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Main Forums => Living With HIV => Topic started by: Matty the Damned on September 30, 2007, 03:57:21 pm
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Matty the Damned just received an email regarding our beloved Bucko the Depraved. He's been admitted to hospital with a staph infection.
He's had a really rough time of it just lately and his health is rather precarious, more than he may have led some of you to think. Somewhere in his recent journeys he managed to get savaged by brutish Floridian bugs and the bites have become infected.
No matter how ill Bucko might be, I've no doubt he's found time to instruct the male staff on the correct administration of enemas. :)
I'm told he'll be discharged on Monday. Nevertheless I'm beside myself with worry.
I'm sure the Buckled One would love to return to a thread filled with good wishes and dirty comments.
MtD
(Who loves Bucko most)
/edited for a one armed typo/
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Get well Buck-Buck. We miss you.
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Aunty D
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Wow. I'm horribly sorry to read this, and am sending him my very best thoughts.
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Get Well soon Bucko!!!
Now where were these bite marks? :o
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Bucko,
Hope the infection got caught early enough and that you have a speedy recovery.
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MtD, thanks for posting this. I've been wondering where ol' Bucko has been lately. Here's hoping for an on time discharge and a quick recovery.
David
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I've been wondering where Bucko was...have not seen or heard from him since I left for AMG.
Thanks for letting us know Matty.
Wishing Bucko a fast recovery
Rich
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Get well soon Brent and have a speedy recovery. :-*
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Get Better Soon Bucko. :-*
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Thanks for letting us know Matty....big (((HUGS))) to you bucko and come back to us soon.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Love and hugs
Jan :-*
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Yes, thanks Matty for the heads up.
Get better soon, Bucko! I've had that nasty staph, and it ain't fun.
Peter
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Oh Matty, I am sorry to hear this....
B. honey, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope you get home soon and your recovery is a speedy one....
Love & hugs,
Alan
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that Bucko is in the hospital. I have missed seeing him around here. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Bucko. :-*
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Bucko, I'm wishing you a speedy recovery and sending many hugs your way! :-*
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:-\ Sorry to hear you're not well!
Hope you're feeling better soon Bucko. :-* :-* :-*
Hugs,
Ann
xxx
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No matter how ill Bucko might be, I've no doubt he's found time to instruct the male staff on the correct administration of enemas. :)
MtD
(Who loves Bucko most)
I look forward to reading about it in the Spin Cycle.
Get well Bucko.
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Get well soon, Bucko!
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Brent I saw a post of you recently so I was hoping that everything was getting back on track. I'm sad to hear that yet another burden is affecting your life. I hope you get out of this staph infection soon and get a speedy recovery.
Milker.
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Bucko! Hurry up and get better, please. I love you and I'm going through Skyping-with-Bucko withdrawal. (And you're the only person I can ever have an intelligent conversation with about music. My iTunes would appreciate a quick recovery for you as well.)
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 x infinity.
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Hang in there and here's to a fast recovery.
Mike
(who remembers all to well the extruciating pain and pus and burning from his staph infection)
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I was wondering where Bucko was -- he's been noticeably absent. I regret that it's due to a staph infection. :(
Bucko, I hope you are on your way to recovery, and out of the hospital soon.
Henry
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Get well soon
Lucas
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Good grief. Amidst all of my personal upheaval in the past day, I did not see this thread until just now. Buck-Buck, get better soon and get back with us. You are in my thoughts, wishing you a speedy return to your Depraved best.
YPT
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Buck,
I pray for your recovery! Hang in there!
Ty
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Get well soon Bucko...I was wondering where you've been since I returned from California...Thanks for keeping us posted Mattala!!!
Jody :(
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You have been missed!
Get Well Soon!
Hugs
Teresa
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The Keeper of Weasels wishes to thank the Damned One for helping me understand the goings on of late.
I love you Brent. I will be thinking of you. I am sending healing love to you....knowing you probly feel like poopie. Hope you are better soon. :-*
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So sorry to hear about the news, but I am sure Bucko the man will bounce back stronger than ever!
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I knew you had been gone too long... Please get well... PLEASE!
thanks matty, your love for others has no bounds....
lisbeth
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The virus hits again. These opportune infections are killers. Take it nice and easy. Please get better brent.
robert
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Brent I hope your feeling better very soon and back posting in the near future.
Dan
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Get well soon, kiddo.
I did my week stay in the hospital for that crap too, and it is not fun in the least.
However, the biscuits and gravy for breakfast each morning took the sting away from twice daily dressing changes. ;)
Sending all the healing energy I can muster at present.
