Heh...

[Andy the]

A couple days back I talked to an ex-RMHer on the phone who quit coming
in here a few years ago because of all the political threads. I told him
that he ought to poke his head in the door again. Told him it wasn't
very busy, but we don't talk politics hardly at all.

Then the Obamacare thread started...<grin>

Andy aka Big Stinkie

[sn...@trippin.com]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:52:05 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

It's all Bush's fault.

How's yer eye, did Obama fix it yet?

Snarl... drinks for th' ex-RMH'er

[Andy the]

On 10/12/2012 6:39 PM, sn...@trippin.com wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:52:05 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> A couple days back I talked to an ex-RMHer on the phone who quit coming
>> in here a few years ago because of all the political threads. I told him
>> that he ought to poke his head in the door again. Told him it wasn't
>> very busy, but we don't talk politics hardly at all.
>>
>> Then the Obamacare thread started...<grin>
>
> It's all Bush's fault.
>
> How's yer eye,

It's still healing. Can't see out of it yet...just light and dark
shapes, movement, etc., but that is expected. As my body replaces the
gas with fluid it will begin to get better. Already a *little* bit
better than when they first did it. I could probably maneuver around the
house and not fall down the stairs, but I'm not willing to try it.

> did Obama fix it yet?

He'll fix everything. Heck, he can stop the oceans from rising...he said
so himself.

Andy aka Big Stinkie

[n...@home.com]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:52:05 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

where have you been, that last one turned into what 130+ messages?


>
>Andy aka Big Stinkie

[n...@home.com]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:56:31 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>>

>> How's yer eye,
>
>It's still healing. Can't see out of it yet...just light and dark
>shapes, movement, etc., but that is expected. As my body replaces the
>gas with fluid it will begin to get better. Already a *little* bit
>better than when they first did it. I could probably maneuver around the
>house and not fall down the stairs, but I'm not willing to try it.

what happened?

Tom

[Snag]

He had surgery for a detached/torn retina .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

[Andy the]

Had cataract surgery in May...replaced both "OEM" lenses. Went real well
and I could see much better. Then, the 1 in 10,000 odds went against me
and I developed a retinal detachment, which is a rare after-effect of
such surgery.

Reader's Digest version of the story. The replacement lenses are much
thinner than the OEM lenses with which you are born. When replaced, the
ball of goo in your eye tries to fill that void behind the new lens. The
goo moves toward the lens but hasta come from somewhere, and that is
from the back of the eyeball. Generally it will just tug at the retina
and cause no damage. 1 in 500 cases it will pop a small blood vessel and
it looks like you're looking through a field of gnats, when in reality
it is just blood cells. They are eventually absorbed and/or fall to the
bottom of the eye and are not noticeable. I had that happen to both
eyes. Still, fine and dandy.

Then about a month ago I noticed a blind spot in the corner of my left
eye. Hmmmm. Not good. Went to the retina specialist. She looked in my
eye and said, "Have you had anything to eat today?" Uh oh. I know enough
about surgery procedures to realize that they don't want you to eat for
about 6 hours prior to going under. It was very odd...and lucky...but
that day was one of the very few days when I didn't eat breakfast. She
began making phone calls and literally running up and down the hallway
making arrangements for an available OR. BTW, having your doctor run
around frantically isn't a comforting sight. Diagnosis: Retinal
detachment. A 1 in 10,000 chance of that happening from lens replacement
surgery. Untreated, it will eventually cause total blindness in that eye.

A couple hours later she was cutting on my eye. Sucked out 90% the goo,
cauterized around the retinal detachment with heat and some cryogenic
stuff, filled my eyeball with gas. I was awake for the whole thing, too.
Couldn't move my eyes, but I could see the equipment she was using when
it was inside my eyeball. Couldn't see anything else, though. Kinda like
looking at electronic snow on a TV screen. Couple days later she zapped
my retina with a laser for additional treatment. Talk about pain!
Sheesh! The laser wasn't the problem, it was the frickin' big honker
chunk of glass that she had to press directly against my sore, swollen,
tender eyeball. It hurt worse than kidney stones. Luckily it lasted only
10 minutes or so. I tend not to curse in front of women, but I said a
couple "SHITS" and several "GODDAM THAT HURTS." She sympathized with me,
and at one point uttered a mild curse word herself with, "OK. This next
one is going to hurt like Hell." She was correct.

Had to lay on my right side 21 hours a day for 2 frickin' weeks to keep
the bubble situated against the detachment so it would press it against
the eyeball and stick there. Couldn't read because it required too much
eye movement. Books on CD just put me to sleep. I was sentenced to 2
weeks of...gulp...television! I wasn't crazy about TV before all that,
but I hate it now. 'Cept for the Military Channel. They blow up shit on
that channel!

The fluid in my eye will slowly replace the gas and my sight should
return. She said it will take another month or so for that to happen.
<sigh> Can't do anything strenuous, can't drive/ride the bike cuz she
said I might bump my head and aggravate the detachment area...and I
can't see out of one eye anyway so it probably isn't wise to ride a bike
around town.

All in all, it beats going blind in that eye.

Andy aka Big Stinkie

[Andy the]

If anyone is interested, I posted a photo of my eye next door.

