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Classic ..BLACKROSES IS TICKED OFF!!!!!!

n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
I seen Larry for a few minutes this morning.... he is in a great deal of pain and is getting pain med by IV plus injection.... the nurse said they are getting him up and into a chair later this afternoon... He was awake and talking abit to me...We were content to hold hands.. no words were needed....
I will be going up a few times today, but will post an update tonight once he has been up in the chair....
Thanks for the prayers, support, well wishes... Never have I had so much support from people I have never met...You know that saying comes back to me on how gun owners or lovers are cruel, heartless, sadistic people... I for one know first hand that is a bunch of cra*...The people on this forum are so loving, caring... and I know from the phone calls and posts I received, that you were just as worried and scared as I was... still am...
Heartless?... no..each and everyone has a heart the size of texas... and I thank God for people like you..and I know my husband does too..
Beth


Lil' Stinker's Opinion

Edited by - BlackRoses on 09/21/2002 21:29:03

Edited by - BlackRoses on 09/22/2002 23:22:05

Edited by - BlackRoses on 09/23/2002 10:05:36

Edited by - BlackRoses on 09/24/2002 18:18:12
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Keep on holding that hand, BR. You're the best medicine the guy can get. So very glad to hear things are continuing on the upswing.
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  • TheguncounterkidTheguncounterkid Member Posts: 224 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hang in there! I cant say I pray, but my thoughts are with the both of you.
    -Kid

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    Home sweet home
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Take good care of him so he can get back here and post your photo. All good wishes your way!



    A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, Hal A. Looyah.

    The best kind of pain is healing pain, cause you know it's less and less day by day, and when it's over you'll be all better. A little patience, and he'll be kickin' up his heels again. Good news.

    - Life NRA Member
    "If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    He Dog
    Want the forum to crash beyond repair?... *LMAO*


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  • kgnovumkgnovum Member Posts: 594 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Great news! Be sure he gets up and "walks" around when the time comes for it. It will hurt but it is SO important - as I'm sure you know. Having a "good" woman by your side is "good" medicine. He's a lucky man...
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    BR....Thats really good news. Also, I was thinking....which makes my head hurt every time, if they offer physical therapy in a few weeks, please advise him to take it. I didn't on my first operation and I regretted it. After my second, I went to the therapy and it was a world of difference on my healing time, physical strength and everything. It lasted for three months and I went to the classes three times a week for about three hours. Of course, this is for the heart operation, not on the other end. So, I don't know what they do about that. Anyway just wanted to let you know........
    Bless you both.

    muley

    **I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning**
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    BlackRoses,

    God bless you for being there for Larry. You are one heck of a woman. I think I speak for everyone here when I say you have our espect.

    That being said, Tell Larry we will continue to pray until a full recovery is his.

    God Bless both of you.

    Save, research, then buy the best.Join the NRA, NOW!Teach them young, teach them safe, teach them forever, but most of all, teach them to VOTE!
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think the above said what was on my mind,but our prayers will remain with you both.


    Best!!!

    Rugster


    Toujours Pret
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  • lokdok1lokdok1 Member Posts: 383 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is good news to hear.Take good care of him as I'm sure you will.
    True gun owners are the real people, the rest are just whackos. Get well Larry!
    Bartman

    If you don't know your rights, you dont't have any
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  • woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Member Posts: 5,378 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just let him know he's still in our prayers. Then tell him to hurry up at it. The board just isn't the same without you two postin the funny stuff. If we don't get a laugh soon we'll all have permanant frowns!!

    Woods
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  • alledanalledan Member Posts: 19,541
    edited November -1
    We are all here in his corner pulling for him!
    Let us know how he is doing as you can!

    Prayers are in motion!

    PATIENCE IS : THE ABILITY TO IDLE YOUR MOTOR WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE STRIPPING YOUR GEARS..
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  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    Happy to hear the good news,hope news gets even better.Hurry back, I need a cartoon.

    "It was like that when I got here".
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    He is quite alert tonight... well, alert considering he is getting morphine into his back via IV and demerol shots... He sat up for approx 1 and 1/2 hours.. He said it "felt so good"....It does bring relief to the incision site... gets the pressure off...

