Hi Forum Members and Guests..
Ten days in the hospital was just about the right amount of time to make me miss my big screen and lose that 10 inch hospital TV.
As I write I hope all of you are doing well and moving along successfully in your various placements on your lifes' journey.
I am a man that knows when it is time to give thanks..there are so many reasons to be thankful. A main reason to write you all today is to give you that thanks. If it were not for this forum I would have learned so little about my RC and am afraid that these past couple of weeks would have been much more challanging. I referred back to my memory banks on so many occasions so I could get through various obstacles. Every day I thought of Leigh, Pat, Mike, Melody, "Hotrod" George, and many others. I in particular thought of Intransition during many times when my stomach would heave..U my angel must have gone through pure living hell and anyone else who had to vomit during this process. I got lucky there..but was always waiting for it and thinking how did that poor lady do it!!!!
Mike..your direct approach and matter of fact way of saying things helped me out a real lot. During one day early in the morning about 5-6 days post-op I stood naked in the hospital bathroom and examined myself in the mirror. I saw a tube over my shoulder going down to my spinal epidural, an IV for meds, a bag attached to stomach housing two urether stints and a malicott on my left side below my
'inny button', on the side of my stomach was another tube (JP) a series of staples, and a penis catheter attached to a leg bag. If it wasn't for you Mike and so many just like you...I could have gotten truly depressed and want to crawl in a corner. I instead put a happy on and thanked
God while scratching my coconut head and wondered..hmm..I hope these staples don't mark me up too bad. This forum team is truly awesome!!!!!!!!
Now you George I believe are a whole lot like me.."What the mind of man..or woman can concieve..and believe..the mind of man can achieve through having a positive mental attitude". When I was away various members continued to write on my thread and last nite I got to read it and have a chuckle. I read yours first and went 'yeah George' than went on to read Mike and Pat.I loved what you wrote Pat 'cause it was more in line with the slap on the head a fellow like me needs. I'm very much about speed and acceleration..big fast raceboats, very fast street cars, and sleds that spend their time with skis in the air. Your sensibility as well Mikes' will definitely have me polishing long before operating equipment!! I need to be healed properly and take time to smell the snowflakes!
Please let this thread be my way of thanking you all..one to the other!! This man owes you all SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!
Sincerely Sled Ed
Ed: good to hear you going home. While being home is a challenge it was one I was thankful to have. As for me I have down days and up days right now.. but you are right we all have much to be thankful for, technology, surgeons, advanced medicine and living here in the US where it is all available at a moments notice.
