Hello and Goodbye - Kinda
gimpod
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If your young stay that way and don't do anything stupid that's going to come back to bite you in 20-30 years. Consequences sucks.
Some of you may have noticed I haven't been very active for the past couple mounts, Reason my piss poor health I've only been able to post on those that I've been able to get out of bed. The latest thing started a couple weeks after I sent a batch of boards to @VR3 (Trey) and @westmassguy (David) to have on hand to sell if needed.
I woke up with a toe hurting for what seemed no reason (the one next to the big toe on the right foot) at my age and condition waking up with something hurting is not unusual but this would not go away as a matter of fact it started to get a red spot just above the first knuckle (not good, one of the first signs of a pressure sore). So off to to the VA I go and they tell me to put this fiberglass looking like stuff and wrap it with this stuff called Restore. To make a long story short in 2 weeks I went with a toe that had a red spot to one with a really nasty hole the width of my toe and down to the bone that won't heal and to make things even better the bone is now infected. It turned out to be what's called an "Arterial Ulcer", these start from the inside and work there way out.
So I'm going into the V.A. for an undetermined stay to have the toe amputated now what really sucks is I don't have a choice once the bone gets infected it's got to go and because of my poor circulation (30+ years smoking & having a spinal cord injury didn't help) there telling me there's a 50% chance of the amputation healing, If it doesn't heal there going to have to take the leg just above the knee cap.
So it's going to be at least a couple months before I can start the process of getting up in the chair everyday again. If all go's well.
Also I'd like to give a BIG thanks to @VR3 (Trey) & @westmassguy (David) for handling the board sales. Speaking of which boards sales are really slow to nonexistent (Not blaming anyone can only sell to those interested) I'm beginning to have a bad feeling that I'm going to end up out a bunch of money and having a bunch of boards I have no use for. Just had a thought maybe I'll just pull all the board sales and wait a couple years and then bring them back at twice the price. Doesn't really mater as these are the last ones I'm going to have made as right now I really can't afford to have this money tied up this long.
So long for now, hope it won't be that long before I'm back for the most part I've had a good time here.
A few parting thoughts:
1. Wire doesn't mater after all wire is just wire they all sound the same.
2. Apple and Sony still suck (Apple's just for @AsSiMiLaTeD
) I could go on for pages why I don't like them it's mainly the company's not the hardware.
3. All SDA's shoulld be used for firewood, except mine of course.
4. All tube gear are noting but inefficient and expensive room heaters.
BTW: If you want a set of boards @VR3 (Trey) & @westmassguy (David) should be able to help you out, If you need help check out my web site (see sig) if that doesn't help try asking here or getting hold of @VR3 (Trey) & @westmassguy (David).
Some of you may have noticed I haven't been very active for the past couple mounts, Reason my piss poor health I've only been able to post on those that I've been able to get out of bed. The latest thing started a couple weeks after I sent a batch of boards to @VR3 (Trey) and @westmassguy (David) to have on hand to sell if needed.
I woke up with a toe hurting for what seemed no reason (the one next to the big toe on the right foot) at my age and condition waking up with something hurting is not unusual but this would not go away as a matter of fact it started to get a red spot just above the first knuckle (not good, one of the first signs of a pressure sore). So off to to the VA I go and they tell me to put this fiberglass looking like stuff and wrap it with this stuff called Restore. To make a long story short in 2 weeks I went with a toe that had a red spot to one with a really nasty hole the width of my toe and down to the bone that won't heal and to make things even better the bone is now infected. It turned out to be what's called an "Arterial Ulcer", these start from the inside and work there way out.
So I'm going into the V.A. for an undetermined stay to have the toe amputated now what really sucks is I don't have a choice once the bone gets infected it's got to go and because of my poor circulation (30+ years smoking & having a spinal cord injury didn't help) there telling me there's a 50% chance of the amputation healing, If it doesn't heal there going to have to take the leg just above the knee cap.
So it's going to be at least a couple months before I can start the process of getting up in the chair everyday again. If all go's well.
Also I'd like to give a BIG thanks to @VR3 (Trey) & @westmassguy (David) for handling the board sales. Speaking of which boards sales are really slow to nonexistent (Not blaming anyone can only sell to those interested) I'm beginning to have a bad feeling that I'm going to end up out a bunch of money and having a bunch of boards I have no use for. Just had a thought maybe I'll just pull all the board sales and wait a couple years and then bring them back at twice the price. Doesn't really mater as these are the last ones I'm going to have made as right now I really can't afford to have this money tied up this long.
So long for now, hope it won't be that long before I'm back for the most part I've had a good time here.