    Least he still has his sense of humor... he doesnt know if he has sutures or staples... but according to him he has pop rivets...He also kept apologising for, as he puts it, "being so mean to me"... he isnt mean.. just a tad short.. but that isnt him talking.. its the pain.. So I asked him what he was talking about.. you arent mean... he gave me a funny look and said.."liar"... *LOL..
    We should have the biopsy of the lymph node on Monday... praying it holds true to what the surgeon says....
    He will be up for a longer period tomorrow, the drs are pleased with his recovery so far....they were and are worried about the stents blocking up... but all looks good so far...
    Thats the update so far... as for me.. well I am going to wash some walls... maybe I will tire myself out so I can sleep...


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  • charlieccharliec Member Posts: 269 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Happy to hear he's recovering nicely. Keep the faith and get some rest, you're gonna need it when he quit's hurtin'!!! Still pullin' for you two................Chuck

    If man thinks for one minute he understands women, he's timed it about right
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  • interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
    edited November -1
    May GOD bless you both. Stay strong and be good to yourself.

    If your gonna be stupid you better be tough !!
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  • groundhog devastationgroundhog devastation Member Posts: 4,495
    edited November -1
    Black Roses, We'll keep you both in our prayers! Thanks for the update. Tell Classic when he can talk that we all miss him!! GHD
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BR, you & Classic hang in there, we're all pulling for you. Get yourself some sleep & bring us some more good news tomorrow!
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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Beth,

    Be really careful if SaxonPig decides to visit--he might try to steal Classic's morphine!

    It sounds like things are going well--the surgeon's opinion is very promising. The heart situation followed so soon by the surgery on the intestine must present a few extra difficulties--trying to keep the blood "thin" for the heart, but "thick enough" for good healing at the gut. Overall, it does sound like the original heart problems may have helped them find the rest in time.

    I wonder if the hospital will be offerring some sort of "volume discount" on the cost of these "plumbing jobs" since he's getting both done at the same time?

    Take care, wishing for a speedy recovery,

    Joe
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,484 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like things are moving forward....Prayers will continue

    Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Decided to stay home this morning... will be going up later this afternoon....I know this is all sooooooooooo normal, but hate it when it happens to me... I am so frigging angry today, so thought I best stay home.... I dont want to be in the room with him and say something I will regret later.. and in the mood I am in today..no doubt I would end up in tears... so I am going to beat up my walls (finish washing them..almost done the whole house)... beat up my baby (cat) and I might have this anger worked off by this afternoon.. I know its perfectly normal, so are tears, frustation,... you name it, I got hit with it last night..
    I was cleaning the guns last night and it hit... the tears that is... then came the anger.... got the guns finished though...

    thanks for letting me vent...


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  • timberbeasttimberbeast Member Posts: 1,738 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like things are looking up. Make sure that you take care of yourself as well, you need enough food and sleep, too. Prayers continue....
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BR, vent all you want! I've heard a lot worse, for far more trivial reasons, here & elsewhere. You're the one dealing w/ the stress, not Classic. For a while, he just can sit there, get high on the drugs & make passes at the nurses. After that 'vacation', he will be the one who's stressed out and your normal soothing personna will be needed. So blast away, most of us have thick hides and the ones that do not . . . have pretty thick heads!!
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Went up and seen him... oh god is he one miserable man... as he puts it himself... an s.o.b... and I have to agree... told me next time I insist he see a dr... to take the .45 and shoot him...less painful... I know he is in a great deal of pain... but that remark smarted a bit... and yes.. I ended up in tears... Had to remind myself that its not him... its the pain... He was sitting up in the chair, looking for all intent and purposes a lot better... still drifting in and out because of pain med.... he was even angry at the nurses... said they are too rough... According to the studies I have done on pain... that surgery is listed in the top 10 as the most painful...
    "and this too shall pass"....


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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Tell him to quit being a pain in the *.lol...

