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8trackdisco
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2 years ago

#161

MACS survived his surgery. One stent was installed.
Stayed overnight in the hospital as planned.
Feeling okay, expected to be released this morning.

Appreciate the prayers and support for the Brother.

Gene363
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2 years ago

#162

8trackdisco wrote:

Great! Thank you for the update.

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

deadeyedick
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2 years ago

#163

8trackdisco wrote:

👍

Stogie1020
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2 years ago

#164

Thanks for the update, 8.

Ram27
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2 years ago

#165

Great news Eight =d>

rfenst
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2 years ago

#166

8trackdisco wrote:

Macs,
At least one stent is much better than two!
Hope your doing well.

Burner02
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2 years ago

#167

Late to the party but glad all went well and praying for a speedy recovery.

delta1
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2 years ago

#168

👍 👍

Huzza3045
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2 years ago

#169

I’m reading through all these and wondering (as a pretty young dude) is there anything y’all wish you would’ve done when you were younger to be healthy as an adult? Any behaviors you wished you could change earlier?

I was talking to an older guy about kidney stones and I have new phobia.

BuckyB93
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2 years ago

#170

Huzza3045 wrote:

Never had a kidney stone but I hear they suck.

As for me beating up my body....

Wear a helmet when you ride a bike (concussions, cracked skull, brain bleeding pretty much sucks).
Wear wrist guards when you snowboard (broken wrists suck).
When playing beer ball (softball with a keg of beer behind home plate), don't slide into 2nd base and snap an ankle (arthritis in the ankle sucks).
If you are a wrestler and you can see your hand near your ear on the opposite side of your head, not good (separated shoulders suck).

All the above are real life situations that I've done and even after they "heal" (young or old) reminds me the stupid things I did when I was both young and old.

Not wearing a helmet riding a bike was preventable.
Not wearing wrist guard while snowboarding was preventable.
Beer ball and bad broken ankle was kinda preventable. Can't blame the beer. It was a bad slide on my end (I can still hear the "snap." On a positive note, I was safe at 2nd).
Snapped shoulder, not preventable. Opponent (2x state champ) was penalized 2 points. I didn't want the match to end. Told the ref and the coach I was OK. Wanted to beat the state champ in my weight division. Sadly I lost by one point though. At the end of the match while doing handshakes: "Nice match, sorry about the shoulder" and he meant it. He was a solid sportsman.

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delta1
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2 years ago

#171

sometimes you have to do some risky things that will come back to bite you in old age...

I knew that there'd be a price to pay for running and playing tennis...I went to an orthopedist when I had knee pain when I was about 30 years old. He told me to stop running and playing tennis, as I was wearing out my knees which had congenital defects. He said biking and swimming were good alternative activities...

After 30 more years of tennis and running, I could barely walk...needed knee replacement surgery...have tendonitis in my right wrist and shoulder...

Now I bike and swim occasionally, but mostly walk...

But while I was able, running and tennis gave me many moments of pleasure, and those are worth the aggravation today.

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BuckyB93
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2 years ago

#172

^ I'm so glad I haven't had any knee or hip issues. That stuff can be incapacitating.

Swimming and biking are good alternatives. They are less abusive on the body.

8trackdisco
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2 years ago

#173

Huzza3045 wrote:

Drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water every day, instead of 4 ounces a day for the first 55 years.

Limit coffee\cafeine to 12-16 ounces a day, instead of between 30 and 60 a day.

Get your steps in, instead of spending 11 years in an office chair, staring at a computer 9-10 hours a day with only a 20 minute dog walk 4 days a week for exercise.

Consider 3 or 4 drinks in a night your max instead of 10-30 drinks on a weekend night.

Have fewer than 4 known concussions. Or was it 17?

But I have had one hell of a good time and created a bunch of memories.... mostly for other people. See comment on 10-30 drinks.

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HockeyDad
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2 years ago

#174

Huzza3045 wrote:

I have had a kidney stone once. It tried to kill me for 1.5 hours and then dislodged. Drink a lot of water problem solved.

I still can’t drive 55.

Work hard play hard.

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HockeyDad
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2 years ago

#175

^ I'm so glad I haven't had any knee or hip issues. That stuff can be incapacitating.

Swimming and biking are good alternatives. They are less abusive on the body.

BuckyB93 wrote:

I still have torn miniscus cartilage in one knee but I was safe at second base.

#winning

BuckyB93
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2 years ago

#176

As you get older, past injuries haunt you. I remember vividly when I went to ER to get the ankle fixed, they casted it up and booked a visit to an orthopedic guy for me to see in a couple of days. Orotho doc said that they can't put screws in it by the way was fractured and it would heal eventually but I would most likely get arthritis in it in my later years.

I blew it off. Drove my motorcycle around town, back and forth to classes (lucky it wasn't my shifting foot) with a cast up to the knee and crutches bungie corded to the side. Even took my roomate's Honda Spree around Madison. (I wonder if I could buy one of those off of Ebay, they were kind of fun to tool around on).

Within 20 years of the ankle injury, the Dr's prediction came true. I can predict if there is a rain storm coming based on the ache of my ankle. Some might say that it's an old wives tale but I'm living evidence that arthritis can definitely predict the weather to a certain degree.

But I digress. I'm glad to hear that MACS's procedure was successful and hopefully he's on the way to get back to his healthy self. A messed up ankle in my early 20's pales in comparison.

MACS
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2 years ago

#177

HE'S ALIVE!!!

Appreciate the support from my brothers. Funny story... I'm on the table and I hear the doctor say "1 versed, 50 mg fentanyl". I was like, "HEY! Whoa! What's with the fentanyl!??" Doc says, "I gave you the same thing when I did the heart cath, relax".

Easy for him to say... he's cutting into MY femoral artery. Which bled after surgery so they had to put pressure. Got up in the morning to brush my teeth and it bled again... more pressure. Doc was busy in the am, sends the PA and the nurse... everything looks good, we're discharging you.

I was really wanting out of there. My back was killing me from that bed, and the fkn thing kept moving around... some automatic air pillows or something. However, I was scared sheitless that the artery might open again. They assured me I was fine, so home I went.

Slept the afternoon away, got up, ate, watched some tv, went back to bed at 8pm got up at 4am. Wifey helped me shower and I'm clean and in some clean PJ's. Wife is walking the dog for the next few days without me. Was told to relax and do as little as possible until next week.

YUGE fkn bruise on my right leg where they put pressure. It's swollen with the blood that leaked out but they told me my body would absorb it over time. I feel pretty damn good, overall. Shortness of breath is gone. Chest pressure is gone. Will follow orders, but really looking forward to slowly getting back to my old self in the gym.

Last funny story... my pecker has a mohawk. Muh fuggers shaved me on both sides so the doctor could pick which side he wanted to cut. Both wrists, too. 🤦

Again, thank you for the prayers, support, good vibes and such. 🌫