Steve Brown health scare

[Ausfish]

Hi everyone this is Mrs Ausfish

On Saturday Steve had a heart attack and is going to go under the knife tomorrow for bypass surgery.

I will keep you updated about his progress and hopefully he will be back at the keyboard in short spurts in a couple of weeks. I am very confident that he will make a full recovery.

In his absence the mods will be doing the excellent job that they always do.

Mrs Ausfish (Eileen)

( In light of the circumstances we would ask at this time for those that are seeking further advice and needing technical assistance to be patient. Please contact myself or other Moderators via pm should the need arise. Lucky_Phill )

[choppa]

all the best to the old fella eileen from the choppa and family,,,, can you advise which hospital has volunteered to keep him in,,,

ausfish m & g sounds the go once he's back to his old self again,,,,

choppa

[spook76]

I wish for a strong recovery for Mr Ausfish and I sent my love and support for you Mrs Ausfish,
from kruger

[seabug]

Hi Mrs Ausfish,

Sorry to hear of Steves Illness.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Regards
Seabug

[richos]

Im sorry to hear that! All the best, Steve. Wish you a fast recovery

[Obi _ Wan]

Sorry to hear, must have been a big shock.
Hope all goes well and Steve is back on the keyboard soon. Mrs Ausfish i know the Mods will take care of things for the time being.
All the very best.

John.

[Fitzy]

Eileen,

Our thoughts & prayers have been with you both.

Wishing Steve a speedy recovery.

BTW - He was saying last week he was too busy to get away barra fishing, suspect this may provide said opportunity when he is up to it.


Garry Fitz..

[Aquarius]

Gee that must have been a shock Mrs Ausfish.
I hope all goes well and Steve is up and back at the keyboard doing what he does best real soon.
A speedy recovery mate.
Brent

[shubeej]

get well steve
all the best shubeej

[Luc]

All the best for thsurgery and a speedy recovery.

There's still all that fishing to be done.

Luc

[ttone]

To Steve and your Family, all the very best, mine and my family's thoughts and prayers of a quick recoverery are with you all.
Cheers ttone

[el_carpo]

Get well soon Steve.

EC and family.

[charleville]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Steve.

Met him once at a M & G. A really nice man. :) I hope that the treatment is gentle and that his recovery is swift.

Best wishes also to those caring people who will support his recovery and who are probably not having such a great time of it themselves right now, especially Mrs Ausfish.

[outsiderskip]

all the best steve
get well soon
pete

[Raesen]

Hope all goes well and a speedy recovery Steve.
Regards and my best wishes to you and your family.
Regards
Pete

[Outdoor Guy]

Ditto on all the thoughts and prayers
hope you get well soon Mr Ausfish

[Horse]

Steve has all our hopes and prayers for a speedy recovery.
With a bit of TLC I'm sure he will be up and running for our Winter M&G season

All the best

Neil

[theoldlegend]

I'm very sorry to hear that Eileen. Let's all hope that he makes a full recovery and is back soon.

Regards,

John Miller

[maztez]

All the best Steve
cheers Terry

[Shane Boese]

Thougths and prayers to the both of you. Get well soon Steve.
Regards always
Shane & Toni Boese

[Owen]

Our best wishes are with Steve and his family.
Looking forward to hearing all about his recovery fishing therapy.

[rob tranter]

Get well soon,
Rob8-)

[finga]

All the best Steve.
The cook and I hope the recovery goes well.
Our thoughts are with you Steve and Eileen.

Thanks for letting us know about Steves little problem Eileen. I'm sure he'll be home quick as lightening.

Scott and Cass

[Poodroo]

Very sorry to hear that Eileen. Thoughts are with him and hope he recovers well. If possible can we get some details of where to send him a card? Can we take a collection up and have a nice bouquet of flowers sent him at the hospital to brighten his room and to let him know we're thinking of him?

Regards,

Poodroo

[Stumpthumpa]

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery

[boof]

get well soon steve hope all goes well

[Synful]

Geez, only just seen this one....

Best wishes and hope you are back on deck soon Steve!


Regards,



Andrew.

[Sandman]

Steve have a speedy recovery and take it easy. Our thoughts are with you.
All the best
Sandman

[roydsy]

Bloody hell, not good news mate! I am sure the prospect of tight lines and barra get you back on your feet real soon Steve.

All the best to you and your family.

Roydsy

[murf]

take it easy fella and I hope you recover quickly

Murf

[Tangles]

give him our best wishes, lets hope for a speedy recovery

mike and bec

[bay_firey]

Our thoughts are with you and Steve
Get well soon

[ColacGirl]

Here's hoping the op is a success, the recovery speedy and the patient patient!
Good luck and best wishes to Steve & family.

Bev & co

[Brett1907]

Sorry to hear Steve is ill. Our best wishes to you both and your family.

