Spinal Surgery - part II

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Hi guys.

Thanks for the boost.

It is 2200 (that's ten p.m. for you civilians) and I've been home
since about 1400. But I can't tell you if the surgery was a success
or not. I didn't see the physician after the procedure was done and
they used a general instead of a local, so I didn't get to participate
in the action.

Frankly, I'm still doped up. If I wake up screaming I'll know the
procedure didn't work. As will the neighbors. But I've got my hopes
up.

If the procedure WAS a success it means the PAIN will be locked back
in its cave. And if the PAIN is removed from the equation, it will
allow them to use more aggressive measures against the tumor. And
that means there's a good chance I will be able to recover much of the
strength I've lost. And THAT means I can get at those engines, and
the fuel tank and the umpty-leben ribs for the DBK's tapered wing, and
finishing that Siler lock that's suppose to snap fire in that replica
Hawkins I've been fooling with for the past... too many years.

Lotsa stuff like that.

But mostly it means they'll have a better chance of CONTROLLING the
tumor... of preventing its spread... of buying me a few more months
not only on this planet but in the air above it.

-R.S.Hoover

[Anthony W]

wrote:
> Hi guys.
>
> Thanks for the boost.
>
> It is 2200 (that's ten p.m. for you civilians) and I've been home
> since about 1400. But I can't tell you if the surgery was a success
> or not. I didn't see the physician after the procedure was done and
> they used a general instead of a local, so I didn't get to participate
> in the action.
>
> Frankly, I'm still doped up. If I wake up screaming I'll know the
> procedure didn't work. As will the neighbors. But I've got my hopes
> up.
>
> If the procedure WAS a success it means the PAIN will be locked back
> in its cave. And if the PAIN is removed from the equation, it will
> allow them to use more aggressive measures against the tumor. And
> that means there's a good chance I will be able to recover much of the
> strength I've lost. And THAT means I can get at those engines, and
> the fuel tank and the umpty-leben ribs for the DBK's tapered wing, and
> finishing that Siler lock that's suppose to snap fire in that replica
> Hawkins I've been fooling with for the past... too many years.
>
> Lotsa stuff like that.
>
> But mostly it means they'll have a better chance of CONTROLLING the
> tumor... of preventing its spread... of buying me a few more months
> not only on this planet but in the air above it.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

It's good to hear that you're feeling good enough to post on the group.
We're all pulling for you. In cases like this words fail me but the
best I can do is to let you know that you're in my prayers.

Tony

[Flyingmonk[_1_]]

Hey Bob,

Good to see you back and so soon! I was expecting you to be bed
ridden for a little while. I hope, like you said, that the operation
put the pain back in the cave.

Monk

[[email protected]]

On Oct 30, 10:20*pm, " > wrote:
> Hi guys.
>
> Thanks for the boost.
>
> It is 2200 (that's ten p.m. for you civilians) and I've been home
> since about 1400. *But I can't tell you if the surgery was a success
> or not. *I didn't see the physician after the procedure was done and
> they used a general instead of a local, so I didn't get to participate
> in the action.
>
> Frankly, I'm still doped up. *If I wake up screaming I'll know the
> procedure didn't work. *As will the neighbors. *But I've got my hopes
> up.
>
> If the procedure WAS a success it means the PAIN will be locked back
> in its cave. *And if the PAIN is removed from the equation, it will
> allow them to use more aggressive measures against the tumor. *And
> that means there's a good chance I will be able to recover much of the
> strength I've lost. *And THAT means I can get at those engines, and
> the fuel tank and the umpty-leben ribs for the DBK's tapered wing, and
> finishing that Siler lock that's suppose to snap fire in that replica
> Hawkins I've been fooling with for the past... *too many years.
>
> Lotsa stuff like that.
>
> But mostly it means they'll have a better chance of CONTROLLING the
> tumor... of preventing its spread... of buying me a few more months
> not only on this planet but in the air above it.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

To All:

I woke up SCREAMING. Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
other high-value pain killer to get me home. That is, the procedure
was NOT performed.

-R.S.Hoover

[Stuart Fields]

> wrote in message
...
On Oct 30, 10:20 pm, " > wrote:
> Hi guys.
>
> Thanks for the boost.
>
> It is 2200 (that's ten p.m. for you civilians) and I've been home
> since about 1400. But I can't tell you if the surgery was a success
> or not. I didn't see the physician after the procedure was done and
> they used a general instead of a local, so I didn't get to participate
> in the action.
>
> Frankly, I'm still doped up. If I wake up screaming I'll know the
> procedure didn't work. As will the neighbors. But I've got my hopes
> up.
>
> If the procedure WAS a success it means the PAIN will be locked back
> in its cave. And if the PAIN is removed from the equation, it will
> allow them to use more aggressive measures against the tumor. And
> that means there's a good chance I will be able to recover much of the
> strength I've lost. And THAT means I can get at those engines, and
> the fuel tank and the umpty-leben ribs for the DBK's tapered wing, and
> finishing that Siler lock that's suppose to snap fire in that replica
> Hawkins I've been fooling with for the past... too many years.
>
> Lotsa stuff like that.
>
> But mostly it means they'll have a better chance of CONTROLLING the
> tumor... of preventing its spread... of buying me a few more months
> not only on this planet but in the air above it.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

To All:

I woke up SCREAMING. Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
other high-value pain killer to get me home. That is, the procedure
was NOT performed.

