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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!
-------------------- Rob Larkham Sign Techniques Inc. Chicopee, Ma Posts: 607 | From: Chester, Ma. | Registered: Apr 2002
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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 ]
-------------------- Chapman Sign Studio Temple, Texas chapmanstudio@sbcglobal.net Posts: 6306 | From: Temple, Texas, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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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.
-------------------- Bill Preston Fly Creek, N.Y. USA Posts: 943 | From: Fly Creek, N.Y. USA | Registered: Jan 2000
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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)
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-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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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.
-------------------- Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail: kjmlhenry@rogers.com
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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!
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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rob..just think of it as havin sex with 500 lb female gorilla.......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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See? I always said, that Larkham kid has STONES, man. Stonewall Larkham. Got a nice ring to it.
-------------------- "A wise man concerns himself with the truth, not with what people believe." - Aristotle
Cam Bortz Finest Kind Signs Pondside Iron works 256 S. Broad St. Pawcatuck, Ct. 06379 "Award winning Signs since 1988" Posts: 3051 | From: Pawcatuck,Connecticut USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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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.
-------------------- Harris Kohen K-Man Pinstriping and Graphix Trenton, NJ "Showing the world that even I can strategically place the pigment where its got to go." Posts: 1739 | From: Trenton, NJ, USA | Registered: Jun 2001
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