Elspode health issue
from a friend of 'spode's:
"Elspode had a mild heart attack last evening. Today they went in and did a small procedure that from what I can tell was to clean out some blockage. He is recovering well in the ICU, but obviously out of commission for awhile."
My thoughts are with you Elspode.
Oh no :( Thinking of you, 'splode.
may the Goddess watch over you, Elspode
Best warm wishes for a speedy recovery 'spode!
Well hell man! Get well soon.
I hope you read this soon, Pat and recover completely from the event. Also, I fully expect to read a long, well written post about what a wake up call this has been, and to get inspired to get back on that treadmill more regularly.
.....think I'll go take a walk.
feel better broseph.
That sucks, Els. I hope you are better soon.
Shit, Els. I'm sorry to hear about this. You know we're all thinking about you and your family. Take it easy and feel better soon, eh?
Oh bugger! Get well soon Els! Sending good health vibes from across the pond!
Get beterer soon Splode !!
fuck me runnin'! damn it bro! get well soon and..... "git yer ass back here soon ya hear?" [/redneck]
and make sure to flirt with the nurses while you are there!
So sorry to hear about this.
Much love and wishes to you and yours, my thoughts are with you.
You are much too valued to go doing things like this.
Please get better soon x
Dude, get well. Hope you have teh cute nurses while you're there
Speedy recovery, 'Spode. Your women need you.
May the healing hand of the Enlightened One pull the lint from your belly button! Good vibrations coming your way!
My thoughts are with you Els. Just listen to what the doctor says and take better care of yourself mate. xx
Don't scare us like that! Hope you feel better soon and are back and at em.
If you don't know an Em, you'll probably meet one eventually.
Saw my doc this AM. My bypass grafts are good, but some smaller downstream veins are obstructed, probably due to poor diabetes management. Meds have been all switched around, and I'm looking at being back in circulation tomorrow. Thanks for all the good vibes. And, Jim...yes, sitting on my fat ass, drinking too much, getting no exercise and being indifferent about my meds is absolutely what caused this.
Glad you're OK Spode. I've been there. Kinda scary, ain't it?
Well, this isn't the thread I wanted to see when I checked into the Cellar. I'm glad to see you posting so soon though, Splode. Be well, and please take care of yourself.
Welcome back Elspode.
You have been missed. I'll leave the chastisement to others, I'm very grateful you're ok.
sitting on my fat ass, drinking too much, getting no exercise and being indifferent about my meds is absolutely what caused this.
Let it be a lesson to us all.
And when I say "us all" I mean "me".
And me. To myself I mean.
Glad things aren't at bad as they could be Els.
Sorry to hear of this Els - Glad to read you posting already though. Guess you'll have to get "the girls" to give you a lil more help with your exercising. ;)
Best wishes on a speedy recovery!
Had some rather substantial discomfort today, so I apparently am not quite ripe. More as I know it.
I hope you recover quickly, spode. Prayers with you and your family.
Hang in there, dude. Great to see you posting, better still to see pics of you back home recuperating and fighting back.
I just came across this thread - not sure how I missed it! Sorry to hear you are going through this, but it is good to see you post. Just take care of yourself and don't do what my father did when he came back from having a stent put in the artery they call the widowmaker - upend a tube of lay's stacks straight into his mouth.
My thoughts are with you and your family. Take care
Good thoughts and HUGS Elspode.
Yeah... take it slow, Spode.... start where you are... get a little better every day. we'd like to keep you.
... fighting back.
... but GENTLY, ok? :)
right. Fighting back is mostly mental, nothing wrong with his brain.....
(well, that wasn't always that way, anyway....)
And don't forget to floss.
Seriously.
right. Fighting back is mostly mental, nothing wrong with his brain.....
That's open to debate
I hope you understand this has been a good thing. You're going to be healthier than you've ever been.
Get well again soon and keep swallowing those pills!
Yeah, it is going to be a good thing. I've had my capacity to be in denial removed. The only person killing me is me. Gotta be better to this vessel...and to all the vessels within!
Im glad you have been given this second chance Els.
Sorry it's taken me so long to post (can't post from home and posting from work is difficult). Hope that you're feeling better really, really soon.
(can't post from home and posting from work is difficult)
Hardly makes the job worthwhile, does it?
How's it going, splode? Are you home yet?
Yeah, it is going to be a good thing. I've had my capacity to be in denial removed. The only person killing me is me. Gotta be better to this vessel...and to all the vessels within!
Get well soon mate! Sorry to hear you went through all that, I am as usual a bit late to the party but wishing you the best.
Els...have you tired 13 naked virgins dancing around you in a circle under the full moon...?
Els...have you tired 13 naked virgins dancing around you in a circle under the full moon...?
I think that might be what caused the ... er ...
trouble ....
Els...have you tired 13 naked virgins dancing around you in a circle under the full moon...?
I think that's what happened to Charlie Sheen! ;)
Yeah and where is a guy going to find 13 Virgins (of suitable age) nowadays, hmm? Especially since they're all being fast-tracked to the afterlife to put out for the martyrs.
Hardly makes the job worthwhile, does it?
:)
I think that's what happened to Charlie Sheen! ;)
and now he seems to have morphed into Colonel Gaddafi.
I *am* back home...have been since Wednesday afternoon. Been sleeping a lot, and catching up a lot on mundania that has lapsed while in hospital, and on insurance crap, because getting sick without insurance crap cropping up is apparently impossible.
I'm on some rather amazing new medication that was specifically designed for my particular condition (deterioration of small vessels of the heart, causing angina), as well as diabetic meds that are new to me. I am also now off of one diabetic med that is causing increasing concern about it actually damaging the heart.
Bottom line...much, much less booze, much, much less carbs, and a lot more physical activity are the rule of the day. Dropped six pounds in a week, and since I'm eating shrubbery now instead of crackers, I expect to keep that pace up for a while at least. Less tonnage equals happier heart. More activity means developing more and better blood vessels to support the damaged buggers.
I'll try to be more attentive here in the future. Life is busy, and gets busier, but it would be rude for me not to acknowledge my many friends and supporters here who pull for me and mine when the chips are down. Y'all rock!
yay for being at home. and for insurance. and new meds.
now, where's my aspirin?
Glad you're still with us, Els. Stay healthy.
Els, I'm seeing this for the first time, sending prayers. Blessings, love, and luck to you.
I miss Elspode.
I miss his voice.
Does anyone know how he's doing? :(
he's around. He posts occasionally and wa playing Words of FB last night