Lashbear... What A Pain In The.....

[lashbear]

Well, I just had a "nice" 4 day stay in hospital because of chest pains. :rolleyes:

The blood troponin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troponin)levels in the 3-4 tests over the weekend all indicate no damage happening in the Myocardium (Heart Muscle Tissue) indicating that the pains are likely not from a heart attack.

From every indicator so far (including an alarming demonstration of laxative use :eek: ) the pains seem to be related to Gastric Reflux or similar osophageal origin. (Looks like I'll be having a nice cold scoop of Pepto Bismol Icecream (http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/07/how_to_make_peptobismol_ice_cr.html)with that Corn Dog)

Two more tests to go, this time a resting and a stress test using dye to show the blood delivery to the heart muscle. It will show that the blood supply to the heart is normal. Then we will not have to cancel any portion of the trip. Yay. :cheers:

Then it's off the the Gastroenterologist. Le Sigh. I hope I don't end up with a Ham replacing my osophageal sphincter.

Love & Missed you all !

-Rob.

[thecorndogwalker]

Sending GOOD ENERGY your way Lashy

[innerSpaceman]

Whew. Gastro stuff is no fun ... but it sure beats (more) heart trouble. Sheesh, even without your history, I absolutely go into heartattack panic mode when any kind of internal pain happens (likely gastro-related) or numb stuff happens (likely nerve-related).

Lash, I'm sending well-wishes through the ether, across the wide Pacific. Be well. Be well. Oh, and be well.

[€uroMeinke]

Damn it we have plans for you - so you know we're thinking good thoughts. Stay healthy bear.

[lindyhop]

Stay well!:cool:

[Strangler Lewis]

I hope you feel better.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

So sorry to hear this-- hang in there, and get well!

Also, Pepto ice cream? Creme Anglese notwithstanding, eww.

[tracilicious]

Wow, glad you are ok! Speedy recovery!

[Snowflake]

Lashy, sending you much good vibes and good thoughts and hope for a speedy recovery. Grateful as heck it's not a heart attack, but sorry it's gastro.

{{{Be well my friend!}}}

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Hope you feel better.

[wendybeth]

Lashbear, you TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, MISTER!!!!!!!

That's an order, said in my bestest stern mom voice.

((((Big hug)))))

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Get well soon bear!!

[lashbear]

Thank you all for the kind words !

...I just read the insurance form for the trip, and this means I'm going to have to get a 59 question document filled in by my GP, and pay an extra $110.00 on the premium :(

[Not Afraid]

You get better, Mr. Bear! We want to visit you at DL and no at the hospital. Sending long-reaching hugs and well wishes down under.

[Kevy Baby]

Get well Bear. I've been looking forward to your visit and I don't want anything to prevent seeing you.

[MouseWife]

Ooo, that all sounds pretty uncomfortable. I wish you good meds and a quick recovery.

I am looking forward to meeting you and I send you a big giant hug full of get well wishes. :)

[Kevy Baby]

Re-reading the title reminds me of this photo that re-defines PITA.

NOT FOR THE SQUEEMISH!!!!!

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/painintheass.jpg

[wendybeth]

I looked.

:eek:

[Gemini Cricket]

Listen here, Mister Sister, you best be taking care of yo'self, Honey. I know you don't want to have to explain to the board that you couldn't make it to Disneyland because you gots chest pains or your a$shole fell out. Mm mm. Take it easy, baby.

:D

[blueerica]

I'm with the rest.

Get well.

Not much else to say when everyone has said it for me.

Wishes and hopes through the ether, love and care through whatever vibes you might receive them. I just hope to finally get to meet the wonderful Lashbear.

So....


BE WELL FOR ME DAMN IT~!

(and yes, I am that bossy.... just ask anyone here... ;) )

[cirquelover]

I'm sending you good vibes and best wishes! You have big plans and fun times ahead, so get all healed up quick. Good luck with the tests.

[mousepod]

Lashbear, you suffer heart attack-like pains as a result of a GI issue, yet you still insist on bringing vegemite for all of our dainty American stomachs? You cruel, cruel thing.

