddle" in the garage for a while and some days I'm able to drive my treasured Ford .

Nothing much the Specialists can do , as there are only 8 people in Australia with a similar thing . There is No Cure . My main specialist is in the Monash University dept for Neourmuscular Research .

I have lived life to the "MAX" each day at a time , I never look at tomorrow till it's here .

I'm NOT looking for Sympathy , I have a great wife who's stuck by me for nearly 30 years , great kids who are very understanding , squeezed a lifetime of living in already , fun wise and work wise .

The reason I decided to add to this thread (I've been trying to decide since it started) is to let people know that while you have good health , live EVERY day for today and if you want to do something , Do It Today , don't "put it off" till tomorrow .

Just to clarify things , I'm also on here with another "User Name" , but prefer to keep this side of my life "Low Key" . There are a couple of guys know who I am , and would prefer to keep it that way .

Thanks for reading

Carnutt

[peedee]

Kidney transplant when 16 and broke my back 4 years ago(age 41) at work, had a spinal fusion will never work again and workers comp covered for 11 months then said back was a genetic problem still fighting to get compo back the disabled pension sucks, also means can hardly do anything on the car

My grandpa/dad have this thing that unless you're getting chemotherapy then you're bloody going to work! So yeah, never had a sicky in the 4 years of my working life.

[KBBossedXR]

Originally Posted by carnutt

In 1966 diagnosed with "rare Muscle Disease" , missed 6 mths school (1st form) Dr's experimented with drugs & got me on my feet.
Got it again the next year , another 6 mths off school. Dr's said I wouldn't see my 18th birthday , but I buggered them , I'm over 50 and still going . :

Had a break till 1974 (continuously on medication in between) then spent 4 mths off work before coming good again .

1980 had a relapse spent 18 mths off work , eventually got back working .

Had a couple of "rough areas" (1-3 mths at a time) till 1995 and Dr's said " No More Work" and pensioned me off . In the years in between , I always had at least 2 jobs , worked my Butt off while I could , because I knew the end would come "one day"

Reason for stopping work , severe "Osteperoses" (brittle bones) only have to cough or sneeze too hard to break a rib , I've had 9 so far , and my heart has a habit of mucking up (stopped twice) and the disease is constant now. Some day's my life consists of getting from the lounge to the front verandah or to the computer , other days I can get outside and "fiddle" in the garage for a while and some days I'm able to drive my treasured Ford .

Nothing much the Specialists can do , as there are only 8 people in Australia with a similar thing . There is No Cure . My main specialist is in the Monash University dept for Neourmuscular Research .

I have lived life to the "MAX" each day at a time , I never look at tomorrow till it's here .

I'm NOT looking for Sympathy , I have a great wife who's stuck by me for nearly 30 years , great kids who are very understanding , squeezed a lifetime of living in already , fun wise and work wise .

The reason I decided to add to this thread (I've been trying to decide since it started) is to let people know that while you have good health , live EVERY day for today and if you want to do something , Do It Today , don't "put it off" till tomorrow .

Just to clarify things , I'm also on here with another "User Name" , but prefer to keep this side of my life "Low Key" . There are a couple of guys know who I am , and would prefer to keep it that way .

Thanks for reading

Carnutt

Hey bud its people like you that put my problem into perspective, i use your theory and it does work, on most days.
Thanks for the inspiration

Cameron

[gtfpv]

[QUOTE=MattyJ]My grandpa/dad have this thing that unless you're getting chemotherapy then you're bloody going to work! So yeah, never had a sicky in the 4 years of my working life.[/QUO

sorry replied to wrong post.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by peedee

Kidney transplant when 16 and broke my back 4 years ago(age 41) at work, had a spinal fusion will never work again and workers comp covered for 11 months then said back was a genetic problem still fighting to get compo back the disabled pension sucks, also means can hardly do anything on the car

ohhhh man that is terrible , it makes my blood boil you wouldve faired so much better 10 years ago. sorry to hear.

[dan.76]

my liver,kidneys, and stomach havent been working properly the last 6 months or so, many hours off work feeling too sick , but doc says im on the mend

[sgt_doofey]

Bad back, so had to have a couple of days off.
Sprained ankle - about 3 days off.
Gastro - 3 days off. Metwurst certainly doesn't taste better on the way out than in...

[OXR60W]

Sick, probably a couple of headaches in my life.