-R.S.Hoover

Jesus! Did they have a reason for not performing the procedure? Did they
send you home with any kind of pain killer?

[wright1902glider]

Veedub,

Well, they ain't killed 'ya yet. That's good. Hope its better this
morning and not worse.

One of the great things about living where I do, on the front range
flats of the high desert in Colorado is my morning commute. Sounds
stupid that anyone would enjoy commuting in the morning, but my drive
takes me down 11 miles of CR 52 west. 52 is a straight shot, laid out
on a minor miridian as many roads are in CO. Its singular feature is
that it provides one of the most spectacular views of the rocky
mountains that is possible to see. On good days it stretches from
Pike's Peak 70+ miles south, to the Wyoming border 70+ miles north.
Spectacular 14,000+ foot peaks, glaciers, the flatirons, and great
fields of wheat and corn. And every day its different. And no matter
how bad I feel in the morning, I always enjoy that 15 minutes. Just to
see what's happening with the mountains that day.

I'm not sure I'd have that perspective on life if I hadn't been
reading your posts for the last few years. It seems each one
reinforces my belief that simple things can be amazing and that
ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things if they only
take the time to look around or learn how. A few years ago, you told
me something that has become one of my shop mantras: "No one is born
knowing how to weld." We learn from our own experiences, and if we are
wise, from the experiences of others. And I'm glad that you're still
with us, because I feel that you're still teaching many of us. If not
about the idiosyncracies of VW engines and unconventional building,
then certainly about life.

Thank you.

Harry Frey

[wright1902glider]

On Oct 31, 9:51*am, wright1902glider > wrote:


Hope its better this
> morning and not worse.


Damn!

Hang in there buddy.

Harry

[[email protected]]

> To All:
>
> I woke up SCREAMING. *Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
> other high-value pain killer to get me home. *That is, the procedure
> was NOT performed.
>
> -R.S.Hoover-

Bob ............

Let them use whatever chemicals you need to stop the pain. Dependency
is not an issue.

When I was out of back surgery a couple of years ago, the pain was bad
for a couple of weeks. The only things that kept me going were enough
drugs to take the knife edge off and a daily phone call from a dear
friend. Consider this note your call for today, from me.

Bless you, my friend.

Rich S.

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

> wrote in message
...
> I woke up SCREAMING. Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
> other high-value pain killer to get me home. That is, the procedure
> was NOT performed.

Sorry to here that.

Just one data point - the Dr's told my dad that he had 6 months to live -
but he didn't like to talk about that kind of stuff so he didn't tell us
about it until 8 or 10 years later...

Hang in there. We're pulling for you.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

[Flyingmonk[_1_]]

On Oct 31, 11:10 am, " > wrote:

> To All:
>
> I woke up SCREAMING. Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
> other high-value pain killer to get me home. That is, the procedure
> was NOT performed.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

Crap! How can they do that to you? That sux. Don't they realize the
anxiety that people go thru just to get themselves ready for such an
operation? They better have a good reason.

Good luck again Bob.

Monk

[flash]

> wrote in message
...
On Oct 30, 10:20 pm, " > wrote:
> Hi guys.
>
> Thanks for the boost.
>
> It is 2200 (that's ten p.m. for you civilians) and I've been home
> since about 1400. But I can't tell you if the surgery was a success
> or not. I didn't see the physician after the procedure was done and
> they used a general instead of a local, so I didn't get to participate
> in the action.
>
> Frankly, I'm still doped up. If I wake up screaming I'll know the
> procedure didn't work. As will the neighbors. But I've got my hopes
> up.
>
> If the procedure WAS a success it means the PAIN will be locked back
> in its cave. And if the PAIN is removed from the equation, it will
> allow them to use more aggressive measures against the tumor. And
> that means there's a good chance I will be able to recover much of the
> strength I've lost. And THAT means I can get at those engines, and
> the fuel tank and the umpty-leben ribs for the DBK's tapered wing, and
> finishing that Siler lock that's suppose to snap fire in that replica
> Hawkins I've been fooling with for the past... too many years.
>
> Lotsa stuff like that.
>
> But mostly it means they'll have a better chance of CONTROLLING the
> tumor... of preventing its spread... of buying me a few more months
> not only on this planet but in the air above it.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

To All:

I woke up SCREAMING. Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
other high-value pain killer to get me home. That is, the procedure
was NOT performed.

-R.S.Hoover


At times like this, as my doc told me, "Morphine is your best friend".

