[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

I found out this morning that our fellow member Eug (or Eug wanker) is in hospital for the past couple days.

He broke 3-4 ribs mountain biking and collapsed the right lung. He has this big gross tube coming out the side of his chest (I assume to drain his lung). Luckily he was wearing a helmet which is broken in half.

Anyway, he might get out of hospital this week, in the mean time everyone wish him a quick recovery.

[ReggieX]

Ouch! Speedy recovery, Eug!

[OreoCookie]

Damn. Hope he'll start posting soon again (quick recovery).

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

And kids, this shows why wearing a helmet is a good idea.

[Shaddim]

Someone take a Powerbook to his hospital room for God's sake. Imagine the withdrawl!


Get well soon.

[dav]

3-4 ribs, yow! get better Eug.

[OB1]

Oh man... 3-4 Ribs and a tube sticking out of his side... I cracked a single rib once, and it hurt a lot. Much more than the other bones I've broken (Wrist twice, now pinned. Ankle twice. Elbow once) He now lives in fear of sneezing.

Get well soon Eug. I'm looking forward reading the whole sorry tale.

[davesimondotcom]

Ouch.

I remember breaking a rib or two when I fell skiing. On top of that I had a cold. Very painful to cough! Very painful to do anything. Had to sleep in an easy chair.

Speedy recovery, Eug.

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

I busted my collar bone when I was little, wonderful feeling of having your hole chest collapse on you.

[ironknee]

damn bikes...eug get well soon

[bradoesch]

Poor Mr. Eug.

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

To make things worse he is stuck in a hospital a few hours away from his home.

[effgee]

Ugh, that sucks big time. Best wishes + a speedy recovery to the poor Wanker.

Btw, IIRC from what the wife told me (RRT), the tube is actually blowing air into his lungs to "inflate" it/keep it from collapsing again. Not that it matters much - it's gross either way.

[ghporter]

Bicycle mishap BAD. Bicycle helmet GOOD! Chest tube a pain but necessary (and temporary).

Thanks for the info, S.I.C.

Get better fast, Eug!

Originally Posted by effgee

Btw, IIRC from what the wife told me (RRT), the tube is actually blowing air into his lungs to "inflate" it/keep it from collapsing again. Not that it matters much - it's gross either way.

The tube allows the lung to reinflate and at the same time push out any air that is trapped between the lung and the inside of the plureal cavity. Unlike a simple wound drain, a chest tube typically goes through a "trap" similar to the one in a sink drain which makes it basically a one-way passage out. As the lung reinflates and expands, it helps seal the inside of the cavity by pressing against it. At some point a chest tube usually just "stops" and the physician makes the determination whether that's because of a problem (rare) or because the lung is fully inflated, in which case it can be removed. So the tube is passing air, but outward, so that the pneumothorax (air bubble inside the chest cavity) is reduced and eliminated, speeding the repair of the wound and enabling the lung to work effectively.

[effgee]

Originally Posted by ghporter

...The tube allows the lung to reinflate and at the same time push out any air that is trapped between the lung and the inside of the plureal cavity. Unlike a simple wound drain, a chest tube typically goes through a "trap" similar to the one in a sink drain which makes it basically a one-way passage out. As the lung reinflates and expands, it helps seal the inside of the cavity by pressing against it. At some point a chest tube usually just "stops" and the physician makes the determination whether that's because of a problem (rare) or because the lung is fully inflated, in which case it can be removed. So the tube is passing air, but outward, so that the pneumothorax (air bubble inside the chest cavity) is reduced and eliminated, speeding the repair of the wound and enabling the lung to work effectively.

Somehow that sounds even worse.

*shudder*

I figured I had gotten that wrong somewhere - better close this window before the wife walks past the screen, sees what I typed in her name and throws me a beating ...

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Typical Eug took pics of himself in hospital and emailed me

I won't post them without his ok but all I can say is there was blood in that tube, gross.

[iREZ]

i punctured my lung before and it is no happy experience, here's hoping or mac tech groupie has a speedy recovery.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

Typical Eug took pics of himself in hospital and emailed me

I won't post them without his ok but all I can say is there was blood in that tube, gross.

