Re: Wellll, I've seen the Dr.
- From: "Mike McCollum" <ultramike@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:50:36 -0500
"Cathy Cowette" <cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mike McCollum" <ultramike@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> First of all, thank all of you so very much for your kind words of
>> encouragement. You have no idea what it means to someone like me or
>> Katie.
>> Had my consult Monday and it looks like it's going to be open arterial
>> surgery. You know, slit my neck lengthwise, root out all the bad stuff,
>> back flush me, stitch me up and slap on a dacron patch (am I a
>> "maypop"?). I don't mind telling you I'm a little more scared than I
>> normally am when they're going to cut on me, but the options are pretty
>> awful to contemplate. I've decided to hold off until Jan 4 since I didn't
>> want my recovery to hose up the entire family's Christmas. We're all
>> supposed to get together in this lodge in Tennessee and the last thing
>> they need is the drooling zombie over in the corner recuperating. Matter
>> of fact, I don't plan on letting anyone in the family, 'cept Katie and
>> Ryan (natch) even know until after Christmas. I'm not telling my oldest
>> because he's shipping to Iraq in a couple of days and the last thing he
>> needs is to worry.
>> At any rate, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza,
>> Zoroastrian, etc. Holiday. We'll let you know what happens.
>> I love all you folks, believe me.
>>
>> Mike (and Katie by proxy)
> Mike, be thankful they found out about your medical condition before it
> caused further problems, and don't put the treatment off any longer than
> you have to. Believe me, I've seen plenty of drooling zombies in rehab
> over the past few months, and nobody deserves to be in that condition. So
> get the problem taken care of, before it turns into more problems, and
> best of luck with it!
>
> Cathy
Hey darlin' same back at you. I was unaware you had had any problems and
still am in the dark (nobody tells me nuthin). Again though, thanks so much
for the kind words. As another said, I'll still be the drooling zombie in
the corner, just not yet recovering.
Mike
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