Brett

[Dicko]

Take care Steve, & family.

[FNQCairns]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Steve.

cheers fnq

[blaze]

been away from the boards for a few days and was shocked to see this
Hope all goes well with the op and a speedy rocovery.
cheers
blaze

[ffejsmada]

Good luck with the op Steve!

All the best to you and your family.

[Tinn]

Hope all goes well steve best of luck

[mickstar001]

Hope all is well Steve,

MIckstar

[roz]

To Steve and the family,

Was a shock to hear the news, but I am glad you are getting the best possible care.

We are all looking forward to you getting back on deck & prayers and thoughts are for you.

Get well soon!!

Roz.

[Blackened]

G'day

Best of luck with the operation steve, you'll be fine :)

Dave

[dogsbody]

On a brighter note the B.C.C is'nt looking after the bypass. Steve is in good hands. Rest up mate.

Dave.

[Kleyny]

sorry to hear such news.
I'm sure everything will be fine
get well soon.

neil

[TIMMY 666]

Steve and family,

Very sorry to hear the the bad news. I hope all goes well and Steve makes a full recovery.
:)
Tim.

[Redspeckle]

Hi everyone this is Mrs Ausfish

On Saturday Steve had a heart attack and is going to go under the knife tomorrow for bypass surgery.

I will keep you updated about his progress and hopefully he will be back at the keyboard in short spurts in a couple of weeks. I am very confident that he will make a full recovery.

Mrs Ausfish (Eileen)



I was shocked to hear the news about Steve, He was out in my boat for the Mackerel M&G a few weeks ago seem healthy , I am glad he has survived the heart attack so far, I hope the bypass surgery goes well
I hope Steve makes a full recovery from it and my thoughts go out to you Eileen and family
Mitch:o
For all you Ausfishers out there this can happen to anyone I lost brother two years ago on Saturday died from a heart attack at age at 35 years old (never had heart complaint before it happen and much younger than Steve)
After what happen to my brother I when to the heart specialist seen one and done the heart stress tests I would recommend it too you's it bit of self insurance for the future to stay here on this planet in the land of the living

[fishingjew]

Sorry to hear Best wishes Steve and a speedy recovery

Russell.

[Black_Rat]

:o Get well soon Steve !

[gone_fishing]

best wishes for a full and speedy recovery
our thoughts are with you and your family
regards mick and family

[4x4frog]

All the best for a speedy recovery Steve.

Had heart surgery when I was 21, back in 1987. If you need an ear to bash or just some moral support when you are back on board Steve, feel free to email me and I'll send back a phone number.

Eileen, is he in the Prince Charles Hospital? If so I will be out there on the 19/03 and could pop by and give him a jab in the ribs for you and get him up and about;D

Cheers and all the best,
Chris L

[Chimo]

Get well soon

Cheers and best wishes
Chimo

[Awesome]

Get well soon Steve. Ya family is the best medicine to a speedy recovery.

[Whitto]

:) I can confidently say this Steve because I know you are going to be OK, WELCOME 2 THE ZIPPER CLUB :DThere are a few of us on this forum, Very Exclusive Club, Eileen look out your about to get a new man about the house, will be thinking of you all, Cheers and Recover soon Whitto;) ::)

[imnotoriginal]

Get well soon mate. Hope the op goes smoothly.
Joel

[lippa]

here's to a speedy recovery.

lippa and family

[subzero]

My best wishes to you and Steve, Eileen. Having met Steve at Vicky Point a wee while back, I doubt very much that he will be laid up for too long.
Cant keep a good man down for long!

Cheers and keep the chin up
Lloyd

[Foxy4]

Hi Mrs Ausfish,

Sorry to hear of Steves Illness.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Foxy4 and gang

[silver19]

Best wishes get well soon Steve - Best wishes also Mrs Ausfish

Cheers John

[Volvo]

Thoughts n prayers from this neck o the woods also Eilleen..Sure the fella up top will guide the surgeons hands in the right direction..
All the best and a quick recovery for Steve...
Cheers

[BilgeBoy]

I have lost 2 grandfathers, 1 father and 3 uncles to this cursed heart failure! Steve, I truly wish you all the best...and like me with my family history...live life to the utmost mate!!

BilgeBoy

[cobiaman]

get well soon...
cheers graeme

[strongy]

Hi mrs Ausfish, the first mate and i send our best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery to Steve. Strongy.

[Ausfish]

Hi all

Thank you very much for all the messages of good will it has bought a tear to my very wet eyes.

The surgery is over and the surgeon is very happy. Hopefully when I go to see him tomorrow he will be giving the nurses a hard time.

I will pass on your messages.

Regards

Mrs Ausfish

[tunaman]

Steve! Fishermen ever die. We just smell that way. All the best bloke and dont worry about it too much.


