I hate wasting a day.

[lihpster]

Finally got some good weather. Sunny and 75. Perfect. Had the day all planned. Go to the park and play some disc golf. Come home and wash and wax the car. Then a trip to the grocery store. Nice day, huh?

Didn't go that way. Instead I woke up and struggled to my chair where the heating pad is. Damned hip was killing me. So, I've spent the day watching videos and hobbling back and forth to the bathroom while soaking up the heat. It's much better now. I can walk normally, and stepping up isn't a 50/50 proposition anymore, but there goes the day. Sucks.

But then I think, well I do get to air out the house today. There's a ribeye thawing in the fridge for dinner. I have a car to wash and wax. My cat still loves me (I think). And most importantly, I'm not going through the health issues that some of our brothers and sisters, and their families, are dealing with.

So, yeah, "wasting" a day sucks, but overall, life's pretty good. It's a great day, Tater! So, how's your world treating you?

 

[Golddollar]

Well, the other day I was sitting next to a pretty lady at the Eagles bar and was telling her that the Crown Royal bag I had with me once contained the Golden Dollars my cousins gave me for my 71st birthday. She got an amazed look on her face and said, "I thought you were in your mid-60s."

 

[JohnRippert]

I get that. I am not quite a week into recovery from a colonoscopy with ESD. Basically they had to go in and remove a 8cm by 6cm carpet lesion from the inside of the colon near the rectum. Spent most the first couple days sleeping and healing but I am getting around more and it is getting very boring. I don't have a lot of things around the house I can do that don't involve heavy lifting or too much time seated. So I spend a lot of time walking around the house. Can't even go walking outside much because the sunlight just takes it out of me still, side effect of anesthesia I guess.

 

[lihpster]

John, hoping things get better, sooner than later.

 

[alwslate]

When you're in your "golden years" and can't begin to do the things you used to do easily you have to learn to appreciate the little things life still has to offer. Good food and beverages, the view of the clouds out of the window of the beautiful little planet you are still a part of. The day is coming when it will still be here but you won't. Every day above ground is a good day.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Carpe diem!

 

[smoothshooter]

Finally got some good weather. Sunny and 75. Perfect. Had the day all planned. Go to the park and play some disc golf. Come home and wash and wax the car. Then a trip to the grocery store. Nice day, huh?

Didn't go that way. Instead I woke up and struggled to my chair where the heating pad is. Damned hip was killing me. So, I've spent the day watching videos and hobbling back and forth to the bathroom while soaking up the heat. It's much better now. I can walk normally, and stepping up isn't a 50/50 proposition anymore, but there goes the day. Sucks.

But then I think, well I do get to air out the house today. There's a ribeye thawing in the fridge for dinner. I have a car to wash and wax. My cat still loves me (I think). And most importantly, I'm not going through the health issues that some of our brothers and sisters, and their families, are dealing with.

So, yeah, "wasting" a day sucks, but overall, life's pretty good. It's a great day, Tater! So, how's your world treating you?

Getting a liver transplant in the morning. I can guarantee your next few weeks are going to be better than mine.

 

[lihpster]

Getting a liver transplant in the morning. I can guarantee your next few weeks are going to be better than mine.

Hopefully it goes so well that you set records for healing, my friend.

 

[ameridaddy]

I can't give a like for JohnRippert's or smoothshooter's situations, but I pray all goes well and you both heal swiftly and completely. Hang in there guys!

 

[ameridaddy]

I had ambitions similar to lihpster, looking forward to a gorgeous spring day to do some rose and hydrangea pruning but lumbar pain almost sent me to bed. After laying around feeling sorry for myself, I just couldn't waste such a day, and gardening, like farming, waits for no man - some things must be done at a certain time, or you lose a whole year. I put my tools and my shop stool in a garden cart, went to my plants one by one, and sitting down on the stool, did about half what I'd normally do in the same time standing. The silver lining is that by sitting, I was forced to go slower, got closer to the plants, and saw more subtle things to guide my cutting.
We'll have another beautiful day tomorrow, so I'll do some more the same way. I've just got to learn to accept I'm not half the man I used to be; probably more like an eighth.

