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[OT] Going off line for a while (again)...

I will be admitted to a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland (St. Agnes) for some fairly serious surgery on Wednesday, January 4th.  St. Agnes is a small hospital, but does a large number of the surgeries that I will need (for a rare, mucus secreting tumor).  I was referred by a surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC.  I live in NJ, so it will be pretty far away from home.

I have created a blog based upon a sample from my latest book (sorry, no RSS feed, no time) to allow anyone who wishes to to keep track of my progress.  It is here:

http://blog.programmingasp.net

Careful readers will note that back in June of 2004, I had other serious surgery, a Whipple procedure.  As far as we know, this surgery is totally unrelated to that other serious surgery (and unrelated to my liver resection back in 1998).  The Whipple was related to an underlying condition I have (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis - FAP), however neither the liver resection nor this impending surgery is a normal complication of FAP.  I presume I must have really ticked someone off in a previous life....really bad Karma.

 

Posted: Jan 02 2006, 12:01 PM by douglas.reilly | with 26 comment(s)
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Jason Alexander said:

Best wishes, Doug, for a speedy recovery! Unfortunately, we didn't get to chat much at the last ASPInsiders meeting, but hopefully we can this year after you're all better. :)

Take care!
# January 2, 2006 12:37 PM

Wallym said:

Doug, Get better soon!
# January 2, 2006 12:54 PM

scottgu said:

Best wishes Doug. I hope you feel better soon!
# January 2, 2006 2:13 PM

Robert Hurlbut said:

Best wishes for a quick recovery! Surgery is never fun, but you have friends who will keep you in thoughts.
# January 2, 2006 2:14 PM

Terri Morton said:

Wishing you all the best as you deal with this newest challenge, Doug. I believe I still owe you a dinner and look forward to repaying the debt :-)
# January 2, 2006 2:14 PM

Plip said:

We're all thinking of you Doug.
# January 2, 2006 2:16 PM

Scott Watermasysk said:

Good luck Doug!

-Scott
# January 2, 2006 2:26 PM

John Vinson said:

Prayers on the way, Doug, for a straightforward operation, skilful surgeons, and a quick recovery!

John Vinson (just another MVP)
# January 2, 2006 8:02 PM

Chris Frazier said:

Get well soon, Doug.
# January 2, 2006 8:21 PM

Steven Smith said:

Best of luck and have a quick recovery, Doug! Happy New Year...
# January 2, 2006 8:49 PM

Rob Chartier said:

Hope everything goes well for you Doug.

# January 2, 2006 9:03 PM

Daniel Moth said:

Good luck Doug!
# January 2, 2006 9:55 PM

Bipin Joshi said:

Wish you a very speedy recovery.
# January 2, 2006 10:02 PM

Anand Narayanaswamy said:

I wish you a very very speedy recovery and I hope you will be back to normalcy within a weeks time.

May God Bless You
# January 2, 2006 11:01 PM

Steve Presley said:

Best wishes for a quick recovery. You'll be in the prayers of many!
# January 2, 2006 11:57 PM

SBC said:


Godspeed for a speedy recovery..
# January 3, 2006 9:52 AM

Scott Forsyth said:

All the best Doug! You're in my prayers.
# January 3, 2006 11:43 AM

Aaron Seet (icelava) said:

This sure is tough, but I pray the Lord make you tougher! Fear not, and fight on!
# January 3, 2006 12:18 PM

Nestor Portillo [MSFT] said:

Doug, my best wishes.. have a quick recovery and get well soon.
# January 3, 2006 1:52 PM

Paul Glavich said:

Good luck Doug.
# January 3, 2006 11:49 PM

Tobin Titus said:

Good luck man.
# January 4, 2006 6:51 PM

Tarek Hannoudi said:

Good luck & best wishes for a quick recovery...
# January 6, 2006 8:58 AM

Rob Howard said:

Good luck Doug.
# January 8, 2006 12:11 PM

GridViewGuy said:

Doug I got three words for you

GET WELL NOW

take care buddy,
GridviewGuy
# January 8, 2006 8:48 PM

Douglas Reilly said:

I am actually back home, earlier than expected. I will need a fair amount of additional treatments, beased upon what they found in the surgery, but it sure is nice to be home...
# January 9, 2006 4:39 PM

Sreedhar Koganti said:

Good Luck and Get well soon!!
# January 26, 2006 4:48 PM
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