Parking my favorites

[rockinhawk]

Gonna have to park these two for awhile. I'm having shoulder replacement surgery next week. Doc sez I won't be any good at all for 3 weeks and not much good for awhile after that.

Prayers desired.

[RDWEAVER]

Prayers sent Neil. I hope you recover quickly.

[Studedude]

Praying for ya, Neil... follow doctor's orders, and get well soon!

[BobPalma]

'Sorry indeed to hear that, Neil. All the best. BP

[RadioRoy]

Good luck recuperating.

What is that primer/red and white fender on the extreme left of the picture?

[studegary]

What was that, too many concrete blocks wore out your shoulder? <G,G>

All my best for a speedy and complete recovery.

[52 Ragtop]

As stated, quick speedy recovery! Listen to the Docs. and Nurses! Thet ARE great!

Jim

[fpstude]

My best for your recovery. Listen to and follow PT instructions.

[52-fan]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
It is a good thing that the techniques are available to repair things that used to cripple or severely impair people in the past. I know a number of people who have had various joints repaired with great results.

[rockinhawk]

Roy, That's a 56 Flight Hawk that is slowly being converted to A 54 coupe. I gave it to my Grandson Zack, but right now he is more interested in baseball and girls!

[rockinhawk]

No Gary, I was ran over by an 18 wheeler last year. severely damaged my rotator cuff. I waited so long to get it fixed, I now must have a complete shoulder replacement. Thanks for the well wishes. Neil

[jclary]

Brother Neil, prayers lifted for you. In addition, allow me to offer a little encouragement. I've "been there, done that." I not only survived, but thrived! Allow your faith to push you through the difficulty. Be aware, one of the kindnesses God gave us, is that we can't remember pain! This is the subject of many discussions I've had with my buddy (since childhood). He is a Veterinarian, and very intelligent. But, we have had this discussion, off & on for years. He says he remembers the day he rolled his dad's pristine 1954 Ford truck, on a dirt road, and he remembers, "IT HURT!" I always follow that with this question..."are you in pain now?" He always answers, "NO." Then, I say..."well if you really remembered the pain...you'd be in pain now!"

So...you may experience a bit of "short term" discomfort from the surgery, but believe me, you'll get over it. Before I had my surgery, I would lay in the floor in pain. I recall that event, as being unpleasant, but not the pain. If your experience is like mine, you will be given physical therapy for a time. Do your best to approach it with enthusiasm. At first, the little exercises might seem silly, if not foolish. However, little by little, you will begin to realize you are improving. If your result is similar to mine, the difficulties, you are experiencing, that caused you to need the surgery...truly...will be a faint memory.

[rockinhawk]

Brother Neil, prayers lifted for you. In addition, allow me to offer a little encouragement. I've "been there, done that." I not only survived, but thrived! Allow your faith to push you through the difficulty. Be aware, one of the kindnesses God gave us, is that we can't remember pain! This is the subject of many discussions I've had with my buddy (since childhood). He is a Veterinarian, and very intelligent. But, we have had this discussion, off & on for years. He says he remembers the day he rolled his dad's pristine 1954 Ford truck, on a dirt road, and he remembers, "IT HURT!" I always follow that with this question..."are you in pain now?" He always answers, "NO." Then, I say..."well if you really remembered the pain...you'd be in pain now!"

So...you may experience a bit of "short term" discomfort from the surgery, but believe me, you'll get over it. Before I had my surgery, I would lay in the floor in pain. I recall that event, as being unpleasant, but not the pain. If your experience is like mine, you will be given physical therapy for a time. Do your best to approach it with enthusiasm. At first, the little exercises might seem silly, if not foolish. However, little by little, you will begin to realize you are improving. If your result is similar to mine, the difficulties, you are experiencing, that caused you to need the surgery...truly...will be a faint memory.

Thanks for the encouraging words John. How long before you could ride your bike again?

[jclary]

Thanks for the encouraging words John. How long before you could ride your bike again?

Like everything with me...there's a story there...but I won't bore your with it now. As far as how long before I could ride...I don't remember.

Come to think of it...I rode my old 1995 VT1100 this past Wednesday. Along with my Veterinarian buddy and two other friends. In fact, he dropped his expensive BMW motorcycle. DIDN'T HURT But the embarrassment was pretty painful.

Of course, one of the PERKS of being over seventy years old...is you have a built in excuse to "NOT REMEMBER."

[Silverplate]

Yes sir, some more prayers sent your way.