Hope there is a valid reason for not doing what they said. Postponement of
releif is less than no releif at all. (I copped that from "justice delayed
is justice denied", from whomever said that.)

Bob, I do hope it gets better for you. Youu are in our prayers. God loves
a guy who can find humor even in his own misery, so you are obviously on the
"good list'.

Flash

[Stella Starr]

Flash wrote:
I do hope it gets better for you. Youu are in our prayers. God loves
> a guy who can find humor even in his own misery, so you are obviously on the
> "good list'.

Second that.
Cheers, dear.

[Steve Hix]

In article >, "Flash" >
wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...
> On Oct 30, 10:20 pm, " > wrote:
> > Hi guys.
> >
> > Thanks for the boost.
> >
> > It is 2200 (that's ten p.m. for you civilians) and I've been home
> > since about 1400. But I can't tell you if the surgery was a success
> > or not. I didn't see the physician after the procedure was done and
> > they used a general instead of a local, so I didn't get to participate
> > in the action.
> >
> > Frankly, I'm still doped up. If I wake up screaming I'll know the
> > procedure didn't work. As will the neighbors. But I've got my hopes
> > up.
> >
> > If the procedure WAS a success it means the PAIN will be locked back
> > in its cave. And if the PAIN is removed from the equation, it will
> > allow them to use more aggressive measures against the tumor. And
> > that means there's a good chance I will be able to recover much of the
> > strength I've lost. And THAT means I can get at those engines, and
> > the fuel tank and the umpty-leben ribs for the DBK's tapered wing, and
> > finishing that Siler lock that's suppose to snap fire in that replica
> > Hawkins I've been fooling with for the past... too many years.
> >
> > Lotsa stuff like that.
> >
> > But mostly it means they'll have a better chance of CONTROLLING the
> > tumor... of preventing its spread... of buying me a few more months
> > not only on this planet but in the air above it.
> >
> > -R.S.Hoover
>
> To All:
>
> I woke up SCREAMING. Apparently they doped me up with Demerol or some
> other high-value pain killer to get me home. That is, the procedure
> was NOT performed.
>
> -R.S.Hoover
>
>
> At times like this, as my doc told me, "Morphine is your best friend".
>
> Hope there is a valid reason for not doing what they said. Postponement of
> releif is less than no releif at all. (I copped that from "justice delayed
> is justice denied", from whomever said that.)
>
> Bob, I do hope it gets better for you. Youu are in our prayers. God loves
> a guy who can find humor even in his own misery, so you are obviously on the
> "good list'.

A young (as in elementary school) friend of mine suffered an accident
requiring surgery to the inside of her mouth between her front teeth and
lip. (I still cringe just thinking about it.)

She referred to the serious pain killer administered to her, with total
approbation, as the "good medicine".

And competing with the attending surgeon to telling the worst puns.

Tough kid.

[[email protected]]

God made morphine, God made morphine receptors.

Dilaudid is your friend.

We're praying for you, RS.

[Highflyer]

"wright1902glider" > wrote in message
...
> Veedub,
>
> Well, they ain't killed 'ya yet. That's good. Hope its better this
> morning and not worse.
>
> One of the great things about living where I do, on the front range
> flats of the high desert in Colorado is my morning commute. Sounds
> stupid that anyone would enjoy commuting in the morning, but my drive
> takes me down 11 miles of CR 52 west. 52 is a straight shot, laid out
> on a minor miridian as many roads are in CO. Its singular feature is
> that it provides one of the most spectacular views of the rocky
> mountains that is possible to see. On good days it stretches from
> Pike's Peak 70+ miles south, to the Wyoming border 70+ miles north.
> Spectacular 14,000+ foot peaks, glaciers, the flatirons, and great
> fields of wheat and corn. And every day its different. And no matter
> how bad I feel in the morning, I always enjoy that 15 minutes. Just to
> see what's happening with the mountains that day.
>
> I'm not sure I'd have that perspective on life if I hadn't been
> reading your posts for the last few years. It seems each one
> reinforces my belief that simple things can be amazing and that
> ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things if they only
> take the time to look around or learn how. A few years ago, you told
> me something that has become one of my shop mantras: "No one is born
> knowing how to weld." We learn from our own experiences, and if we are
> wise, from the experiences of others. And I'm glad that you're still
> with us, because I feel that you're still teaching many of us. If not
> about the idiosyncracies of VW engines and unconventional building,
> then certainly about life.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Harry Frey
>
>

Years ago I used to keep my airplanes at a little airport in Sedalia,
Colorado. Whenever I came home from a trip east it was really
neat. I could spot Pike's Peak a couple of hundred miles out and
just fly to Pike's Peak and hang a right! :-)

I was very disapointed the last time I went out to Denver. I couldn't
even see the range from Limon because of the smog cloud along
I-25!

Highflyer
Highflight Aviation Services
Pinckneyville Airport ( PJY )