Get better and get over here.

[JWBear]

Mega bear hugs!! Hope you're feeling better soon!

[3894]

The bedside lamp burned low in the half-light of dusk. Lashbear saw 3894 blink, then focus her gaze.

"You can't do this to us, you -" She stopped herself and he watched self-control hood her features, her shoulders back and tight. "Quite. Feel better, Lashbear. We care."

[Ghoulish Delight]

Damnit, I can't keep up with the condition of two sphincters! Take care of yourself, make sure the stoat spoils you, and we'll see you next month.

[Nephythys]

Huggles!

Get well- be well- and get out here! Nothing is allowed to spoil this trip for you (or for any of us TYVM!)

Sending much luvs to you-

[~MS~]

AcK! NO NO NO, no being sick allowed for my favorite bear! Missy needs to give hugs for her wonderful treats that her friend from LONG bye bye sent her! She still wears her tshirt every chance she gets...

Seriously, get well prayers flying down under to lift you up and over this hump and on the road to good health for your vacation! Take good care of you, there are a lot of us looking forward to seeing your smiling face soon.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

You best take care of yourself or Carol Channing and I will come down there and sing Button Up Your Overcoat until you do!

[thecorndogwalker]

I am not a doctor but its probably a giant wad of vegamite clogging your pipes...

big hugs lashy...

[Disneyphile]

It's all a plot so we'll feel bad and eat the Vegemite. ;)




(Please be well, LB. I can't wait to see you soon!)

[RStar]

It's all a plot so we'll feel bad and eat the Vegemite. ;)I'll try anything once (within reason). Twice if I like it!



You get better, Rob! We don't want anything to get in the way of your trip, now do we!

[katiesue]

Hope you're feeling better!

[libraryvixen]

Love to you from me and B

[sleepyjeff]

Get better soon.

[bewitched]

Get better soon!!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Get well and stay there Mr. Bear!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Hey--you're the only thing on the LoT calendar right now. You better get better soon!

:birdy:

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Ugh, didn't see this until just now. So sorry to hear about this Lashbear. Hope you feel better soon and that it isn't serious.

I expect scaeagles will be along at some point to give you pointers on a proper ham fitting. Listen to him, the man has gone through years of self-imposed sphincter abuse and knows his stuff. ;)

[lashbear]

I had the first test today - Shot full of radioactive dye, lying on a board while a 4ft X 4ft camera shuttled it's way slowly around my chest. Took about 25 mins.

Tomorrow I do the same but they make me run on a treadmill beforehand..... :eek:

I couldn't have breakfast beforehand, it's now 11:30am and I'm about to tuck into a nice bowl of Pea & Ham soup.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I had the first test today - Shot full of radioactive dye, What super power are you hoping for?

[lashbear]

What super power are you hoping for?

X-ray Vision :evil: :evil: :evil:

[Ghoulish Delight]

X-ray Vision :evil: :evil: :evil:
Better make that "variable depth X-ray vision".

[CoasterMatt]

Please get well, LB - Rose and I can't wait to hang out with you. :)

[lashbear]

Better make that "variable depth X-ray vision".
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Ah, good point !! Don't want to miss the 'forest' for the 'trees', to coin a phrase....

[Scrooge McSam]

Poor Leo ;)

Much love your way, Lash! I'm waiting for good news.

[Not Afraid]

WATCH OUT LEO! You ain't the only sphincter in town anymore!

[lashbear]

Well, the results of the final heart scan (sestemibi Stress test) are in, and te results place me in the low risk category for at least the next two years (at which time I expect they want to do it all over again to give me another clean bill of health. Sort of like putting a car in for service)

This means that NOTHING medical will stop me from coming over now. *touches wood*

[katiesue]

Hurray for the good news!

[wendybeth]

Well, the results of the final heart scan (sestemibi Stress test) are in, and te results place me in the low risk category for at least the next two years (at which time I expect they want to do it all over again to give me another clean bill of health. Sort of like putting a car in for service)

This means that NOTHING medical will stop me from coming over now. *touches wood*
"Touches wood?"