Big hugs,
John
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Awww Brent...I'm so sorry to hear this.
Feel better soon sweetie!
Love & Hugs!!!
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Get well soon Bucko, we all miss you.
Love Peter
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sorry about this also and please get well soon
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Poor guy--how many bad patches can a guy endure in a years time? Get well soon, my studly Bucko.
:-*
Mike
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Brent,
Wishing you a speedy recovery...
Take care of yourself--------Ray
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Get well soon, Brent. Though you're not always around, I do enjoy reading your posts and blog.
Cliff
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feel better soon, brent - kate :-*
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Brent,
Now how the hell did you get all those bug bites??? I want to know all the wreched details, and please stop at Walgreens on the way home and get some bug spray! I know they say we shouldn't use that shit, but it sure beats being abused by hospital staff.
Now, having just recovered from a staph infection myself; I am still amused that "Word" tells me constantly that I am spelling it wrong. I look forward to your return to health, and urge you to take care of Brent! He is terribly worth the effort.
Love,
Tim.
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Here's to a speedy recovery, Buckster! I'm sending many good vibes and hope you'll be better soon!
Hugs!!! :-*
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Brent,
I also want to know the lurid details regarding the bug bites. That means we will need a speedy recovery from what ails ya and an even speedier discharge fromt the hospital.
BIG HUGS (and a swat on the backside for good measure)
Mark
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Dear Brent, I was wondering where you were. Wishing you the speediest of recoveries
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Matty, please send Bucko my best regards. I didn't see this thread until this morning. by coincidence just late last evening I was thinking "Bucko's been unusually quiet of late."
I'm very sorry to hear he's been having a hard time. Send him my good wishes. I can't help thinking that despite whatever he's going through now, when he's more like his usual again he's going to end up creating some thoroughly uhmm impressive reporting out of this experience.
Again, my best to The Bucko.
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thanks for letting us know matty
bucko get well soon we miss you!! (and your pics ;D)
xxxxx
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Get well quick, Bucko. The hospital is NO fun.
JR
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Hope your feeling better soon Brent.
Chris x
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GDit, this is the first time I've ever lost a post! trying again >:(
Buckalicious--get well soon and tell me the sordid details of how you got some in the hospital!
Matty--thanks once again for keeping us informed.
Best,
Creighton
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Hoping for a fast recovery and return to good health for Stud muffin, Bucko.
Does this mean that the Dade County resident gay’s now have a chance to get some while he’s out of commission? LOL! ::)
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Thank you Matty for letting us know. I had been missing Brent but figured he was off exersising his extrordinary talents. Brent, please get well soon. If I can send you anything contact me via PM. Love you. Cristy
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What awful news. Here's wishing Bucko a speedy recovery.
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I haven't cut anyone or anything in ages.. i would gladly cut the vile insect that caused this dreaded infection! ;D
A speedy recovery may you have!
bry
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Alas no news yet peoples. Matty the Damned was in meetings all day yesterday and has another engagement today. If he's not heard anything by tonight he'll give the Buckled One a phone call.
:-*
MtD
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Speedy recovery, Brent. I sorely miss your wisdom - and raunch!
Hugs, Vince
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Get well soon Bucko, hope it was run of the mill staph and not a superbug.
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All the best for a quick recovery Bucko - we're missing your jibes
Regards
Scud
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News has just arrived via Miss Melia.
Buckles is still in hospital and looks likely to remain so for about a week. Needless to say the Cabal will stay in contact with him and keep y'all up to date.
Much thanks to Miss Melia for making contact.
MtD
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Just got off the phone with Buck-Buck who seems to have a rather nasty MRSA. He's being treated round the clock with heavy duty antibiotics and a hospital staffed petrified to enter his room. Looks like the Buckmeister will be in the hospital for another week. The staff infection is responding slowly but prognosis is good.
aunty d
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That's sad, but thanks for the update and I'm glad that he's receiving proper care.
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Popping in with get-well wishes for Bucko....
mike
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Just got off the phone with Buck-Buck who seems to have a rather nasty MRSA.
Thanks for the update...
Being a newbie I couldn't help but to look up MRSA immediately.. talk about being constantly educated:
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/424C7237-4F83-4D0A-9B65-BC8280CAE60A.asp
Hope Bucko willl bounce back stronger than ever soon!
Shaun
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I'll keep him you in my prayers...get well soon Bucko!
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I am sorry to hear that Bucko has MRSA! Damned buggies. I hope his recovery is swift!
JP
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Some more news from the Buck-Front, why not?