So technically, he has internet? Damn
I hope he can read this

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

So technically, he has internet? Damn
I hope he can read this

I don't think he does and it was more of a one time shot. He'll be home soon and posting away bored from bed.

[Warung]

Arrgghh!

Get well! Glad to hear you'll be outta the hospital soon. Speedy recovery.

[GranolaBoy]

UGH, sucking chest wound! Hope he gets well soon. At least he was doing something manly, this time.

[nredman]

bummer, Eug is one of my favorite members on here....get well soon!!!

[DarwinX]

Speedy recovery to the Eug

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Eug is also a doctor so I hope they are not running into "too many cooks in the kitchen" over there.

[andi*pandi]

recovery wishes to ya, eug.

[E's Lil Theorem]

Whoa! A speedy recovery, I wish to you, Señor Eug. From the sounds of it, I reckon it could have been a lot worse.

I look forward to reading his posts again.

[fhoubi]

I punctured my right lung when I was 18. A little painful but mostly because my back was hurting after a couple of days. BTW it took 10 days to get the lung up to a point to disconnect the tube. Get well Eug! Keep posting your mac news soon!

[Albert Pujols]

Yeah hope he gets better fast.


btw, is his bike ok?

[Spliff]

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

Eug is also a doctor so I hope they are not running into "too many cooks in the kitchen" over there.

You sure of that? I thought he was an x-ray/MRI technician or something along those lines?

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Originally Posted by Spliff

You sure of that? I thought he was an x-ray/MRI technician or something along those lines?

His name is Eugene and he is a Pathologist. Naturally I tell everyone that he is a Proctologist

I hope he can still make my birthday party in a week!

[kmkkid]

That's too bad. Where abouts was he biking? Not many mountains in this area. Well except hamilton, if you call that a mountain.

[rickey939]

Yikes, sorry to hear that Eug! Hope you have a fast recovery and look forward to your posts about this incident when you return.

[Timo]

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

His name is Eugene and he is a Pathologist. Naturally I tell everyone that he is a Proctologist

I hope he can still make my birthday party in a week!

heh, good one. Get better Eug, and keep SWG at a safe distance!

[SVass]

Well, my father was a pathologist and two years ago I had a chest tube! No fun; but, I survived. My advice is to quit riding bicycles and relax. sam

[waxcrash]

I hope the wanker gets better.

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Originally Posted by kmkkid

That's too bad. Where abouts was he biking? Not many mountains in this area. Well except hamilton, if you call that a mountain.

London, ON

[osxisfun]

Get well soon eug!

[kmkkid]

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

London, ON

Ah good ol' Londy. Used to live there, not that great.

[budster101]

Well wishes from me too.

[ThinkInsane]

Just remind Eug that as a Pathologist, his services won't be needed unless the alive people docs mess it up, so just sit back, relax, and enjoy the fact that it is now someone else's responsibility to wipe his ass for a while.

I wish him a speedy recovery. I've done the broken ribs/punctured lung routine, and it's no fun. For his sake, I hope he's a fast healer.

[d0ubled0wn]

Here's hoping you have some cute nurses taking care of ya. Get better, man!

[songoku912]

Heal up soon Eug!

[mojo2]

Eug, what a HUGE WANKER you are for getting hurt I hope you are feeling better soon.

There's just been too damn much sadness and misfortune on these pages lately.

EVERYBODY JUST STOP IT!

[macaddict0001]

Wow, Wonder if he's gonna be scared of biking for a while.

[Lancer409]

GET WELL SOON EUG!

[Randman]

[Nivag]

best keep them stabilisers on for a few more months! get well soon.


i've question about the tube into the chest, can you use it as bong? just a random thought!

[Face Ache]

A chest tube - now that's gotta suck.

The older you get the less you bounce.

Get well soon.

[bells0]

Get well soon Eug!!

[typoon]

Get well Soon Eug. Thank goodness he was wearing his helmet or we might be talking about our fellow Macnner Eug in the past tense.