I think I had a mini stroke today....

[azasadny]

David,
I thought about you as I played the drums at church today. I'm glad you're getting better and can't wait until you're playing that bass again!

[targa911S]

Thanks Art. I think I'm gonna sell my big red 76 T-bird and pick up a Fender Aerodyne J bass (much lighter) to play for awhile. I can pay off med bills with the change too. You know those bills will be coming in soon. I have a high deductible and the change will cover that. I will still have the natural mahogany T-Bird that is my daily driver for when I can get back to swinging a heavier bat. Then the Fender will be my #2 bass.

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by targa911S

Thanks Art. I think I'm gonna sell my big red 76 T-bird and pick up a Fender Aerodyne J bass (much lighter) to play for awhile. I can pay off med bills with the change too. You know those bills will be coming in soon. I have a high deductible and the change will cover that. I will still have the natural mahogany T-Bird that is my daily driver for when I can get back to swinging a heavier bat. Then the Fender will be my #2 bass.

If you need something REALLY light, I'll send you my old short-scale Danelectro ( 2oct. Neck) to have fun with. Nothing more than a bunch of Formica, but great tone. I bought it ages ago for something to use on cruise ships. Just let me know.

[BillR]

Originally Posted by Superman

Convalesce, Dave. Your energy will come back but for now, just rest. Breathe deeply and be happy to be here.

+1
Take it slow brother. No further heroics required.

[targa911S]

None planned Bill. None planned.
How is the move coming along?

[sammyg2]

I'm thinking something like this would be good therapy:

[targa911S]

I have one of those...I'll work on the standing on it thing (not)

[Zeke]

How's it going' today?

[targa911S]

Good Milt. Got a good nights sleep up at 6:30. made my own breakfast, showered, assembled a win 94 that needs to be delivered ( it was 2 screws really) and went over my BATF log book to make sure I was up to date. It was the first time I have been downstairs in the work shop since that day. It felt good. I think I'm ready for lunch and a nap now. Baby steps. My neck is still swollen pretty bad and it looks like there may be some kind of packing or such under the skin, or it could just still be swelling from the op. It feels too firm for a vein though. My follow up with the surgeon is thursday. I will find out then I guess. No pain today other than my back from lying in bed so much. Thanks for asking.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by targa911S

Good Milt. Got a good nights sleep up at 6:30. made my own breakfast, showered, assembled a win 94 that needs to be delivered ( it was 2 screws really) and went over my BATF log book to make sure I was up to date. It was the first time I have been downstairs in the work shop since that day. It felt good. I think I'm ready for lunch and a nap now. Baby steps. My neck is still swollen pretty bad and it looks like there may be some kind of packing or such under the skin, or it could just still be swelling from the op. It feels too firm for a vein though. My follow up with the surgeon is thursday. I will find out then I guess. No pain today other than my back from lying in bed so much. Thanks for asking.

You got to get back the the thick of things. When I came back from the hospital, my wife and my parents were so worry that they almost did not let me out of the house. I made a full recovery the very next day while in the hospital. After 3 days of being home, I had to get out to my job site. I felt good. You will be fine.

[vash]

glad you are feeling better.

let me know if you need anything shipped to you from the bay area..like for instance, some of our world famous sourdough..

(maybe red beard can get me your real address)

[targa911S]

PM sent.

[Superman]

Sounds like you're setting an appropriately relaxed pace for yourself. Watch some movies you've been wanting to see. Eat good food. Sleep. Those are the elements of your current duties.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I'm glad to be here for sure for a lot of reasons. Recovery has not been easy though I will have to admit. I think the first few days of being home were exciting and masked the real trauma that has happened to my body. Today was weird. I went out for the first time with MJ to run some errands. No big deal just picking up a few things at the grocery store. Mostly for my new diet. Man it took me out. When I got home I was all in, pale, and feeling really weak. Went to bed for a couple hours and now typing to you all and taking it real easy. I don't want to go back there so I'm being ultra cautious. I have gotten a lot of PM's from here to which I say god bless ya'll. I'm not trying to be rude because I haven't replied to some, I'm just movin' slow boys, movin' slow. Bear with me.

I'm almost never in OT, but I had to reply to this thread. As a stroke survivor, you need to takes things slowly as your body needs lots of rest and time to heal. It doesn't look like the stroke affected your cognitive abilities, so you are very lucky it was caught in time.

I had my stroke while I was working late in my office on a Friday evening. Earlier, I had gone to meet my travel agent to pick up a bunch of tickets as my entire office needed to fly to do some demos. Once back in my building, I had a hard time walking/standing and had to pull myself along the empty hallway to get to my office. Once there, I tried to do some more work and could not concentrate as the computer screen was blurry. At that time, I either fell asleep or passed out. I got up or came to later on and figured I better get out of my office. I had a hell of a time driving as the lights made things blurry. I went over to my mom's to get something to eat and kind of collapsed there and just wanted to rest.

Once there, she called my sister to come over and take a look at me as something was not right. She took me to emergency, where the docs looked at me, did some tests and released me. They were unable to get in touch with my physician to get a health history on me, so they figured I was just hyperventilating. Went to my doc the next day and he said I had a mild stroke and made me drink some blood thinners immediately.

As I said before, you were lucky to catch it in time, and taking aspirin was a godsend for you, as it was for me. My blood pressure had been elevated for about 3 weeks prior and I had some nasty headaches so I took a lot of aspirin every day. I believe this is what saved my life and kept the damage to a minimum.

My cognitive ability was messed up and my head was really foggy. I could not do simple math calculations. My balance was off as the muscles on my left side were affected so I needed PT for that. Eleven years later, I am healthier, but still have some weakness on the left side.

When I had my stroke, I was 35. My father had a stroke in his office when he was 49, fell into a coma and never came out of it. With these experiences, I tell all of you this. If there are any signs you may be experiencing a stroke, get help immediately. Do not stall and think it'll pass or you can see your doctor tomorrow.

[targa911S]

That is a great story. Oh I'm a believer now. And I know now just how lucky I was believe me. Glad you and I are both around to tell our stories.

Day 12 for me without a smoke too. yeehaw.

[oldE]

Originally Posted by targa911S

Day 12 for me without a smoke too. yeehaw.

There's another good step. Way to go.

What's the next project?
Nothing too involved, I hope.

Les

[svandamme]

At 12 days you are past the worst, but that doesn't mean you are out of the woods yet
great.. you'll be fine, but stay vigilant.. nicotine will try and catch you when you least expect it..


I assume you can't drink alcohol at the moment, which is good, stay sober for those first months, as alcohol would weaken the resistance against nicotine.. Once you passed those first months, you'll be fine..
Just keep repeating, "not even just one ciggie, never again"..

[targa911S]

Been sober 28 years Stijn. Thanks for yer PM. Yes you are right we do not speak enough. Life gets in the way sometimes.

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by oldE

There's another good step. Way to go.

What's the next project?
Nothing too involved, I hope.

Les

I don't know. I have Joe's muzzle loader here, but I think I'm layin' low until after the first of the year.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by targa911S

Day 12 for me without a smoke too. yeehaw.

You quitter!
Congrats! Any kind of tobacco product is hard to quit....