Spinal Surgery - part II

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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

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.

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wrote in message
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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.

God made morphine, God made morphine receptors.

Dilaudid is your friend.

We're praying for you, RS.

"wright1902glider" wrote in message
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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 )