Diver - 4-16-2008 at 06:05 PM
Mr. Fish has recently undergone major surgery which will hopefully allow him to get around without the constant pain that he has dealt with for years.
Unfortunately, he has a history of difficulties in prior surgery.
I'm sending "positive vibes" his way and know he would appreciate the support of his Nomad friends.
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Osprey - 4-16-2008 at 06:33 PM
All our good wishes go out to The Fly Guy. He has more compassion and understanding in his scapula and flexion than I do in my whole whatchacallit. If
he heals, his body can almost catch up with his wonderful wandering mind. Good luck doc. He probably won't need it because medical procedures have
come a long way. He'll have orthoscopic surgery where they give you really good dope, stick needles in you, you pay at the desk, then you can go home.
You don't really care and all you remember is the tasty strawberry jello.
DENNIS - 4-16-2008 at 06:42 PM
Get well asap, Rick. We need you here.
Paulina - 4-16-2008 at 07:36 PM
IflyfishIhopeyourecoverquickly. Yourpostsaremissed.
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rbwrivers - 4-16-2008 at 08:07 PM
Here's to a speedy recovery. We'll be thinking of you.
Michelle & Denny
Iflyfish - 4-16-2008 at 08:12 PM
I very much appreciate the generous comments and good vibes, prayers, thoughts etc. Osprey is right, pharmaceutical grade is the best!
All kidding aside I just got home, hospitalized on Monday at 1pm and back home Wednesday at 5pm and climbed 15 stairs to reach my bedroom.
I am glad I waited for this new procedure, Called True Anterior Total Hip Replacement. I required only a four inch incision and no ligaments, tendons
or muscles are cut so the entire support structure for the hip is left in place. There are no real restrictions on my activiities save for those
realated to the incision. In six weeks I should have back my original mobility. I am greatful for my Nomad friends and your thoughts and prayers. I
thouhgt that some of you might also be interested in the procedure as many of us will face that in the coming years. They have this one down pat!!
Iflyfishwhennotoverjoyedatmyregainedmobilityandappreciatingmygoodnomadfriends
Frank - 4-16-2008 at 08:15 PM
Iflyfishyoullbedoublehaulinginnotime, restup.
bajalera - 4-16-2008 at 08:29 PM
Hang in there, Iffy. Our thoughts are with ya.
David K - 4-16-2008 at 08:31 PM
I wish you a speedy recovery amigo!!!
Natalie Ann - 4-16-2008 at 10:21 PM
15 stairs already IFF? You're gonna have no problem with recovery whatsoever!
Still, I'll send my prayers your way.
Nena
Sharksbaja - 4-16-2008 at 11:12 PM
Get well soon amigo.
Not yer funnybone I hope!!
Sharksbaja - 4-16-2008 at 11:15 PM
Get well soon amigo.
Not yer funnybone I hope!!
Capt. George - 4-17-2008 at 04:51 AM
Break out the rods!!
My prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery
Keri - 4-17-2008 at 06:27 AM
Sounds like you'll be hopping and skipping around in no time,k
Skipjack Joe - 4-17-2008 at 10:59 AM
Glad to hear it went smoothly for you Flyfish.
It was wise of you to put it off as they are constantly coming up with better materials for the replaced hip - materials that diminish the need to
replace the replaced hip. I'm getting a knee replaced some day and am delaying it as well.
Surgery is always a risk. Glad it went well for you and hope to see you with your arms around another 50lber soon.
Iflyfish - 4-17-2008 at 12:22 PM
Thanks my Nomad friends, I will be double hauling soon!
The methods used today would not be recognized ten years ago. The nurses at the hosp were echoing Skip...put it off as long as you can, with the
caviot that you do not want to further injure other joints as you wait.
Ilfyfish
fishbuck - 4-17-2008 at 12:34 PM
Hey Fish! Get it together for Asuncion yellowtail season! This is the year I'm going to catch the big yellow and beat your record!
( I wish! )
Hope all goes well!
jodiego - 4-17-2008 at 12:54 PM
Total hip replacement and back on your feet in 6 weeks. Modern medical science has come a long way. Continued recuperation and good fishing.
DianaT - 4-17-2008 at 02:05 PM
Just read this---
First of all, thanks Diver for letting us all know.
