Psychonaut in Hospital

barking owl · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject:

Tell Drew me and Danny are asking for him. Hope hes alright.

Kirsty xxxxxx

Deep Black · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

Well if it's stuff like Rankin, Pratchett & Fforde he reads, maybe try some books by Tom Holt? Or Making History by Stephen Fry?

Stross' Halting State could be a bit heavy if he's not massively into computers

fourpints · Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 3:10 pm Post subject:

Making History by Stephen Fry?

great book

Sifreynir · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 8 Location: Scotland

I think a friend sent him up the Stephen Fry on the other night.

Anyways - he has E-coli in his liver.. He is having a wee camera sent into his digestive system to see what has caused it. Possbly a gallstone or something.

Will pass on your good wishes.

Deep Black · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

Some other (obvious) suggestions:
The Hitch-Hickers Guide to the Galaxy & Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adams.
The Red Dwarf novels by Rob Grant &/or Doug Naylor
Colony by Rob Grant is also pretty good

Sifreynir · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 8 Location: Scotland

he has an abcess on his liver. Will find out what they plan to do tomorrow.

Ian · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 47 Display Name: Ian

Incompetence by rob grant I think would be a good one, but he may burst any stitches he may get laughing Very Happy

Hope he is home very soon.

Sifreynir · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 8 Location: Scotland

Timmeh! · Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:59 am Post subject:

I wish him luck with the treatment.

If that does fail and they want to try a different cocktail, I'd recommend a caipirinha. Smile

talie · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 411 Location: In a tree

Sorry its a bit late but pass on my best wishes too.

Sifreynir · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 8 Location: Scotland

he is still in there!?!?!

Hopefully he will be able to come home this weekend, but they are doing another CT scan.

*fingers crossed*

Deep Black · Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject:

Do they know what they are gonna do for him?

How's he getting on book-wise?

lostcarpark · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:52 am Post subject:

Very to hear this. Hope for a speedy and full recovery.

Here are some books that aren't specifically humour, but appeal to the same part of my brain as Rankin does...

- Vurt by Jeff Noon
- Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
- The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stevenson (oops, I was almost going to say Gardiner there)
- British Summer Time by Paul Cornell (just been reading this week, only half way through, thoroughly enjoying)

Get well soon!

James

Sifreynir · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 8 Location: Scotland

If they know Deep Black they are doing the usual and treating everyone like mushrooms.
Even the nurses don't know anything! He had his CT scan....and the results won't be in until Monday at the earliest. He is now on normal anti biotics and is otherwise doing well....if alot skinnier than when he went in.

He is now making his way thru the rest of Kathy Reichs books. I told him it was a bit of an extreme thing to do just to get all of them.

Just desperate to get home now.

Thanks for the list of those books. Will ask him when I go see him tomorrow

Psychonaut · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject:

Hiya folks!

Sorry for the delay in updating this. I finally got out of hospital with 23 days to go to our wedding so myself and my good lady were very busy trying to get all our wedding preparations finalised.

Thanks to everyone for all the good wishes and book recommendations Very Happy

I am getting better and stronger each day.

Myself and my good lady were married on Frigs day 26th June and are currently on our honeymoon Very Happy

We have found a place with net access and have been looking at photos of the wedding taken by friends as we are waiting for our own photos and video, which we may not see for another week or so. For those of you on my facebook I'll try and get some photos up as soon as I can.