I've just gotten off the phone with the Buckled One who is doing well, though he's not out of the woods just yet. He's being sustained with percocet, vancomycin and pizza smuggled in by his roomie.
Yay pizza!! :)
He has to pee in a bottle, but those who read his blog articles will know that's pretty mild by his standards.
As Doxelle mentioned above he has a very serious MRSA infection which began on his knee and has spread through most of his leg. He was lucky to get to hospital when he did -- apparently he was hours away from losing his leg. This is seriously "in the nick of time" type stuff.
He's also received a printed copy of this thread to read which will cheer him up no end. He says to tell you he loves all of you.
But he still loves MtD most of all. :P
MtD
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Bucko you must get better soon! I have been told from some of our AM family that you have the most wonderful, delicious, sexy voice which I hope to someday have the privilege of hearing!
I am wishing you a week of not horrible hospital food, and hopefully not a huge amount of blood cultures taken, which usually seem to be drawn between 2am-4am...
Hugs and kisses that you feel better soon!
Christine
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Hi Brent~
I was just posting in the "Crisco Disco" thread the other day, wondering where you had been for nearly three weeks! I am so sorry that you're in the hospital. I hope that the printout of this thread has lifted your spirits some! We miss you so much around here!
Thanks to Matty, Melia and Aunty for the updates!
Feel better soon, Brent! I'm sorry that this was so serious, initially! We can't have anything happen to our Bucko! :o
~Cindy
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Bucko you must get better soon! I have been told from some of our AM family that you have the most wonderful, delicious, sexy voice which I hope to someday have the privilege of hearing!
I must agree with whoever's said that. Normally I find it tedious to listen to people talking for long periods of time, but Brent's voice is very soothing and easy to listen to. I could listen to him talk for hours.
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Thanks for the updates. Sounds like a rough siege to get through, Bucko.
Pissing in a bottle. Oy. I hope you can at least sit up while you're doing it. Pissing while laying down has been beyond my ability since age 9 months or so. You on the other hand I know are capable of many wonderful things so it might just be pee off a duck's back for you.
Thinking of you and wish you well whether you're sitting up or laying down, Bucko.
Big cheers,
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Buck-Buck Update:
Just got off the phone with Bucko and his treatment seems to be heading in the right direction. The major problem is the toxic antibiotic IV continues to collapse veins and must be constantly moved. His Doc thinks he might be released this weekend, but Buck thinks Tuesday will be the day.
I read him your responses and he was deeply moved.
AD
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Thanks for the update, Aunty. I can't believe what Brent is going through! Having to switch IV sites now? Man oh man, I hope he gets some relief and comes out of this OK. Its been too long without our Bucko here!
~Cindy
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Damn MRSA. It was bad enuff having to deal with two small patches on my scalp, it must be a real bitch to have it take over your leg. Fast recovery!
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Get well Buck! Haven't had the pleasure yet to chat, but it is obvious here you are missed and loved!
God Speed!
JP
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I've just received an email from astrology.com, simply entitled:
"SPIRITUAL SPIN CYCLE"
Now, you KNOW who I thought of FIRST. Get well, Brent! I miss you!
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Get Well Buck, get out of there, and back in here!
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Hope you feel better and stronger soon!
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I spoke to His Depravity earlier today and he is doing rather well. His leg and arm are healing and he can hobble short distances. He has one final vancomycin infusion to go. As Doxie mentioned the antibiotics are very toxic and his veins have started to collapse. He has phlebitis in one of his arms.
It is expected that he will be discharged tomorrow.
MtD
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Glad to read he is recovering!!!
Juan Carlos
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Glad to know Bucko's getting sprung soon.
Just as a point of information, will he get to keep his pee bottle as a souvenir and maybe use it as a vase?
Cheers, Bucko.
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Your "silent" blog sister wishes you a speedy recovery.
Damned, I wish there were more I could do.
Love and tu es dans mes pensées mon trésor, toujours,même si tu ne m'entends pas
hermie
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The Depraved One is free!!
He's sitting on the balcony at home with his friend Marcus, kvetching like the old shiksa he is. Much love he sends to you all.
Tomorrow he intends to setup his computer (not so technical he is, but what can you do?) and fill you all in with the fruity details.
Oy!
MtD
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Good to hear Bucko is home, hope he takes it easy for a while and no partying or carousing for a few months!!! Just some nice chicken soup !!!
And that's an order from Jodala !!!
Jody
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To all my adoring public-
I have much to tell you, which will have to wait for a different thread. My inability to post anything more intricate than an emoticon in fewer than 90 minutes means that I will require several hours to get it all right.