(WB tiptoes away from a much-too-easy-to pick-on comment.....):D


Glad you're good to go, Lash! Can't wait to meet you and Lashstoat!:cheers:

[Not Afraid]

When you get done touching wood, let me know and I'll wish you congrats.

[CoasterMatt]

Hey at least he's keeping cancer free ;)

[DreadPirateRoberts]

"Touches wood?"

Cancer prevention

[katiesue]

But now doesn't he run the risk of blindness? ;)

[wendybeth]

We'll have to check his palms when he gets here. He might not be able to see all the new hair growth.

[Snowflake]

Well, the results of the final heart scan (sestemibi Stress test) are in, and te results place me in the low risk category for at least the next two years (at which time I expect they want to do it all over again to give me another clean bill of health. Sort of like putting a car in for service)

This means that NOTHING medical will stop me from coming over now. *touches wood*

Bwahahaha, really great news!

[Snowflake]

But now doesn't he run the risk of blindness? ;)

OMG, I'm gasping here, you're killing me

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Touching wood? Is that what they call in "down under?"

Glad to hear all is well! Yay!

[lashbear]

Touching wood? Is that what they call in "down under?"!

Nah ! Wobbling yer Wombat is the preferred expression.





....if you're mick dundee or such :p

[lashbear]

Oh and while we're on the subject.....

Knock on wood / Touch Wood

Meaning

The phrase used by people who rap their knuckles on a piece of wood hoping to stave off bad luck. In the UK & Australia the phrase 'touch wood' is used - often jokingly by tapping one's head. The phrases are usually used when one is already experiencing some good fortune and hope that it will continue - e.g. "I've been winning on every race - touch wood".

Origin

The derivation may be the association that wood and trees have with good spirits in mythology, or with the Christian cross. It used to be considered good luck to tap trees to let the wood spirits within know you were there. Traditions of this sort still persist in Ireland. See also - the darling buds of May.

The British version - touch wood, had an earlier Latin version used when touching wood - absit omen!, meaning 'far be that omen from us'. This dates from at least the early 17th century, when it is quoted by Heywood. It isn't clear when touch wood began to be used. It must have been well-known by 1849, when The Boy's Own Book published the rules of a children's game that derived from the phrase:

"This game is sometimes called 'Touch-iron' or 'Touch-wood'; in these cases the players are safe only while they touch iron or wood, as may be previously agreed. They are liable to be touched only when running from one piece of wood or iron to another."

Knock on wood - the American version, is known from the early 20th century. For example, The Indianapolis Star, September 1908:

"He is a promising looking youngster, and once we get on velvet (knock on wood!) the New York fans will get a chance to see him in action. When that time comes (knock on wood again!) it is more than likely that he will not disappoint."

Note: 'on velvet' means in a position of advantage, especially regarding betting on sporting events.

[Not Afraid]

What's going on here? Everywhere I look it's LashBear LashBear LashBear. The calendar is all about LashBear, the top 2 threads are about LashBear the most recent posters are LashBear. Who is this guy, anyways!!! ;)

[lashbear]

What's going on here? Everywhere I look it's LashBear LashBear LashBear. The calendar is all about LashBear, the top 2 threads are about LashBear the most recent posters are LashBear. Who is this guy, anyways!!! ;)

Psssssssst ! Wanna buy a cap ?

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgroh/pics/LashbearCap.jpg

[wendybeth]

'Knock wood' is fairly well known in the U.S., but 'touch wood' isn't- it sounds sort of ........wobbling yer wombatish.:D

[Not Afraid]

It's knock ON wood.

And, jus so Jesse is clear, it's standing IN line. ;)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Glad to hear your health is "low risk"! I'm hoping to meet you when you visit. :)

[RStar]

Yes, great news Rob! :snap:

Take it easy, and rest up before your trip.

And refrain from bopping the baloney for a while, just in case. ;)

:D