Chin up and fight all you can. Tm and crew will be thinking about you.


All the best


signed tunaman

[Dirtysanchez]

All the very best, good to hear he's doing well after the surgery.

Stay positive too :)

[disorderly]

Great to hear surgery went well.
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
cheers Scott

[sarg]

Get well soon steve, hope the family is doing well Mrs Ausfish. Now you know steve's condition and with today's medicine i'm sure the future is bright.

Andrew

[swano]

speedy recovery steve
cheers from all the swano's

[Scalem]

Whenever this happens someone has to ask "Is there anything we can do?" Well Mrs Ausfish, you only need ask, and several of us will come running you can count on that!!;)

I trust he will get well soon, my prayers are with you.

Scalem

[Dodge41]

Best wishes for a continuing safe recovery mate, you'll be cruising again soon

[4x4frog]

Excellent news that Steve is doing well.
If there is anything I can do, PM me and I will do it. I know how much a chat with someone who's been there done that can help.
Let me know if he's in PCH too and I will drop by on the 19th when I am there.
Regards

[Big_Ren]

Great news Eileen. Best wishes to Steve for a speedy and smooth recovery.

Cheers
Paul

[Col_s]

Steve,

Hope you have a Fast and full recovery !!!

All the best from Col, Family and the Fisher Boat Crew

[insideout]

all the best mate, we are thinking of ya!

[Silent]

Pleased to know Mr. Ausfish is Ok now
Best wishes for a quick heal...

[Stubbie Holder]

Best wishes to you both, glad things are looking up. If there is anything that could make things easier for you just ask as I am sure many of us would welcome the chance to help out!

Stubbie!

[fish_on]

sorry to hear not good news all the best

[reel scream]

Speedy recovery Steve.

All the best from the Brady's.

[Poodroo]

Glad to hear the surgery went well. After a heart attack he is a very lucky man to have a second chance at life. It sure makes me appreciate every minute I have. All the best Eileen and Steve. Please PM if you need anything.

Regards,

Poodroo

[Vitamin Sea]

I wish you a full and speedy recovery Steve, all the best wishes
Stay positive

Bill

[Sea-Dog]

Hi Eileen (Mrs Ausfish), my thoughts are with you and Steve.

Make sure that you look after yourself whilst Steve is on the mend.

We all appreciate the fantastic service that Steve & yourself give to the fishing community.

I hope Steve doesn't stay under your feet for too long whilst he recovers enough to get some aqua-therapy.

Cheers, Sea-Dog

[Whitto]

Great News Eileen:D Give Steve my Best Wishes and Speedy Recovery, Cheers Whitto:)

[Grand_Marlin]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you Steve & Eileen.

Pete & Family

[wags on the water]

Best wishes to you both. Hope for a speedy recovery Steve.

Mike

[luigi]

Welcome to the 'Zipper Club' Steve. What you & your family has just been through is for sure not beer & skittles.

Take it staedy - steady old mate & hopefully you will come through it all ok.

Cheers - Lou

[Searaider 2]

Just saw the original post .sorry to hear the news .

Steve all the best mate , good to hear the op went well & now your on the mend .

All the best to you & Mrs Ausfish & look forward to a full recovery .

[rafaa]

Get well soon Steve
all the best
from jim and family

[Custaro]

Glad to hear the op went well. Take it easy and best wishes for a speedy recovery back to full health.

Clayton

[rando]

Speedy recovery and good health to you Steve
rando

[Fitzy]

Hi Folks,
Im pleased to pass on from Eileen that Steve is contuning his recovery.

Your messages of support show the respect that folks have for Steve.

May I ask that, for now, you post any messages here instead of emails or Private Messages until a time that Steve is out of hospital & able to read them.

Many Thanks,

Garry Fitzgerald

Moderator

[sleepygreg]

Glad to hear the op went well. I know you will have a speedy recovery.....even tho it wont feel like it just yet. I had a quad bypass 7 years ago....and was out of hospital 7 days later!! Welcome to the zipper club. Just remember - dont try and do too much too soon. Stick to light lines in the first coupla months - and get someone else to winch the boat on. All the best to you and Eileen.

Greg

[2iar]

Geez fellas, I've hardly had a chance to look at the General Chat section lately and was blissfully unaware of what had happened. It goes without saying that I hope you have a full and speedy recovery Steve, but I'll say it anyway. Take care of each other.

Good luck,
Mike

[gawby]

Just been reading through this thread after being away for a week in the truck.

Not good news to come home to and wish you both the best, but it's good to see that the op has gone well and hopefully a speedy recovery.

Take it easy for a while Steve and do the exercises they give you and go for your walks.

May i say welcome to the zipper club. There are quite a few of us.

All the very best to you.

Graeme and the Sea Hag;)

[Ausfish]

Hi all

Steve and I both appreciate all your good wishes.

