Adieu for a week

[RDD]

Going in to have some surgey to repair some hernia's along a previous abdominal incision.
Will be out of it for a week or so.
But I love y'all and will be back to annoy you.
A little nervous as last time they unzipped me it hurt like HELL.
I only hope on the pain juice I can have some visions fo Kubla Khan and I can finish that Coleridge poem.
Peace..................

GO HOKIES!

[JimHow]

Take it slow, my man! Let us know if you need anything!

[stefan]

Take care, Rob, and keep us posted on how you are doing.

[Jay Winton]

get better quick!

[DavidG]

Be well, my friend. Ask if they can install a GPS chip to help with your long-distance rides while they're at it. Maybe one preloaded with wine store locations. Seriously, I hope you heal up quickly and with minimal pain this time around.

[jal]

Get well soon Rob! Refuah Shlemah (that's Hebrew for wishing you a complete recovery)

[Tom In DC]

Get well soon, Rob!

[Jay Winton]

your Hokies looked good last night. They really turned their season around.

[JCNorthway]

Here's to a fast recovery and return to the saddle. Been through the hernia repair thing. Don't rent any movies that will make you laugh (voice of experience).

[Nicklasss]

Come back soon Rob. ish you a quick recovery. And Susan to nurse you during that time.

Nic

[PappaDoc]

Best wishes for a full Speedy Recovery! We need your acerbic wit here!

PD

[Daytonnc]

Spent 10 hours at the hospital yesterday - His surgery was done at 12:30 but they never let me back in recovery - pain issues - they put him in a room at around 5:30 - and he was in a lot of pain - even with the morphine pump. Went over before work this morning and he didn't sleep and was still in pain and running a fever. Nurse said they are giving him tylenol and he just happens to have a very high tolerance to the morphine - so it is making him goofy but not taking care of the pain. (He asked me to get the piece of wood that was floating away and put it back in the boat) - so I know the morphine is affecting his mind anyway..... I'm sure the worst is over and hopefully we will have him back home by Thursday!

[jal]

Thanks for the update Susan, he was right - he is in a lot of pain. Hopefully it will tomorrow be just a bad memory and nothing else. Give him a big hello from us.

[JonB]

That's one way to slow down your cycling training.

Wishing you the best for a speedy recovery.

[JimHow]

Ugh, I'm in pain just reading that Susan. Tell him we said hey, I hope he's feeling better soon.

[DavidG]

Best to Rob, Susan, and to you. It's tough to see a loved one suffering. Here's hoping the pain's much better tomorrow, and that the morphine wiped out any memory of it.

[RDD]

THANKS ALL!
I know the surgeon fairly well and was able to negotiate an early discharge.
Last week was without a doubt the most uncomfortable week of my life.
Some of the time is enveloped in a narcotic haze. But much of it is still deeply eched into my memory.
But I am now home safe and sound with my family, pets and online community of BWE friends.
The one unexpected benefit is I will NEVER touch a cigarette again in my life!
They should be totally outlawed and wiped off the face of this Earth.
I encountered way too many older folks suffering from breathing problems.
There is nothing more chilling than wandering the early morning hospital halls and hearing weak timid voices begging,"Help me. I can't breathe. Pleeeeeeeeeeease help me."
And too many nurses have told me that most patients in the hospital and there because of smoking. And once you are on a ventilator you can never get off the ventilator.
Fuck the tobacco industry.

[Winona Chief]

Great to have you back, Rob!

Chris Bublitz

[JimHow]

Welcome back, Rob!

[stefan]

Welcome back, Rob!

I know what you mean about breathing problems in old smokers. It is not a pretty way to go.

[Jay Winton]

Glad you're back. Open something good when you're ready!

[jal]

Even worse than the diverticulitis? Wow! You've been through a lot the last few years buddy! Feel better, hope we see you in SanFran.

[DavidG]

Welcome back, Rob, glad to hear that you're home and feeling better. Glad to year you are giving up the cigarettes, too, . COPD is becoming a leading killer in the US. It should also kick up your performance on the bike a notch or two.