# Patrick Farrell **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [September 23, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patrick-farrell/27463 "2015-09-23T06:23:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patrick-farrell/27463/1 "2015-09-23T06:23:51Z")
We’ve heard news from the brother of Patrick that Patrick received a very bad injury where his esophagus was torn. Thoracic surgery was supposed to have been performed some time today. This is a serious injury, but his brother doesn’t think it’s life threatening. It will, however, likely have long-term effects on Patrick’s life. What I’ve read from his brother’s FB page is this happened when Patrick was eating pizza, so I’m guessing a large bite of a hard crust ended up lodging somewhere in his esophagus. We’ll probably know more on Wednesday. I’ve posted to his brother to please let Patrick know that we’re all thinking of him, hoping for the best results in the surgery and a very quick recovery. – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCCIrregulars](https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCCIrregulars) Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patrick-farrell/27463/2 "2015-09-23T10:20:44Z")
Ouch! – Anders Gustafsson (NKP) The Aaland Islands (N60 E20) Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit: [http://www.novell.com/rms](http://www.novell.com/rms) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patrick-farrell/27463/3 "2015-09-23T16:58:49Z")
Yes, indeed. Patrick is out of surgery and in recovery. Per his brother, they took one of Patrick’s ribs and some cartilage to repair the esophagus. He’s in quite a bit of pain, now. The operation has a 70% success rate, and, assuming there are no complications, his recovery period will be a couple of months. – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCCIrregulars](https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCCIrregulars) Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patrick-farrell/27463/4 "2015-09-23T17:58:12Z")
Wow. Poor guy. I’ll have to send him an email. Thanks. – Kim - 9/23/2015 8:46:50 AM ---
**Author:** ![Jim1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jim1/32/9120_2.png) [@Jim1](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jim1)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patrick-farrell/27463/5 "2015-09-23T19:08:58Z")
On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:58:49 +0000, Susan wrote: [color=blue] > Yes, indeed. Patrick is out of surgery and in recovery. Per his brother, > they took one of Patrick’s ribs and some cartilage to repair the > esophagus. He’s in quite a bit of pain, now. The operation has a 70% > success rate, and, assuming there are no complications, his recovery > period will be a couple of months.[/color] Sad news - definitely will have to touch base with him. Thanks for the info/updates. Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner