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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: LADavid on April 11, 2009, 09:26:30 pm
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This weeks adjective was in reference to Stormy who was having surgery this past week -- which btw -- how was it?
I'm doing this again, hoping to recreate the enthusiasm I had the first time. I accidently hit the back button erasing everything. Cyber-dumb. So here goes.
Starting off the week on Monday, Steve (Seal) from Rhode Island is having a Retro Sig at Mass General in Boston. Same place, same team that Nancy had last week. Have a great surgery, Steve. It seems like a long time coming. And hoping SSD is bagpipe friendly.
On Tuesday, Peggy (GANZAP) from Michigan, is having a Translab here in LA at House. Best wishes for a successful surgery and looking forward to meeting you Monday.
Also on Tuesday, Laura (lauralynn) from Phoenix is having a Translab and a BAHA at Barrow's Neurosurgical Hospital in Phoenix. Have a great surgery, Laura. And I think you have the scarf. Pictures, please!
Then the AN world is taking the next two days off which brings us to Friday when Mitch (Trackman) from Pittsburgh is having BAHA surgery. Best wishes Mitch, hoping the wait was worth it.
And rounding out the week on Saturday, Sue from Vancouver WA is celebrating her 3rd year GK anniversary. Yea, Sue! Go out and have a party or something.
And finally on Saturday, Patrick (Texsooner) is taking on yet another amazing feat. He is riding the MS150 bike ride from Houson to Austin. For those of you who don't know, Patrick recently ran a Half Marathon. My hat's off to you. Have a great ride, Patrick.
That's it for the week. We always appreciate it when you stars of the week send along updates. If you don't have much to say, check out Jo's (tenai98) update. It said it all.
Happy Easter and have a great week.
David
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Happy Easter to you, David and to all. To all having something done this week or are celebrating a milestone...congratulations and my thoughts and prayers are with each of you!
Enjoy your week and I'll hope that everyone has flowers blooming and bees buzzing.
I have to ask, Steve, are your fingers getting tired yet? You are knitting those hats at record speed and they all look so very "chic"!
Brenda
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Sending good thoughts out to all; and thanks to David for keeping us in the loop.
Best,
Marci
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thanks to David for keeping us in the loop.
Best,
Marci
Yes, thank you David. It's real nice of you to do the weekly run down :)
Best wishes to Steve, Peggy, Laura, and Mitch for successful surgeries. You’ll be in our thoughts and prayers.
Happy anniversary Sue :)
Good luck Patrick! Hope you have great weather for your ride.
As for last week: Continued speedy recoveries to Jo, DLM4me, Nancy, and Stormy (how we haven’t heard anything about, hope everything went okay).
Happy Easter Everyone ;D
Rich & Scarlett
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Sounds like another busy week for ANs.
Good luck Steve, Peggy and Laura with your AN surgeries. As someone who's been there, I can tell you with confidence that you'll be fine. Be patient - recovery takes time. I'll be keeping you in my prayers.
Mitch and Laura - as a BAHA user who is thrilled with my Divino, I can't wait to hear your reactions about 90 days from now when you describe to us your BAHA gotcha day experiences. I'm looking forward to that and hope you love your BAHAs as much as I love mine.
Sue - congratulations on 3 years! ;D Thanks for sticking around the forum to share your experiences and your good advice with all of the newbies - and us oldies, too.
Patrick - your athletic feats never cease to amaze me. You are an inspiration even to those who never had an AN. Good luck with the MS150 and if you need sponsors next year, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'd love to contribute.
Once again, David, thanks for the recap of the week to come; I really look forward to it.
Jan
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Dear Stormy week participants,
Here's hoping all surgeries go well and are 'uneventful!' [I like the 'spa' day idea that Nancy started ;) ]
Seriously --Thoughts and prayers to Steve, Peggy, Laura, and to their families.
Mitch - congrats on the going for the BAHA! Can't wait for those updates later.
Happy Anniversary to Sue! Three years and counting - great!
Patrick - enjoy the ride!
Sincerely,
Sue
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Yes, time flies when you are having fun! ;) Thanks for letting me stay!
Best of luck to everyone with their various "things" this week.
Thanks to LADavid for investing his time and energy in reminding everyone of the weeks events. This is a wonderful addition to the forum, and greatly appreciated. And you kept your enthusiasm when you had to do it all over again. Never an easy task to recreate things after it disappears. I know whereof I speak on that one! :D
Sue in Vancouver, USA
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David:
Thanks, as always, for the update. Nice job - and I'm sorry you lost the first draft. It happens - and it's always aggravating.
To Steve, Peggy and Laura : may your surgical procedures go smoothly, without complications.
To Sue: congratulations on the 3-year milestone! May you have nothing but unremarkable MRI scans to infinity (and beyond). ;)
To Patrick: kudos on your MS bike ride. Quite a challenge - but one I'm sure you're up to.
May everyone enjoy a pleasant spring week. :)
Jim
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Good luck, All! Now I no longer have to say I'm right behind you but rather that I'm ahead, well, in some ways anyway. But I do believe the double vision has eased this afternoon. Eye still very annoyingly irritated.
The other side is certainly mentally easier if not physically.
Positive vibes,
Nancy
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This weeks adjective was in reference to Stormy who was having surgery this past week -- which btw -- how was it?
Sue and I met with Stormy and Girlfriend last weekend.. Girlfriend said that she would let us know how Stormy was doing. I haven't heard anything yet, but will post when I do, if you'd like.
Good luck to everyone this week. :)
Cathy
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David,
Thanks for doing the update twice this week. :)
Steve, Peggy, Laura, and Mitch, your turn to keep the ball rolling along this week. Best wishes.
Sue, you were the first ANer I talked to on the phone after my diagnosis. Congratulations on year #3.
Patrick, best wishes for your 150 mile bike ride. Better you than me. :)
Cathy, do let us know about Stormy. I will assume it is good news in the meantime.
Golly, I'm tired already. :P
Steve
PS: Brenda, I am still knitting along, it is easier than bike riding. (Note to self: make Brenda a hat...)
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Wow, looks like a busy, busy week.
Prayers going out to Steve (seal), Peggy (GANZAP) and Laura (lauralynn) for a successful surgery and quick recovery!
Good luck with your BAHA surgery on Friday Mitch!
Grats on your 3rd year GK anniversary Sue!
Amazing Patrick! Have a great time on that MS150 bike ride!
Ernie
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GARZAP rocketed to the top of my favorites list with this memorable line:
TO THE GUY IN THE BLUE HAT...PLEASE PUT ME ON THE CALENDAR.
:D
Somehow it sums up so much -- how overwhelmed & overloaded we are when we arrive here -- but how much we can immediately tell we need this crowd to get us through!
Fantastic luck to her this week and everyone else!
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GARZAP rocketed to the top of my favorites list with this memorable line:
TO THE GUY IN THE BLUE HAT...PLEASE PUT ME ON THE CALENDAR.
:D
That was a great line. The ironic part was we all knew exactly who she was talking about ;)
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Wow, this is a busy week!
Good luck to all - we seem to be on a roll for good outcomes, so lets keep it going! ;D
Thanks for keeping us informed David...much appreciated.
Lori
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Ditto on the best wishes for Seal, Laura and Peggy on surgeries and Mitch on the BAHA. Congrats to Sue!
Thank you Tex, I mean Patrick for doing the MS ride. My mom has had multiple sclerosis for 35 or so years. I hope you have good weather and it's not too Texas hot.
Thank you, David, for keeping up with everything!
Keri
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Thinking about and praying for Seal, Garzap, and Lauralynn as you go for surgery this week. May they go well with excellent recoveries.
Sue, congrats on your 3 yr. anniversary!
Patrick, all I can say is, "Wow", how amazing. I have two friends with MS and I appreciate what you are doing for them. Thank you!
Mitch, all the best for your BAHA surgery! I hope you have fast healing and that the wait for the processor goes quick!
LADavid, thanks for keeping us posted! Have a great week everybody!
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Sue, knew you were on my heels when it came to our treatments.. and hun.... WE DID IT! Congrats on 3 yrs, you toastie postie! You have come a longggggggg way, bebe! :-* :-*
Patrick, you G-D-send! Wow! :) Great job!
Mitch, wellness wishes for the procedure... and before you know it, the processor will be on and working and hoping it brings you much joy!
Phyl
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Good luck to Steve, Peggy and Laura on your surgeries. Prayers for safe surgeries and quick recoveries sent your way.
Mitch - Good luck on your BAHA surgery! As you know, Dr. Chen is amazing!
Sue - Congrats on your 3 year anniversary.
Patrick - Have a great ride!
Tara
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Back home this afternoon! Does this qualify for a record? Dr McKenna said tomorrow, but the others all said I could go home, SO I DID! Retrosig went well. 8.5 hours, but mostly because it was cystic. Dr. Barker did yoeman's work peeling it off the brain stem. So far, the numbness is going away. no bad vertigo, no puking, and minor pain. I could not have hoped for better. Thanks to you all for the support & see you soon online.
Steve
PS: they need to fix the pot holes & ruts on the Southeast Expressway & Rte 95 this summer..........................
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Awesome, Steve! Home again, home again, jiggety jog (oops, watch out for those potholes).
Congrats on the great outcome and quick exit from the hospital!
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Sincerely,
Sue
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Wow, Steve/Seal - terrific update on yourself.
Very impressive!! You did good - as did your docs.
Any idea if you got to keep your hearing? or do you find that out later?
Welcome home, postie! ;D
Jan
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Back home this afternoon! Does this qualify for a record?
You will have to compare notes with Ernie. ;)
Congratulations on a successful surgery and quick return home. Take it easy for a while.
Steve
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Back home this afternoon! Does this qualify for a record?
You will have to compare notes with Ernie. ;)
Congratulations on a successful surgery and quick return home. Take it easy for a while.
Steve
Maybe an MGH record? :). I was home the day after surgery. I felt good, and wasn't about to spend another night in ICU!
Of course, if we go by your sig, then you've been in the hospital for almost a month! :o
Ernie
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Hi Steve / Seal,
Glad you're home and doing well! That's great! Do take it easy.
Keri
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Great news on getting out Seal.
Hope everything went well on Tuesday for Peggy and Laura
Let us know how you like it Mitch.
Sue...while the anniversay of your GK may not be worthy of a wild party (or maybe it is) its certainly worthy of a couple beers or a glass of wine. Happy Anniversary.
You go Patrick. I'm in training myself (fingers crossed there's no interuptions)
Thanks David
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Steve,
You got me beat! I suggested frequently they let me go on Saturday morning after Wednesday surgery, and they couldn't argue for staying.
You sound like you're flying just as I was when I got out of there. I was going to see if I could reach the floor today, but you would have been gone!
Did you have Tierney and McCall and the Swiss anaesthesiologist? What a team! Did you see that cool microscope in the corner? I think they said it is Barker's exclusively.
Enjoy the beautiful weather now.
Welcome home, and yeah, the roads north suck, too.
Nancy
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Thanks everyone. Ernie......... the next day??? HOLY ----- !! You beat me on that one. They said they only had one other patient go home from MGH on the second day. Great outcome, great doctors. Mass General Hospital. MGH: also Man's Greatest Hospital, Must Give Heprin......... and a few others that I can't print here!!!
Nancy, they need to do alot of road work this summer! I had Oleg who I assume was the Swiss guy. I think McCall assisted McKenna becaue they were concerned about the cycstic nature. McKenna stated that "this was not an operation for the a fellow" and that gave me comfort that he would be doing it. Barker was so busy this week that I never say him. All I know is that it took him a long time to peel the remaining shell away from all the nerves and stem. It must have been like trying to pick up wet toilet paper. Tedious. Yep, its just good to be home....................
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Steve:
Congratulations on a successful surgery, rapid hospital exit and what I assume will be a swift and total recovery. Well done.
Jim
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Mine was a little cystic, too, but I had seen McCall at initial pre-op appts, so I just thought he was the only guy who assisted McKenna. I hardly saw Barker either, but he did drop in my last night in the evening still in scrubs from OR and once on Saturday morning. I was feeling a little neglected. I never saw him in the OR, so I wondered if he'd even been to the event.
Did you have the sole or the fresh fruit?
aka Nancy
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Anyone know how Trackman (aka Mitch) did with his BAHA surgery yesterday?
I'm interested in getting some feedback from him.
Jan