The $54,000 wound -- not by a khuk

Dayum Bro!!!! I had to ask my Barbie if my back looked like that after surgery and got a resounding, "Yes, when it was fresh.";)
And those pain pumps are the cat's pajamas ainnit!!!! :thumbup: Mine was set to where I could hit it every 30 minutes, I wasn't s'posed to know that though.
And every dayum 30 minutes I was grabbin fer the button!!!!

And I know why the little nurse is laughing behind you in this pic. The back of your gown is open and she's lookin at the crack of yer ass and thinks it's funny.;) :D
Nurses got a dayumed strange sense of humor but I guess they have too to nonchalantly wipe the asses of fat old men like me.:o :D ;)
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Sure glad you're doing as well as you are!!!! :thumbup: I was a tad concerned about you there for a while.:(
 
Get well soon; and remember chicks dig scars. Speaking of which...did you happen to get a number for the little red head....uhm, never mind. Now, we just have to come up with a great "war story" to match the scar. I would kind of like to call it a veloceraptor claw mark; but, not everybody buys that one.;)

n2s
 
not2sharp said:
Get well soon; and remember chicks dig scars. Speaking of which...did you happen to get a number for the little red head....uhm, never mind. Now, we just have to come up with a great "war story" to match the scar. I would kind of like to call it a veloceraptor claw mark; but, not everybody buys that one.;)

n2s
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and it is a bit hackneyed. How about "I was attacked by a yeti, that's a sasquacth, I mean an abdominal snowman who cut me when I kneed him in the happysacks?"
 
Bill, Congrats on doing as well as you are! Everyone heals at different speeds and handles pain differently too. You seem to be chugging right along.:)

Does anyone know if Blade show has those electric carts available at the show?
I seriously hope to see you and Anne at the show.
 
Yvsa said:
Dayum Bro!!!! I had to ask my Barbie if my back looked like that after surgery and got a resounding, "Yes, when it was fresh.";)
And those pain pumps are the cat's pajamas ainnit!!!! :thumbup: Mine was set to where I could hit it every 30 minutes, I wasn't s'posed to know that though.
And every dayum 30 minutes I was grabbin fer the button!!!!

And I know why the little nurse is laughing behind you in this pic. The back of your gown is open and she's lookin at the crack of yer ass and thinks it's funny.;) :D
Nurses got a dayumed strange sense of humor but I guess they have too to nonchalantly wipe the asses of fat old men like me.:o :D ;)


Sure glad you're doing as well as you are!!!! :thumbup: I was a tad concerned about you there for a while.:(
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I bet you re right about the nurse! Anne would probably be ready to whup her bony behind over this!

That pain pump was really the cat's pjs. Glad that you figured it out.

I was a tad concerned also. A big part of me kept asking why I had this surgery anyway. But I do remember the grinding pain of bone on bone :eek: of being so knock-kneed that when my knees were together, my right foot was 16" away from the left. Now they are together. A little clicking, but even with the muscles stretch pain, so much better!

No marathons, but I did love ballroom dancing! Keeping my benchmarks and goals in perspective helps.

Just walking. I love to walk.
Riding my bike. (The self-pedaling kind)
Dancing! Have not been able to dance in eight years.
 
shappa said:
Does anyone know if Blade show has those electric carts available at the show?
I seriously hope to see you and Anne at the show.
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Will check on the carts. That would help. I am getting around pretty good on my own right now, just get tired easiliy and the knee swells up like a coconut.

Electric scooters are good. Costco has them and most grocery stores.

Anne and I will BE at the blade show. We'll spend some time there this year. Met some neat exhibitors as well as HI people. Had a good time. Just need to get there sooner. Thanks to Dan K for the VIP Passes!

One of the exhibitors had some incedible art knives, big strange surreal and EXPENSIVE pieces. He used drywall screws for his damascus metals. Anybody tried that. Drywall screws?
 
Glad to hear from you Bill! And I'm looking forward to seeing you at Blade. Do you think you and Anne will be able to join us for dinner?

Pretty soon 8mph will be 80.... just don't get too attached to any electric scooter for the long run. :D

If you do become a zombie, I guess a titanium knee makes you a robot zombie. They're harder to kill....

Yeah, I've been using drywall screws for all of my damascus blades for some time now. But, then again, I've never made any damascus blades, or any blades at all for that matter. :rolleyes: ;)

Smoke going out for you Bill!! Remember, on difficult ground keep moving.