Second, Rick it is WONDERFUL that you are doing so great---boy, that surgery has really changed.
Now just when are you going to return to Bahia Asuncion not just to fish, but to see and meet some of the Lobos Marino's bike club that you so
generously helped?
Besides, didn't Juan beat your record by a little bit? You can't let him get away with that, now can you?
Hope to see you down here.
D
Iflyfish - 4-17-2008 at 03:27 PM
After the shock of the xray so generously posted by grover I have decided that I was not given the entire deal. I now see that I have been very
confused about the correct administration site for that product in the picture, you are truely a very bad man, I mean it Grover! I mean seriously
bad.....
We are hoping to return to Baja this winter and of course would want to see and spend time with our good friends there. There were a lot of folks who
contributed to that wonderful project in Asuncion and I hope that there will be another round of opportunities to support that great work. That pic of
the little kid with mom and dad running their hearts out beside him says it all.
I have flashbacks on a nearly daily basis of fishing with Juan, what an honor, what a Gentleman! Next time I bring the flyrod! Flyfishing in Baja is a
dream and there are some great Nomads to hook up with! I look forward to that!
Mrsfish was saying to me today, "we have to get back down there and visit our Nomad friends", always nice to hear that motivation coming from her! I
got hooked on Baja the year they paved Hwy 1, it haunts my dreams and now with Nomads, my waking hours too.
Thanks for all the kind words and wishes. Heroditus said "no man ever steps into the same river twice" so true and it is also true that there are
innumerable rivers eh?
Iflyfish
Bajagypsy - 4-17-2008 at 07:14 PM
The gypsy's are hoping for a speedy recovery, one day Mrs. Gypsy will have to have a fishing competition with you
Iflyfish - 4-17-2008 at 07:22 PM
Mrs. Gypsy will have to get in line behind Mrs. Fish, or beside Mrs. Fish she loves to fish. I look forward to the day when I can throw some lines
down there with you. What a privilage indeed. I was too sick to come and see you when I was in Baja last and won't let that happen again.
Iflyfish
Iflyfish - 4-18-2008 at 08:14 AM
My mistake Gypsy, we were not in Asuncion at the same time. I recall the wonderful pics of you and your family visiting Asuncion. When in Loreto I
missed meeting with a woman there who is into flyfishing. Hope to see you in Asuncion and to wet some lines with you. These drugs I am taking are
great for pain, for the memory, not so much.
Iflyfish
Bajagypsy - 4-18-2008 at 11:35 AM
Iflyfish, aren't pain drugs wonderful!!! Hopefully we will meet in Asuncion, and can fish together as well as have some drinks!
sylens - 4-18-2008 at 03:00 PM
best wishes for continued success in your speedy and full recovery!
and thanks for the advice about postponing orthopedic surgery in expectation of new technologies.
congratulations on your good judgment!
shari - 4-18-2008 at 03:34 PM
MrIFly...we are very relieved all went so well and you are recovering quicly and enjoying the meds!!! No matter what fish anyone catches...YOU my
friend hold the honorable title of Most Deserving Fisherman EVER! Wear your corona(should be tecate though) with pride amigo! Can't wait to party with
you this winter...wemmissyouman.
Wingnut - 4-18-2008 at 04:13 PM
MrIFly...you will have to let us know how the meds are. I remember in past surgeries Demerol with very fond memories. Get well soon, it sounds like
you are on the way already....
Iflyfish - 4-18-2008 at 04:35 PM
On the mend down and up 15 stairs today and more! Thanks for all the wonderful vibes. I hope to see you after Christmas in Baja!! Yea!!
This surgery, True Anterior Total Hip Replacement has been done here in Oregon for the last two years and my surgeon has been doing them for six
months. It requires a special table and a surgeon who has done this procedure, it will revolutionalize total hip replacement. Used to be hospitalized
for a month and then months of rehab. I decended and assended 15 stairs today...imagine that! I am pleased to be able to share this with others who
will at some time be facing this surgery. Be sure you can get the True Anterior, lot fewer complications and a way faster recovery. They nurses tell
me that the knees are getting better too. Do your internet research and advocate for the best!
The drugs are wonderful and ones pain can be adequately managed. Now docs are learning to adequately treat pain so that the meds can stay ahead of the
pain. Be sure to discuss this with your doc. If they are nervous about narcotics and aggressive pain management, get another doc.
