Richard recovering from emergency operation (appendicitis)

[aaurora]

Originally Posted by jackson_oat

They said they wouldn't mention it anymore on Top Gear and he wrote the book and I imagine that could have been some kind of means of closure for him about it

I know that they said that, but Jeremy still references to it often (lovingly jokingly, of course) by saying "I'm the only one that can drive things like this without crashing" and stuff like that. Richard has even mentioned the 'trouble he had with parking a jet powered car' (not exact words, but you know). I have heard them talk about it during series 10.

It doesn't bother me and perhaps Richard and the others 'joking' about it helps him to move on to some kind of normality? I have no idea.

Originally Posted by edkwon

the stones were probably discovered by ultrasound or cat scan as part of a comprehensive workup for his belly pain to rule out causes other than appendicitis

Thank you for such a detailled explanation It is much appreciated. I am sure he would have noticed had they travelled any further 'downward'.

[LurkerPatrol]

Man, one thing after another for poor Hamster. I hope he gets better and there aren't any complications.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally Posted by edkwon

the stones were probably discovered by ultrasound or cat scan as part of a comprehensive workup for his belly pain to rule out causes other than appendicitis.

It's funny how different hospital diagnosis procedures can be. Mine went like this:

Doctor: Okay, does this hurt? *Pokes me*
Me: Arrgh!!
Doctor: Okay, we're going to remove your appendix.
Nurse: Shouldn't we do a CT scan first?
Doctor: Well, if there's pain in that spot, it's either appendix or ovaries. Does he have ovaries?
Nurse: Uh, no.
Doctor: Well, out comes the appendix, then.

[airmenair]

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

It's funny how different hospital diagnosis procedures can be. Mine went like this:

Doctor: Okay, does this hurt? *Pokes me*
Me: Arrgh!!
Doctor: Okay, we're going to remove your appendix.
Nurse: Shouldn't we do a CT scan first?
Doctor: Well, if there's pain in that spot, it's either appendix or ovaries. Does he have ovaries?
Nurse: Uh, no.
Doctor: Well, out comes the appendix, then.

Ahhh Canadien health care...



I kid, I kid. Funny story though. My brother got his out last summer.

[Labcoatguy]

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

It's funny how different hospital diagnosis procedures can be. Mine went like this:

Doctor: Okay, does this hurt? *Pokes me*
Me: Arrgh!!
Doctor: Okay, we're going to remove your appendix.
Nurse: Shouldn't we do a CT scan first?
Doctor: Well, if there's pain in that spot, it's either appendix or ovaries. Does he have ovaries?
Nurse: Uh, no.
Doctor: Well, out comes the appendix, then.

You were diagnosed by House??

[Momo63]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/hammond/
Well, he's joking about it. So I think we can.

[MattD1zzl3]

Originally Posted by Smurfen

can someone tell me what an apeendix is? lol, im not that good medical english talk
but Richard has always healed quickly

Its this useless little pocket in the intestinal tract, used for nothing, sort of like a whales hind legs (no, not its tail) All it does today is get covered in nasty stuff and get infected.

[aaurora]

Originally Posted by Momo63

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/hammond/
Well, he's joking about it. So I think we can.

Not wishing to be indelicate, they'd shaved my gentleman's area.



What a funny boy.

[Shawn]

Okay, why did he have his appendix removed at a veterinary hospital? Is that a stupid joke?

Appendicities is pretty common... my friend had his removed before Christmas. It took him a week or so to recover fully but it's a pretty routine thing. Sucks that he also has a hernia and kidney stones, but he'll be alright. These things pale in comparison to what he's survived before.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally Posted by Shawn

Okay, why did he have his appendix removed at a veterinary hospital? Is that a stupid joke?

Repeat after me... Hamster.