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No Pain No Gain!

By Boris
October 31, 2008
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No Pain No Gain!

One of the founders of The Next Web Conference & Blog, Patrick de Laive, is laying in a hospital bed in the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Dordrecht. Last night they performed a pretty standard procedure in which they removed a Hernia. I read all about Hernias at WikiPedia but unless you have a strong stomach I would suggest skipping that.

Within 1 hour after the procedure Patrick was back online  Twittering and commenting on blog posts. The hospital has wi-fi in every room and even offers an eCard service which you can use for free to send cards to patients there.

Patrick is not bored at all and talks enthusiastically about the room service, excellent ICT infrastructure and what movies he is going to watch (he brought 15 DVDs) and the fact that he has a TV in his room for only €3 a day.

The pain in his back seems to be gone but is now replaced by the pain of the stitches in his back. If you have a minute left send Patrick an ecard via the Hospital eCard system or leave a comment here!

http://www.asz.nl/bezoekers/ecard/
Location: Dortwijk
Section: D2


  • edgar neo | www.edgarneo.info
    what a wonderful idea / suggestion! i just did...

    @
  • Oh nooooooo not another patient 2.0!

    get well soon and have fun with the night nurses
  • Take care Patrick, all the best dude!
  • Patrick, get well 2.0 soon!
  • Jezus Pat! Een hernia. Krijg je daar Lego bij?
    Succes, ik hoop niet dat je veel pijn hebt daar. Iets nodig? Laat het me even weten.
    Dikke vette hug!!!
    Aatski! (zoals je misschien weet; ik heb maar één been. Die is er een keer afgevallen toen ik van mijn motor viel en ik herinner mij nog heel goed dat Morfine wonderen verricht. Gewoon flink boos worden en... joepla, je krijgt een pompje!
    http://tinyurl.com/6xv93c
  • Take care, Patrick!
  • Dude, thats though.
    Get well soon!
  • Good luck lying still Patrick, as I don't picture you as someone who is able to stay still long. ;-)

    Get well soon!

    (Oh, and I'll wave when I drive past Dordt.)
  • Patrick: met zo'n nieuwe rug kan ik je niet langer verslaan op de golfbaan....!
  • Get well soon!!
  • Patrick, all the best to you and get well soon!
  • Beterschap Patrick!
  • owoyale oluwafemi
    Hello friend....
    We love you. Get well soon. May God strenghthen you in Jesus'name
  • Beterschap!
  • hey,

    get well, and ave a look at my own scan of my hernia at

    http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernia_nuclei_pulposi
  • hi all, thanks so much for the support. I've had over 40 ecards and according to the mail man by far the most popular dude in the hospital. My parent walked in and asked where my room was, without blinking they said "patrick, oh he is in room d2-6, can't miss. That is the guy of all the ecards"

    Super thanks
  • Isn't the deal with ecards that it's something you DON'T print out or receive in any material form whatsoever? ;)
  • Marja Ruigrok
    Stoer dat je gewoon door twitters / blogt / fleckt! Succes en ik hoop dat ze de juiste wervels pakken!
    X Marja
  • Beterschap Patrick!

    Best wishes from all your friends in Scotland.

    Send a tweet to @clarocada if you think you may need some whisky (for those necessary medicinal purposes). My contacts may be able to get through to a night nurse on the inside... ;-)
  • Get well soon, Patrick! My dad had a same sort of operation couple of months ago and he's come back stronger than ever! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
  • Elena
    Get well soon!
  • Take care!! Get well soon!!
  • get well !
  • Get well fast, Patrick!
  • Patrick, beterschap enne (de grap zal vaker gemaakt zijn) wel je rug rechthouden. Gelukkig is er internet!!!
  • Ton uit Utrecht
    Van harte heel veel beterschap gewenst uit Utrecht!
  • Patrick,

    Denk aan LIFT 2008, komt alles helemaal goed. En misschien 2009 erbij, dan ben je helemaal snel weer de oude. Beterschap en sterkte kerel!

    Tot snel.

    Yuri
  • Minne "thecase" Belger
    I have been there twice Pat. It stinks. Sterkte gabbie. Als je het leuk vind om die kale bats van mij een keer aan je bedje te hebben met een zakkie sinaasappels laat het ff weten.
    grtz, THECASE
  • Lesley
    Hey Patrick,

    Beterschap!! (alles voor Bowlr 2009 he? haha)

    Grtz, Les
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