A few parting thoughts:
1. Wire doesn't mater after all wire is just wire they all sound the same.
2. Apple and Sony still suck (Apple's just for @AsSiMiLaTeD
) I could go on for pages why I don't like them it's mainly the company's not the hardware.3. All SDA's shoulld be used for firewood, except mine of course.
4. All tube gear are noting but inefficient and expensive room heaters.
BTW: If you want a set of boards @VR3 (Trey) & @westmassguy (David) should be able to help you out, If you need help check out my web site (see sig) if that doesn't help try asking here or getting hold of @VR3 (Trey) & @westmassguy (David).
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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Dang man, when it rains it pours. Hope your recovery goes well and the leg gets saved, Prayers for ya man, lots of them.HT SYSTEM-
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Sorry to hear this. Hope the removal of the toe does the trick and they don't have to take the leg! Thoughts and Prayers with ya!Anaheim Hills CA,
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@gimpod , never give up and never stop fighting!!
I hope all goes well for you. You are a great asset to this Polk family. Best wishes for you.Pio Elete Pro 520
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Ah, who needs that toe anyway. See ya soon Tony.
The rest of ya.......buy Gimpod's SDA boards now before they are gone like Larry's rings and ya'll be moaning and groaning for more to be made.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Thank guys, I don't really care about the toe I probably won't even miss it after awhile other than one less toe nail to clip. I'm really hoping it stops at the toe `cause if I lose the leg I'm going to have to learn how to do a whole bunch stuff differently. It's really hard for old dogs to learn new tricks.
Once again thanks for the support guys it helps and it will be what it's going to be, I'll get through it
See ya all on the other side. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain -
We will all be thinking about ya Tony! Good healing and see ya soon Brother!2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
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Well just be thankful it wasn't "camel toe" Tony at your age that can be much worse.
Hang in there bra I know you'll be back soon.
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Best luck and wishes.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Best of luck to you with healthy thoughts going you way.Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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So so sorry and best of luck
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@gimpod,
I hope everything goes as well as can be expected.
Good luck and best wishes.
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Gimpod.
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Hoping it goes the best it can. Keep the faith.
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Get well soon!!! Your needed here..Some final words,
"If you keep banging your head against the wall,
you're going to have headaches."
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Thoughts are with you Tony. Hope you heal up quick my friend."Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
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@gimpod
You have an address at the hospital we can send stuff to? Maybe some coat hanger speaker wire, some mp3s ripped off Pandora, etc "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Wishing you well, Tony.
If the VA has you on just oral antibiotics, it's time to switch to a PICC line and some industrial grade antibiotics.
Combo of vancomycin and cefepime via a PICC line does wonders for some very, very nasty foot infections. Did I mention VERY, VERY nasty foot infections ?
Haven't had any experience with RESTORE, but the medical product Regranex is extremely effective. And extremely expensive, probably because it's made out of baby foreskins. The VA may not offer that.
Once a wound starts to heal up, the wound dressing Promogran is very effective, and can be bought off of Amazon or Ebay. Insurance pays a lot for Promogran, but the Amazon/Ebay offerings come from Canada so it is inexpensive; $7.00 per dressing.
In any event, I wish you well. Plug & chug, and question everything your doctors tell you.
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Hang in there man. Hope for a speedy recovery. Prayers out to ya..
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Keep the faith and prayers on the way.
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Dang it man, sorry to hear about your situation. I hope it all works out the best it can.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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^^^this. The VA would amputate a paper cut just sit save a buck rather than do any real medical treatment. Experienced that first hand back in the day when four of my fingers got bit by an F/A-18. They wanted to take all of them but my thumb down to the first joints and never did set the fracture in the palm of my hand. I refused to let them do it and all my fingers work like they should.mrbigbluelight wrote: »Wishing you well, Tony.
If the VA has you on just oral antibiotics, it's time to switch to a PICC line and some industrial grade antibiotics.
Combo of vancomycin and cefepime via a PICC line does wonders for some very, very nasty foot infections. Did I mention VERY, VERY nasty foot infections ?
Haven't had any experience with RESTORE, but the medical product Regranex is extremely effective. And extremely expensive, probably because it's made out of baby foreskins. The VA may not offer that.
Once a wound starts to heal up, the wound dressing Promogran is very effective, and can be bought off of Amazon or Ebay. Insurance pays a lot for Promogran, but the Amazon/Ebay offerings come from Canada so it is inexpensive; $7.00 per dressing.
In any event, I wish you well. Plug & chug, and question everything your doctors tell you.
If you can, seek another opinion, and God bless you and your family.
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Get well, Tony.Jay
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Wow Tony, sorry to hear this. Wish you all the best, can't say enough for how much you have helped all of us. Prayers for a speedy recovery and minimal damage.
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Best wishes Tony..
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Sending prayers your way.
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Prayers sent.