He got out of Intensive Care today and is in the ward.
He is fairly uncomfortable at the moment but getting better all the time.

If you would like to visit he is in Greenslopes Hosp Wd25. However he would like no visitors until Monday as he doesn't really feel up to it at the moment.

Regards

MRS AUSFISH (Eileen)

[BigE]

Gods Grace & our prays

The E's
BigE

[Poodroo]

Thanks for the updates Eileen. Glad he is making progress.

Poodroo

[Horse]

That is certainly good news.

Steve, we are looking forward to your return to the helm.

All the best

Cheers

Neil

[Reel Nauti]

Best Wishes to Steve and Eileen, family and friends.

Cheers

Dave and Sue

[Ausfish]

Hi all
Steve came home from hospital today. He is feeling much better but still is very tired. Over the next week he may start posting a little more each day but at the moment his time on the computer is very limited.

Thank you all for your good wishes.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the mods for the fantastic job that they have been doing.

Regards

Eileen Brown

[dogsbody]

Rest up Mate and enjoy the missus company.
Dave.

[Dignity]

only just read the original post and was shocked - hope you both get some well deserved rest and you will be back better than ever

sam

[JEWIENEWIE]

Yeah Yeah, go steve, good to hear.
Jewie;D;D

[Poodroo]

Hi all
Steve came home from hospital today. He is feeling much better but still is very tired. Over the next week he may start posting a little more each day but at the moment his time on the computer is very limited.

Thank you all for your good wishes.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the mods for the fantastic job that they have been doing.

Regards

Eileen Brown

Okay it has been 12 days since the last update and I for one have been wondering how Steve is doing now. Has he started jogging yet? ::) Keep up the improvements Steve. Glad you are back home and doing well.

Poodroo

[sleepygreg]

was wondering the same myself. How is he going with the 'puffer pipes' and getting those little balls dancin. Not to mention tryin to get out of a chair without usin yer arms. Mate - it gets easier - trust me. Keep ya chin up - we are all on your side!
Greg

[Ausfish]

Hi

Things are going well, any day that you wakeup is a good day. Things could have been a lot diferent.

No problem with getting out of chairs or bed since a few days after the op, have a waterbed, and been in it since 2 weeks from the op. Fairly lucky as I was not overweight and was fairly fit at the time of the heart attack. Have lost 5 kg since the op so am now at the bottom to mid range for my height.

Feel very good considering what the body has been through. Just can't quite do as much as I could before but on the treadmill a couple of times a day, cutting stickers, packing a few orders, etc. Just doing it over a longer time period than before.

Assume that most of my damage was done years ago when I was a sales rep, state manager then national sales manager. Lead a pretty hard life in those days, eating out 3 to 4 nights a week, drinking, smoking, etc, etc. Even though I gave up smoking and joined the gym over 4 years ago it seems it was too late, the bulk of the damage was done. Then it was just a slow build up from then. I had a 100%, 80%, 60% and 50% blockage.

My colesterol was high and I didn't do anything about it, drug wise, just changed my diet, exersise, gave up smoking, gave up drinking 3.5l of Ice break a day, etc. but that obviously was too little too late. Can oly imagine what would have happened if I didn't cange all that.

According to the doctors I had already had a heart attack some time ago but just did't know it but it showed up on the tests.

If you have not had your colesterol checked lately I would suggest you make an appointment with your docor today and get it done. Not everyone gets a warning/second chance like I did.


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[kingtin]

Good to hear that you're on the mend Steve. Take it easy mate.

kev

[mono]

Hi Steve,
great to see you on the road to recovery. My wife Deb was also lucky to received the same warning as you last year.
I think yours happened just a few days after we cancelled our fishing trip with webby, hope the stress of this didnt contribute!
Anyway, hope you continue your good rate of recovery and dont get sea-sick in that waterbed!
Cheers
Mono

[Shane Boese]

Steve
Great to see you up and about mate. At this rate you will be back fishing in no time flat.

Regards
Shane Boese

[themissus]

Great to hear you are on the road to recovery!! I have heard fishing is very relaxing. ;) ;) You should be prescribed much more of it.!! :D :D Be well.
Cheer Kim.

[Poodroo]

Steve it sure is a wake up call I'll bet. You are right in that not everyone gets that second chance so in that regard you can count your lucky stars. Perhaps I should get my blood tests doen sooner rather than later. Glad you are on the mend.

Regards,

Poodroo

[youngfisho]

Steve,

good to see your doing alright. Hope you didnt have the pleasure of meeting my mate Rudy whilst you were in ICU at Greenslopes. If so i hope you gave him hell. Speedy recovery mate.


Andrew

[Kleyny]

Good to see everything has sorted its self out.
Thats some serious blockages.
Give it a month or so and i bet you feel better than ever.

neil