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Title: Old News...
Post by: LongTimeSurvivor on November 01, 2012, 09:38:44 pm
Just thought I'd share my hospital "beauty" picture from June...as my avatar...at least for a bit. Everything considered...I look pretty bad.
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: leatherman on November 01, 2012, 11:15:45 pm
you need to use the direct link to access that pix
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http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j362/lean180nyc/HOSP.jpg
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j362/lean180nyc/HOSP.jpg)

you did look pretty bad all trussed up like that  ;)
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: LongTimeSurvivor on November 02, 2012, 09:47:14 pm
Darn, new-fangled electricity...just can't get the hang of it...
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: Ann on November 03, 2012, 05:27:45 am
Darn, new-fangled electricity...just can't get the hang of it...

I fixed it for you. If you have trouble taking it down (or changing it to something else) when you want it gone, let me know and I'll fix it for you again. Just shoot me a PM. :)

PS - glad you're better now!

PPS - Yes, I know this is the LTS forum. Sue me. ;D
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: leatherman on November 03, 2012, 10:12:02 am
PPS - Yes, I know this is the LTS forum. Sue me. ;D
You were just being the best moderator on the planet, :D
so we'll let you off the hook  :-*
...this time :P

 ;D
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: LongTimeSurvivor on November 03, 2012, 11:13:50 am
Thanks for the assistance Ann. Thought I'd done it correctly...don't ask me to fix your car.

Picture is small but if you look closely you can just barely see the thee tubes down my throat. One to help me breathe (blue tubing), one so the medical staff could easily poke around inside me if they wanted to, and one that was used to "pump" my lungs dry of blood and fluid.

Lovely way to live.
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: mitch777 on November 04, 2012, 06:58:53 am
geez!
green looks good on you in any case. :)
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: LongTimeSurvivor on November 04, 2012, 10:14:40 am
The only things I could move at that point were my head and somewhat my arms. Arms are tied since when coming out of sedation some people have a tendency to try to remove the tubes on their own. Frankly, I can't say that I even felt them. Probably was too exhausted at that point. But really don't remember but bits and pieces and have trouble even piecing those together now.

Unfortunately for me the experience seems to still be affecting me...if not physically, mentally.
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: wolfter on November 04, 2012, 11:09:03 pm
I can't see the picture real well but wanted to send you some positive energy. 

Take care

Wolfie
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: LongTimeSurvivor on January 01, 2013, 08:46:18 pm
Obviously I've change my avatar...just in case you were wondering. The second post by Leatherman has a copy of the pic in case you just have to see me laid up with tubes shoved down my throat...
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: Fisher on January 03, 2013, 07:29:24 pm
You look gallant and full of heart and life and being . . . and wonderful.

We're still standin'
Title: Re: Old News...
Post by: mitch777 on January 03, 2013, 07:37:24 pm
nice pic!
glad to "see" you out of the tubes! :)
now, please stay out of them. ;)