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
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  • RosieRosie Member Posts: 14,525 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tell him to watch it! Right now is probably the only time I will ever be able to whip his * so he better straighten up!
    Rosie the fighter
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The pain of this operation was only partially eased by morphine in my case. Medical science seems to do a poor job in the area of pain management. Unfortunately, morphine also halts bowel activity and they will take it from you after two days or so because they want to hear bowel sounds from the abdomen.
    The offset to all this is that you've discovered it in time, that the operation is behind you and that if the symptoms had been ignored, an early death would have been a certainty.
    Feel good, you've both beat it.
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    BlackRoses,

    Hang in there girl. When I hurt, everyone catches the heck. If I had a buck for everytime I sniped at my wife while I was in pain, we would have already retired by now. That, and I just don't like being in hospitals. Bet it's the same for Larry. When he's well, you'll be doing the 21 year old "make up". Good luck and God bless.

    Save, research, then buy the best.Join the NRA, NOW!Teach them young, teach them safe, teach them forever, but most of all, teach them to VOTE!
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    He is getting a physical therapist tomorrow... I told him tonight... oh man did he love that... NOT... He is being stubborn now... wont turn over... wont do his breathing exercises... Remember I posted in here that he had told me not to tell him he was going to hurt after the surgery?... Well tonight he said "Why didnt you tell me it would be so painful... *smack him*... He has to keep moving.. keep turning even if its painful...I know the morphine isnt doing much, but he has to work through the pain... otherwise.. well its more trouble...
    I should have the results of the biopsy on the lymph node tomorrow.... hope that is good news... and the stents are working great.. not clogging ...
    They are talking of moving him out of ICU sometime tomorrow.... so far its only talk.. no orders given...

    Larry hasnt been in the hospital since Vietnam... and his last surgery was a double hernia when he was 8...
    I still say women can handle pain so much better than men.....


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  • armed_ femalearmed_ female Member Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BR..take care of yourself..tell Classic to hang in there..snarlgard and I still praying for you both..especially for good words from Dr. tomorrow ..
    Big hugs to both of you

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  • twinstwins Member Posts: 647 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good luck you two and God Bless.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    I know I said no more updates till the result of the biopsy.. but guess me telling him off a bit last night worked....


    HE WAS UP WALKING THE HALL THIS MORNING........ YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,484 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good news, Prayers to continue....

    Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
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  • susiesusie Member Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    May God go with you both on the road to recovery.

    ***There's a difference between living and living well!***
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  • tccoxtccox Member Posts: 7,379 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pain is good..you know you are still alive even tho you wish you were dead!!Good to hear he is on the road to recovery. It may be slow but it is steady. Best wishes. Tom

    Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who dont.
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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Great news, glad to hear it. Best wishes to you both.

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He'll be back on that Hog before you know it.

    Rugster


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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My prayers for both of you continue. Beach
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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:
    Pain is good..you know you are still alive even tho you wish you were dead!!


    Beth,

    Make sure Classic hears what Tccox said!

    Does Classic like STYX? On their album, "Edge of the Century", they have a song "Not Dead Yet". While I've never had the pain of intestinal surgery, I've found the music and lyrics an effective antidote for lesser pains. While "music therapy for pain management" experiments have focused on "relaxation"--the Styx track would be more a "grit your teeth and growl" approach.

    And along that line, you may want play the role of the "strong one" even if you're "feeling sorry" for him. Sometimes we men can be big WEENIES when we're in pain; if a woman reacts to us, saying--not in words, but in "looks"--"Oh my, look at the big wimp!" we react trying to demonstrate that we're NOT whimps. If a woman is "too empathetic" to our pain, it can make us feel "less manly".

    I know this might not be easy for you, but sometimes women have to use a little "psychology" on their men.

    Just a thought,

    Joe
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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    BIG DEAL, I've been up and walking since I was one year old!

    Seriously Beth, that's great news......prayers are continuing from here in NJ and will until all is well, and it WILL be!

    Charlie

    "It's the stuff dreams are made of Angel"NRA Certified Firearms InstructorMember: GOA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2ndAMPD. njretcop@copmail.com
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