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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #60 on: July 25, 2025, 07:27:44 AM »
great news, he will soon be up and about. thank you Roo.
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« Reply #61 on: July 25, 2025, 11:27:29 AM »
Great news about Ken.
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« Reply #62 on: July 25, 2025, 04:48:30 PM »
I actually didn't know until recently that an individual catches pneumonia from an airborne virus, I always thought an individual developed pneumonia as a result of a chest infection.
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Great news that Ken is on the mend. Now he's conscious he'll get stronger by the day and once he gets to grips with using his phone again you won't be safe from his insults Roo🙂.
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« Reply #63 on: July 25, 2025, 04:49:47 PM »
I’m stuffed, I know Dave but make hay while the sun shines

Ken who?


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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #64 on: July 25, 2025, 05:36:57 PM »
I actually didn't know until recently that an individual catches pneumonia from an airborne virus, I always thought an individual developed pneumonia as a result of a chest infection.
There are a bundle of reasons you can catch it. My bout a couple of years back stemmed from a chest infection.  :o  An experience to be missed!
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« Reply #65 on: July 25, 2025, 05:51:12 PM »
Good to hear better news in positive progress for Ken. Hopefully it'll continue  at steady progress.

It's probably the "rats pass express" 500 what got him  ;D

"Weil's disease, a severe form of leptospirosis, can manifest with pulmonary complications, including pneumonia, which may be categorized as atypical pneumonia. While Weil's disease primarily involves jaundice, kidney impairment, and hemorrhages, pulmonary involvement occurs in a significant percentage of cases. This can range from a mild non-productive cough to severe pulmonary hemorrhage and respiratory failure."  Extracted from the great and wide reaching internees.

Partly in jest, but you never know what gets into you and from where. We were in discussion some time back about disinfecting this vehicle after its storage time as general rats toilet. Unlikely, but just a possibility of it.

From experience in looking after safety in a chemical use environment with  arious ingestion hazard, mitigation of such, risk management of potentially serious nature etc, its clear there's easy source available for some things you'd really want to avoid.

Don't let the fcuking pneumonia get ya Ken  :) this is no time to clock off early.

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« Reply #66 on: July 25, 2025, 05:57:20 PM »
From another site there's this too ..... from this site    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7953396/

"CASE SUMMARY
We recently managed a patient with fever, cough and dyspnea on admission that progressed into persistent adult respiratory distress syndrome, hemoptysis and hematuria after admission. In this case, the rare Leptospira infection was clouded by the positive influenza tests at admission, delaying early Leptospira-targeted antibiotics administration. Next generation sequencing, a novel molecular diagnostic tool, provided a key hint to uncover the crucial pathogen, Leptospira interrogans, further supported by the possible occupational exposure history. Subsequent conventional penicillin and mechanical respiratory support were administrated to cure the patient successfully without any sequela.

CONCLUSION
Clinicians must pay attention to possible exposure history and keep uncommon Leptospira in mind when managing pneumonia with unknown causes.

Keywords: Leptospira interrogans, Pneumonia, Next generation sequencing, Influenza, Diagnosis, Case report

Core Tip: Pneumonia caused by Leptospira interrogans is rare but life-threatening. In the early phase, the nonspecific symptoms of Leptospira pneumonia often lead clinicians to misdiagnosis as influenza or other illness. We herein report a 54-year-old man who presented with cough, fever and dyspnea and was misdiagnosed with influenza but was confirmed with Leptospira infection with the help of next generation sequencing. Possible exposure history and next generation sequencing during management of infections with unknown causes are important"

Although its probably just Ken's idle circuits  :)

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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #67 on: July 25, 2025, 06:45:42 PM »
Think he just needed a de coke and his timing done.
Either way, similar to Dom, he’s firing on 3 with an intermittent no spark on pot #2

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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #68 on: August 01, 2025, 08:06:08 PM »
Hi all,

Well it’s been a fractious week and firstly can I apologise for lack of comms. Ken’s Lad, Craig called me on Tuesday to inform me he’d taken a dive and was going down hill fast as a result of a secondary infection on both lungs and had been back on the ventilator with things not looking good.
For the sanity of the family and for me not wanting to post a fretful piece full of bad news I hung back and I know some of you have messaged me asking for news but I’ve had to just keep a lid on it.
 I’ve been in contact all week on a daily basis  with Craig and although it seemed a lost cause and a possibility of having to call the vicar, the stubborn bugger has rallied and responding to the new drugs and gone from needing the ventilator 24/7 to now only requiring it about 15% of the time, even managing a 24hr spell breathing on his own.

Fantastic news as I’m sure you’ll agree and a sigh of relief for the family. He’s got a monster long way to go but he’s fully with it although still can’t talk but is mouthing his words over so communication is coming on.
His lad took him his eye pad in today d he could watch the GP which will have cheered him up no end I should imagine. When they called into the ICU today to see him,  he was with the physio and apparently they had him standing up and supporting his own weight albeit with a frame but that’s epic progress when he was on deaths door Tuesday!

There’s life and chuntering in the old sod yet so keep up the good vibes sent his way on the ether folk, it seems to be working.

I’ll update after the weekend when I’ve had a chance to chat to Loz n Craig on Sunday with more news.

Thanks all


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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #69 on: August 01, 2025, 08:14:14 PM »
Wow, he's been through the mill hasn't he!  Thanks for the updates Roo, sending virtual grapes!
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« Reply #70 on: August 01, 2025, 08:18:01 PM »
Hi Roo
Thank you for the latest update on Kens condition although it's not all good news this update. At least he has responded to the new drugs & he is now improving and hopefully he will continue to improve on his long road to recovery.
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« Reply #71 on: August 01, 2025, 08:25:27 PM »
Thank you for the update Roo.
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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #72 on: August 01, 2025, 09:04:52 PM »
Hopefully that’s the worst out of the way, all the best for a steady recovery.

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« Reply #73 on: August 01, 2025, 09:17:35 PM »
Thanks Roo for updating, that is given us a bit of a lift after hearing previous news. I am astounded at the speed in which pneumonia can infect someone. I have an elderly friend here in Orkney that went to bed feeling fine and woke early in the morning struggling to breath! I always thought of pneumonia as a progressive condition. It is scary! Could be any one of us! 😳😳  There is one or two people on this forum at the moment “going through the mill” as it were, I do wish everybody well and do hope there is some good news around the corner. Honestly, we think we have problems!!
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Re: Ken Oddjob not well.
« Reply #74 on: August 01, 2025, 09:51:08 PM »
Thanks for the update Roo. Hopefully he's now properly on the mend. Good to hear he's watching the GP on the iPad. Don't show him last weekend's BSB when Andrew Irwin threw his Honda up the track and against the barrier to total it, not sure if Ken could cope with Honda carnage!
As well as Ken our thoughts are with his family, if it's been tough for Ken it would also be really tough on his family.
Thank you also for what you are doing Roo at a difficult time for you as well 👍.
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