Andy aka Big Stinkie

[danin...@gmail.com]

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:30:01 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>

Hope it heals well and soon!! Ya can always, (whisper) trailer it
down here for a breakin this Winter. Always got room here.

danl

[Andy the]

On 10/13/2012 2:14 PM, danin...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:30:01 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/13/2012 5:41 AM, n...@home.com wrote:
>>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:56:31 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How's yer eye,
>>>>
>>>> It's still healing. Can't see out of it yet...just light and dark
>>>> shapes, movement, etc., but that is expected. As my body replaces the
>>>> gas with fluid it will begin to get better. Already a *little* bit
>>>> better than when they first did it. I could probably maneuver around the
>>>> house and not fall down the stairs, but I'm not willing to try it.
>>>
>>> what happened?
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>
>> Had cataract surgery in May...replaced both "OEM" lenses. Went real well
>> and I could see much better. Then, the 1 in 10,000 odds went against me
>> and I developed a retinal detachment, which is a rare after-effect of
>> such surgery.
>>

<snip a bunch>

>> The fluid in my eye will slowly replace the gas and my sight should
>> return. She said it will take another month or so for that to happen.
>> <sigh> Can't do anything strenuous, can't drive/ride the bike cuz she
>> said I might bump my head and aggravate the detachment area...and I
>> can't see out of one eye anyway so it probably isn't wise to ride a bike
>> around town.
>>
>> All in all, it beats going blind in that eye.
>>
>> Andy aka Big Stinkie
>
> Hope it heals well and soon!! Ya can always, (whisper) trailer it
> down here for a breakin this Winter. Always got room here.
>

I've heard about trailers. Even heard that there are people who have
actually put a motorcycle on one! <grin>

My trailer wouldn't make it that far. It needs new tires and bearings
before I'd haul anything very far. Just use it to haul brush and junk
around the place now. But hauling the bike down south does sound like a
good idea. Might hafta look into new tires and bearings and head your way.

Andy aka Big Stinkie

[danin...@gmail.com]

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:11:43 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>

Always welcome Andy. Who knows, might even get Kickstart to buy a
beer or two.

danl

[sn...@trippin.com]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:56:31 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>

wrote:

>On 10/12/2012 6:39 PM, sn...@trippin.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:52:05 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A couple days back I talked to an ex-RMHer on the phone who quit coming
>>> in here a few years ago because of all the political threads. I told him
>>> that he ought to poke his head in the door again. Told him it wasn't
>>> very busy, but we don't talk politics hardly at all.
>>>
>>> Then the Obamacare thread started...<grin>
>>
>> It's all Bush's fault.
>>
>> How's yer eye,
>
>It's still healing. Can't see out of it yet...just light and dark
>shapes, movement, etc., but that is expected. As my body replaces the
>gas with fluid it will begin to get better. Already a *little* bit
>better than when they first did it.

That's good to hear. Even if you don't care about such stuff, yer on
our prayer list. It can't hurt anything anyway.

Snarl

[Andy the]

It is much appreciated. I know that stuff works.

Andy aka Big Stinkie

[n...@home.com]

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:30:01 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>

wrote:

>On 10/13/2012 5:41 AM, n...@home.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:56:31 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> How's yer eye,
>>>
>>> It's still healing. Can't see out of it yet...just light and dark
>>> shapes, movement, etc., but that is expected. As my body replaces the
>>> gas with fluid it will begin to get better. Already a *little* bit
>>> better than when they first did it. I could probably maneuver around the
>>> house and not fall down the stairs, but I'm not willing to try it.
>>
>> what happened?
>>
>> Tom
>>
>
>Had cataract surgery in May...replaced both "OEM" lenses. Went real well
>and I could see much better. Then, the 1 in 10,000 odds went against me
>and I developed a retinal detachment, which is a rare after-effect of
>such surgery.
>

wow, ok, im not going to do that shit anytime soon, I'll be the other
one in the next 10,000, a friend of mine was color blind (shade color
blind) his whole life, he just had cataract surgery, all went well
and he can see colors now,

man sorry to hear that, I sure hope you heal up fully and quickly!

tom

[n...@home.com]

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:11:43 -0500, Andy the <and...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>> Hope it heals well and soon!! Ya can always, (whisper) trailer it
>> down here for a breakin this Winter. Always got room here.
>>
>
>I've heard about trailers. Even heard that there are people who have
>actually put a motorcycle on one! <grin>
>

trailers are for boats, even got the decals.........

>My trailer wouldn't make it that far. It needs new tires and bearings
>before I'd haul anything very far. Just use it to haul brush and junk
>around the place now. But hauling the bike down south does sound like a
>good idea. Might hafta look into new tires and bearings and head your way.

that said, I have done some pretty hefty digging into good lasting
trailer tires

and belive it or not, the ones that seem to hold up the best our side
of going to REAL trailer tires which I bet you do not have that size
rim, is to buy <gasp> Maxxis Trialer tires, I put four then on my big
trialer and they run so much cooler, hell I can lay my hands on them
after coming right off the interstate at 75 mpg

they are holding much better than good year, Carlisle, and any of the
other non name brand tires.

and they are not badly priced at all!

unless of course you want to go to a trailer truck size rim..... 16
16.5, 22

>
>Andy aka Big Stinkie

[n...@home.com]

On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:23:39 -0700, sn...@trippin.com wrote:


>>> How's yer eye,
>>
>>It's still healing. Can't see out of it yet...just light and dark
>>shapes, movement, etc., but that is expected. As my body replaces the
>>gas with fluid it will begin to get better. Already a *little* bit
>>better than when they first did it.
>
>That's good to hear. Even if you don't care about such stuff, yer on
>our prayer list.

ditto That! I hate to think about having sight issues this bad

>
>Snarl