Hey all. I will be going under at 3:30 this afternoon. I could use some positive vibes if you know what I mean. I have had Kidney stones for five weeks. I had an emergency surgery Monday night to relieve some pain and will have the final surgery today to remove the stone wall in my Ureter tube. I'm not thrilled about this and could use some positve thoughts. Thanks! Rob "Stone Wall" Larkham
Oh yeah, this is my second time getting these things.....This sucks!
Posted by Stan McKinnon (Member # 2316) on :
Good luck Rob.
Our thoughs and prayers are with you. Take care.
(ouch)
Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
Ow!
Good luck, hope it goes well for you.
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Been there, done that! I can truely say that I know what you are going through. My thoughts and prayers will be there.
The positive part is how good you are going to feel when it's all over. And then you will have all those "war stories" to tell everyone. All of us who have had the experience know about the pain, those who haven't can't imagine it.
Two for me too - thirty five years apart.
Good luck. And drink lots of water. I suppose you have already heard that.
[ September 25, 2003, 11:11 AM: Message edited by: Raymond Chapman ]
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Hey Rob,
I'll be sending all the positive vibes your way I can muster today.
I never had those, and dont want to!
Posted by Bill Preston (Member # 1314) on :
All the best to you, Rob. This going to be a same-day surgery? By that I mean are they expecting to send you home right afterwards? If that is what they are planning, then it should not be a major deal. Called a basket extraction.
They get you sedated, pass a small instrument that looks like a small version of a mechanics pick up tool, snag the stone and remove. There is also some sort of ultrasound method where they aim a beam of sound at the stone, and it pulverizes. Either way, you should be home by evening.
Good luck, and will be thinking of ya.
Posted by TransLab (Member # 470) on :
Hey Robert,
Have you seen the new series 'Dead like Me', it's not so bad....
Just kidding... best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Don't know about "positive vibes" but I'll give you something better...a good ol' fashioned prayer on your behalf.
May the doctors put the skills and talents God endowed them with towards a successful operation.
Be confident...that stone is history! Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Prayers here also. Best of luck to you.
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
sorry to hear about your stones! good thoughts are being sent your way!!
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
Let me be one of the first women to respond. I obviously don't know what you are going through, but I am sending our best wishes and hope you have speedy recovery. My experience has been that the anticipation of the operation can sometimes be more upsetting that the recovery. (three ceasareans) Hang in there and good luck! Jane (& Bill)
[ September 25, 2003, 12:35 PM: Message edited by: Jane Diaz ]
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
Piece of cake. You'll feel all altogether different in the morning. Got keep drinking plenty of water afterwards. Best of luck.
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
Positive vibes are on their way!~~~~~~~~~~~
Suelynn
Posted by Danny Busselle (Member # 3746) on :
Been there done that at a very young age, it worked out OK. Hurts like everything else. Prayers here also. Best of luck to you. Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
Hi Rob. Surgery isn't really a big deal these days, and there's really nothing to get tense or aprehensive about. It's probably no more serious than say, mental illness, and we all have a touch of that...some to a greater or lesser degree than others Seriously though, All the best and I trust trhat the end result will leave you feeling much better.
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Do you ever wonder if this is your punishment for those "intimate" moments with the sheep?
Good thoughts are flowing here for you, Dude.
Posted by Lotti Prokott (Member # 2684) on :
Best of luck to you, Rob! I'll be looking at my beautiful panel and be thinking of you. Take care, Lotti
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Hey Rob... You didn't try removing those nasty stones with that pounce wheel I sent up, didja? Love- JILL ps Good luck & God Bless!
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
rob..just think of it as havin sex with 500 lb female gorilla.......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
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Posted by Barb. Shortreed (Member # 1730) on :
Good Luck Rob...we're thinking about you and sending all our postive thoughts your way Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
See? I always said, that Larkham kid has STONES, man. Stonewall Larkham. Got a nice ring to it.
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Good luck vibes coming your way, prayers in the making, behave yourself with the nurses!
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Cam leave it to you to bust his "stones" Posted by Mike Clayton Graphics (Member # 723) on :
Good Luck! And may the Lord watch over you!
MC
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Hey Rob, I didnt think you were one to get STONED. guess I was wrong huh?
OHH you meant Stones!!!!!
Well I hope things go well for you. By the time you get this I'm sure everything will be all right. Posted by BrianTheBrush (Member # 1298) on :
Well Pal, what can I say...
I heard that's caused by, well, let's just say be glad ya ain't blind too!
I'll think of ya, but just not there.
Talk about yer "minor" proceedures....heheheh
Be well friend.
B the B
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Reading this one a little late, but hope everything goes well for you, Rob.
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