Oh No!
I have to be honest here, I was hoping that when I first read about this, it would be a burst appendix. I was hoping that it wouldn't be overly serious.
I want you to know that I am your friend, we all are here for you at Joe Dios and we all want you to get better, you are one of the best contributors on the site both in threads and in helping people get better at photography, you certainly helped me on more than 1 occasion.
So I'd also like to extend my offerings as a friend (i'm in the UK) not sure what I could do from so far away but please do not hesitate in sending me a PM here or a flickrmail at flickr.com (as we have shared each others photostream) for so long.
Please stay in touch whenever you can, and above all rest up and get better. I am in the same boat as Frank as I don't pray, but all my positivity and my thoughts go out to you and your family in the best intentions and best wishes for your recovery.
My kindest regards
Richard