 

[Rudi]

Today was my first day without my stick or crutch since Jan. 3rd. L. knee still hurts. Pain builds character. Or so I've heard. Old age, not for Wookies.

 

[alwslate]

I am set to turn 80 this year if I make it that far. I have no illusions as to what's coming in the future for me. Over half of my HS graduating class of 1963 are already gone and I have passed the age of life expectation for males in the US. I recently bought a cemetery plot. A necessary but depressing event. I am going to pre pay for my funeral to make sure I get what I want instead of someone else deciding for me. The brutal reality that you will inevitably cease to exist is heart wrenching. When you're young you take life for granted and don't "stop and smell the roses". Find something good in every day rain or shine.

 

[smoothshooter]

Hopefully it goes so well that you set records for healing, my friend.

I am happy to say I survived the transplant surgery with flying colors. The doctors say I’m way ahead of the curve in Post-Op and forecasted recovery.
So, I will probably be around to both irritate and agree with some of you guys for a few more years.
BTW, if or when any of you guys ever need a transplant of an organ of some kind, I can absolutely recommend Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. I have had the absolute best of care imaginable with everyone from the lowest case managers ( starting 3 months ago ) from the doctors, financial people, and nurses anyone could ask for.
I tossed that last paragraph in to possibly help someone reading this post choose a transplant hospital if they ever need one. They even helped get a furnished with kitchen/security apartment for $20 per night for me and my wife to stay in for the next 6 weeks they require me to stay somewhere close by for post-op observation.AND is only a 2 minute drive from the hospital.
AMAZING!!
Post Script: Had to come back and do a spelling correction. The pain medicine is affecting my brain on little things occasionally.
Having a little difficulty meeting my own high grammar and spelling standards. Maybe there is a lesson in there for me. LOL!
Hmmm ……

 

[lihpster]

I am happy to say I survived the transplant surgery with flying colors. The doctors say I’m way ahead of the curve in Post-Op and forecasted recovery.
So, I will probably be around to both irritate and agree with some of you guys for a few more years.
BTW, if or when any of you guys ever need a transplant of an organ of some kind, I can absolutely recommend Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. I have had the absolute best of care imaginal with everyone from the lowest case managers ( starting 3 months ago ) from the doctors, financial people, and nurses anyone could ask for.
I tossed that last paragraph in to possibly help someone reading this post choose a transplant hospital if they ever need one. They even helped get a furnished with kitchen/security apartment for $20 per night for me and my wife to stay in for the next 6 weeks they require me to stay somewhere close by for post-op observation.AND is only a 2 minute drive from the hospital.
AMAZING!!

Great news! Glad to hear it! Keep crushing that recovery, my friend!

 

[zeke]

Am not a believer in any day being wasted, no matter how little was accomplished.

 

[soFlaNative]

I haven't spent the day wasted in some time.

 

[moosedog]

Best wishes for all who are having struggles.

 

[16thVACav]

I am happy to say I survived the transplant surgery with flying colors. The doctors say I’m way ahead of the curve in Post-Op and forecasted recovery.

Outstanding!

 

[Rustyt1953]

I am happy to say I survived the transplant surgery with flying colors. The doctors say I’m way ahead of the curve in Post-Op and forecasted recovery.

And all His people said: "amen"!

 

[smoothshooter]

Great news! Glad to hear it! Keep crushing that recovery, my friend!

I really enjoy reading posts on this website and learning a lot from you guys, even when I get “spanked” occasionally the moderators.
I am a proud America First person and have served in the US Army/National Guard for 20+ years, starting as a Private E-1 and retired as a Captain in a Heavy Depot Blackhawk Overhaul facility in Springfield, MO. Serious duty, surrounded by people much smarter than me, most of them NCO’s who most of us realize that the enlisted guys are the real knowledge base in a good unit. Most of our guys have done between 2 to 5 deployments to the deserts.
I have a little experience in law enforcement also. One of the first things I did after the liver transplant 2 days ago was look up this forum to keep my spirits up, and give a recommendation of this hospital for any of your forum members who may need a transplant in the future. God Bless Us All.