Suffice it to say that I worked that wheelchair with much aplomb, much like an more alluring but slightly less masculine version of Blanche Hudson. Although the hospital room was air conditioned, I rarely doffed more than a pair of designer boxer briefs (which, as underwear, get precious little usage but as loungewear were quite becoming), much to the horror of the various Christian women of color who were sent in to check my vitals and empty the wastebaskets as I lay above the sheets.
I addition to the hospital staff and my new roomie (about whom all will be discussed in the promised, forthcoming thread), I have been cared for slavishly by a 24-year old fistbottom who waits on me hand and foot, bringing my Italian food and wheeling me around for Starbucks tea and many cigarettes.
My knee swelled up quite a bit last night, my first night home, and began leaking vanilla pudding anew. My skills at bandaging need much improvement, but so far everything's staying on. The swelling has gone way down from a knee the size of a cantelope and thighs I haven't had since I was 28, but the itch/burn with sharp painful moments remains. My right forearm is doing much better than my leg, but is still a nasty thing to see.
My left arm was used for IVs, and was punctured nine times in six days (or so I remember in the hospital fog). It is half-shaved and swollen, with painful reminders of 20-gauge needles in several places.
I am in desperate need of a shave.
The phone calls I received did much to lift my spirits, and this "get well" thread moved me deeply. Thank you to all who have inquired. I love you all.
Brent
(Who wishes he hadn't been so brave and not requested pain-killers for the long recuperation at home)
/edited for greater coherence/
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(Who wishes he hadn't been so brave and not requested pain-killers for the long recuperation at home)
Oh my God, it's worse than I expected, the infection has spread to your brain. I think it's rule number 34 in The Homo Handbook, never, ever, turn down pain-killers.
Glad you're home and on the mend sweetness.
AD
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Oh my God, it's worse than I expected, the infection has spread to your brain. I think it's rule number 34 in The Homo Handbook, never, ever, turn down pain-killers.
Indeed it is. In fact, the "34" in my profile name is really a reference to that very rule.
Welcome home, Buckles.
:-*
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Glad to know you're back home, Bucko! I can't wait to hear the stories about the fistbottom :D
Milker.
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Welcome back Buckster! I hope the remaining incommodiousness clears up quickly! :-*
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Its great that you are home. I know how uncomfortable being in a hospital can get. Please take care of yourself.
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You disobeyed Rule 34??? ::) :-\ ~shakes head~
Sounds like a trip to the nearest ER/street corner is in order for some redemptive therapy.
Glad to hear you're back home, Brent. Take care of yourself and get well soon! :-*
Hugs,
Ann
xxx
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Brent, glad you are being waited on hand and foot as befits your station. You deserve it. Sorry you had to be in the hospital but do not be so brave, call your doctor and have him phone a scription in for you.Never, ever turn down pain meds. you can always keep them for later. Will be awaiting your next thread eagerly. Hope you are back to normal soon. Love Cristy. Pm me if i can be of service.
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You disobeyed Rule 34??? ::) :-\ ~shakes head~
Sounds like a trip to the nearest ER/street corner is in order for some redemptive therapy.
Glad to hear you're back home, Brent. Take care of yourself and get well soon! :-*
Hugs,
Ann
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Upon closer examination of my arm, I've discovered that the wick was never removed from the incision. This will involve a follow-up visit, at which point pain medication seems only decent.
Brent
(Who gets what he needs)
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Glad to see you made it home and posting again. Welcome Back!!!
Can't wait to read the future threads.
Hugs from,
One of your adoring public :-*
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Love and healing vibes coming your way!!!!!!!!!!
Smalltown66
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Upon closer examination of my arm, I've discovered that the wick was never removed from the incision. This will involve a follow-up visit, at which point pain medication seems only decent.
Brent
(Who gets what he needs)
Good lad.
Ann
(who will discipline the Buckled One if he ever disobeys Rule 34 again)
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Bucko,
It's good to hear you're home and improving. Take care.
David
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Hi Brent!
I'm so glad to hear you're home and in good spirits! We have missed you so much! Its been forever since you've posted!
I can't wait to hear more from you!
~Cindy :-*
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I have been in and out of 5 different hospitals in the past 12 months and my rule is if "morphine or other painkillers are offered - TAKE THEM AND ENJOY!!!"
I am glad to see that you are back Bucko and sincerely hope that all goes well for you - in the meantime I am back to hospital in 10 days time again and look forward to more regular sedation.
Welcome back
Scuddles
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good to have you back with us - look after yourself :-*
kate