I've been in hospital twice. Once for a travelling cyst when i was 18. Went thru the prep to go in, they checked and the cyst had gone.
2nd was a had a hernia ( 2nd biggest in the world that the surgeon had heard of )man i was impressive in jeans. My testicles were the size of bulls a few days after the op. had 4 days off work.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by OXR60W

Sick, probably a couple of headaches in my life.

I've been in hospital twice. Once for a travelling cyst when i was 18. Went thru the prep to go in, they checked and the cyst had gone.
2nd was a had a hernia ( 2nd biggest in the world that the surgeon had heard of )man i was impressive in jeans. My testicles were the size of bulls a few days after the op. had 4 days off work.

woooooohohohohoho. poor dude .

the sickest i have been is a umbilical hernia . had an op . man , i was like a puppy for months afterwards . it hurt more than i could imagine for 1 week after the op . i had a massive 5 cm scar above the belly button . glad i'm not female . a cessarian would probably kill me .

[The G6ET Spot]

In 1997 I had been feeling a bit off for a few days and just thought that I had a virus or something. Just felt buggered all the time.Ended up going to the hospital as I was getting unbelievable pains in the back. Had a massive heart attack while in the emergency room. Was in hospital for 18 days, had 2 stents put in blocked arteries.Was off work for nearly 5 months.If that wasn't enough, the ******** that I had been contracting to, closed up shop and stiffed me for $40,000.(boy if I could get my hands on him) Was all good until 2003 and had a couple of angina attacks and ended up having another 2 stents put in.Another 11 weeks off work. All good now! Puts a lot of things into perspective when you come that close to dying.
The upside of it all was that I gave up smoking after the first episode and the money that I saved paid for my ute.

[sexyxe]

I rarely get sick but the missus always has terrible headaches..... but never takes time off work....

[Eb Barbie]

A few years ago I had to take 4 months off school, 2 months of these being holidays. I was spewin! After being to the doctors and to a spine specialist I found out I had scoliosis which is curvature of the spine. I had a 'zig' and a 'zag.' Which means instead of my spine being straight, it was like the shap of an S. (with two curves)
So after a 10 hour operation, 5 days of not eating and a week in hospital I spent the next 4 months in a back brace doing s*** all. Sucked! All is good now I'm back to normal, just restricted from horse riding/back jolting things. Thats my story folks

[henry 351]

2 and a bit years ago, I ruptured a disc in my lower back. It crushed my spinal cord causing unbelieveable pain. An emergency operation later and I had no feeling and nothing worked from the waste down.

Woke up with a priest next to me, apparently I needed mega anaesthetic to knock me out. Almost didn't wake up, game over etc.

Prognosis was that may get 0% better, or 100% better, or something in between.

Anyhow, 3 months in hospital and 18 months of physio learning to walk later, I'm out and about and back to about 80% mobility. I refused to believe I wouldn't get better. The mind is a very powerful thing.

I think you guys and girls can imagine the smile when I took the Cobra for a spin almost 2 years later...

[charles_wif_xf]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

don't laugh . this is rather embarrasing but true . i got blue balls , and thought i had testicular cancer . i went to my local GP . who was off sick , and a lovely young indian doctor came out of the office and in i went , she had sparkiling green eyes . had a feel . and sent me for an ultrasound , all on the same day , a lovely 30 ish brunette had to apply gell to my nuts and rub the ultrusonic tool around my crotch.. then back to the indian doctor for the results . it turns out you can shoot backwards causing saw testicals . ohh well , at least it was all over in a day.

ohh and another embarrassing one just recently . flung my head back on the vinegar stroke , and hurt my neck . 2 days off work , and 9 days to fully recover , didnt bother trying to explain that one to the doc , on how i did it .

I'm sorry but that is too funny :

My longest time off work was due to a concussion suffered after falling off a female acquaintance's bed during one particularly good night of "uppy downy". Six days I was off work, the quacks in the white jackets thought I had haemorraged. Feel free to laugh your head off on my mishap.

Originally Posted by henry 351

2 and a bit years ago, I ruptured a disc in my lower back. It crushed my spinal cord causing unbelieveable pain. An emergency operation later and I had no feeling and nothing worked from the waste down.

Woke up with a priest next to me, apparently I needed mega anaesthetic to knock me out. Almost didn't wake up, game over etc.

Prognosis was that may get 0% better, or 100% better, or something in between.

Anyhow, 3 months in hospital and 18 months of physio learning to walk later, I'm out and about and back to about 80% mobility. I refused to believe I wouldn't get better. The mind is a very powerful thing.

I think you guys and girls can imagine the smile when I took the Cobra for a spin almost 2 years later...

You tough bastard, good on you. Stories like yours are an inspiration.