C. Wright Mills, the Sociologist, said that when personal problems become public issues then social change can occur. This medium affords us with an
excellent vehicle to turn our personal problems into public issues. I think an excellent example of this is BajaNomads and the real time discussions
of issues related to safety and tourism in Mexico. One never knows who will read what we post and there is power in numbers. We do get to know each
other, even if not directly and that knowledge is translated into caring to wit the thread on our amigo in Asuncion who had the auto accident and the
generous support of Nomads to the local people and communities of the Baja.
Abrazos Forte Amigos!
Iflyfish
Iflyfish
Iflyfish - 4-19-2008 at 04:45 AM
Grover, what happened to that great x-ray? I loved that image and did not copy it at the time, can you repost it? I hope I did not offend you with my
response.
I wrote "After the shock of the xray so generously posted by grover I have decided that I was not given the entire deal. I now see that I have been
very confused about the correct administration site for that product in the picture, you are truely a very bad man, I mean it Grover! I mean seriously
bad" and it appears that Dennis read that as a dis to you. I meant it as humor and apologize if I hurt your feelings. That is an amazing image. It
made me laugh outloud at a time when I was in great pain.
I hope that you can repost the image, or find some way to send it to me. I want to save it.
Iflyfishwhennotextractingmyfootfrommymouthwhichisnodoubteasierthanextractingacokebottle
Iflyfish - 4-19-2008 at 05:19 AM
Thanks, I snagged the image.
My daughter once did a tast test, compare pepsi and coke. Much careful consideration by the tasters, much discussion of the varying quality. Funny
thing was both cups contained the same soda!
By the way, any idea how the guy gets that thing open? I know some folks use their teeth?
Good to hear from you.
Iflyfish
baitcast - 4-19-2008 at 06:19 AM
Hey Fly aren,t the golden years greata constant fight to stay mobile at least
enough to go fishin,hang in there Bro and I,ll try to pick up the slack for ya.
Rob
Iflyfish - 4-19-2008 at 08:07 AM
Bait,
The golden years do seem to be a fight against gravity!
Tight lines there baitcast! Send pics!
Iflyfish
bacquito - 4-24-2008 at 07:32 AM
Listen to the doctors, rest and enjoy!!
bacquito - 4-24-2008 at 07:49 AM
Bait,
The golden years do seem to be a fight against gravity!
Yes, I have been at this battle against gravity for years and I am gradually losing the battle!!
Iflyfish - 4-24-2008 at 09:46 AM
Yup, Newton was right about apples and men!
I am healing amazingly fast. One week and two days from surgery and I am walking, first steps with out crutches yesterday. Steps, well, sort of feable
hop steps, but they count in my book!
Gracias amigos for your caring, energy and support!
To my pescador amigos, "Keep your tip up!"
Iflyfish
baitcast - 4-24-2008 at 10:41 AM
Keep my tip up you got to be kidding its all I can do to remain upright,I,ll
worry about the tip later
Rob
Osprey - 4-24-2008 at 03:24 PM
Flyguy, I don't know how you did it. There's nothing wrong with my hips but you made the procedure sound so new/easy/effective in lots of ways unheard
of such a short time ago that now I want a new hip (or two) of my own. Had to be the hipperbole.
Iflyfish - 4-24-2008 at 04:14 PM
It is not hipperbole Osprey, hipperbole, I love it!, PT came by today and after one week and three days I am walking with a cane only. I am to walk
four to five blocks per day. I have already regained my full height and gait. This new surgery is amazing, because they don't cut tendons, ligaments
or muscle, the infrastructure remains intact and so healing can progress with minimal limitations. I don't mean to focus so much on myself here, we
are all dealing with decrepitude to some extent or another, but I really want people to know that this surgery is now available. The older methods
required significant immobility and much longer healing times!
Thanks for all the care and concern, I appreciate it and the opportunity to let a community of people who may at some time need a procedure like this
that it is now here and works.
Sorry about your tip baitcast, close it in a car door? or put it someplace it didn't belong? Like a too short suit case? Most commonly happens with
trunk lids and car doors. My best to you. Doesn't seem to have affeted your fishing though.
Iflyfish