~ Bamboo
 
Bamboo said:
Glad to hear from you Bill! And I'm looking forward to seeing you at Blade. Do you think you and Anne will be able to join us for dinner?

Pretty soon 8mph will be 80.... just don't get too attached to any electric scooter for the long run. :D

If you do become a zombie, I guess a titanium knee makes you a robot zombie. They're harder to kill....

Yeah, I've been using drywall screws for all of my damascus blades for some time now. But, then again, I've never made any damascus blades, or any blades at all for that matter. :rolleyes: ;)

Smoke going out for you Bill!! Remember, on difficult ground keep moving.




~ Bamboo
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The guy seemed serious about the drywall screws. I don't know. would appreciate some feedback from some of you guys with a forge!

Anne will be with me at the Bllade show. We are always together.

Thanks for the smoke. I really feel it!

Will keep moving, a low profile. I like Sun Tzu
 
Bill Marsh said:
The guy seemed serious about the drywall screws. I don't know. would appreciate some feedback from some of you guys with a forge!
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Bill, most anything with a fairly high carbon that can be forged into a blade has been used.
Drywall screws are just one among many, Horseshoe nails, All kinds of bicycle and motorcycle chains as well as chainsaw chains and even the guide bars for chainsaws have been used to forge Damascus.
Let alone Lawnmower blades to spank da Mankey wif, ;) old plow shares, pitchfor times, old garden rakes, well you get the idea.
If it's got some carbon in it then you can bet someone somewhere has tried it.:cool: :D :thumbup:
From what little I understand it takes two grades or more of steel in order to get the pattern in Damascus, say like 1050 and 1095 or 5160.
I'm also reasonably sure that some grades mixed will outperform some other two grades of steel due to the carbon content.
 
Bill I didn,t have a pain pump when they screwed my ankle back together . What I did have was a cast that was too small around the toes or a broken bone near the ball of my small toe . I kept on telling me it hurt and they kept on giving me morphine . When I got to the point of floating on the ceiling I just about had to yell at them to fix my cast . They called a doctor in with surgical pliers and tore open the front of my cast which helped a little . I have had a big callous there since that operation which I regularly have to abraid away .

What abour your wife driving that russian motorcycle while you ride in the sidecar ? I was never a good passenger . Too much like an amusement ride car that has jumped the rails . L:O:L
 
Bill, all the best! When I had my first knee surgery in 1975 I shared a room with a guy having a total knee, and I know how tough it was for him. 30 years later they have come a long way in materials and technique. I sincerely hope you continue to make great progress. Down the road I am sure you will be glad you went through the ordeal.

Best wishes to you.

Norm

P.S. 30 minutes and 28K? I don't know, something is seriously skewed there. Not like you had a choice though...
 
Gentlemen, we can rebuild him . . . we have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before, Stronger, Faster . . ."
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Damn. Whatta man!
 
Smoke, Bill.

My dad had the same surgery about six months ago. He hadn't been able to walk long distances prior to it. He now does about three miles run/walk on the treadmill every day.

The PT was a PITA for him -- worse than the operation, he says, but it really, really paid off.

You have good things coming to you soon. Hang in there.
 
brokenhallelujah said:
Smoke, Bill.

My dad had the same surgery about six months ago. He hadn't been able to walk long distances prior to it. He now does about three miles run/walk on the treadmill every day.

The PT was a PITA for him -- worse than the operation, he says, but it really, really paid off.

You have good things coming to you soon. Hang in there.
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Yep!!!! The total knee and hip replacements are a PITA to get through but almost everyone I know has done extremely well post surgery and post therapy!!!! :thumbup: :cool: :D
I'm anxious to hear about Bill and Anne's first dance outing when Bill is well enough to dance!!!! :cool: :D
Methinks that will be more memorial than getting back on the beloved scoots.;) :D
 
Thanks for the continuing smoke and good wishes!

Yeah, the PT is a PITA, but I MUST do it. starting today with the Sports Medicine machines at an outpatient clinic. Not looking forward to this. Been having in-home nurses. and they were tough!
 
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Gentlemen, we can rebuild him . . . we have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before, Stronger, Faster . . ."

He was 6 million$? Lets see, $54k (total pd by insurance so far) times "X" = ... Ah, its too late at night for this.


Kismet said:
Damn. Whatta man!
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