BIG EVENT.......Ponce's throat operation......... :) ......... V

[Ponce]

Well, I have to be at the hospital on thersday at 7 am, operation at 8:30, and it will take 45 minutes...will be, more or less, out till 9:30.....go home at 10.......wish me luck....not for the operation for for me to recover my golden voice hahahahahahahahahah.

V

[chad]

if you don't make it, can i have you silver? thanks.

[Cebu_4_2]

Well good luck Ponce! Sounds like your on your way to Broadway. :D

[Ponce]

My silver yes.....my tp NO....am will be burried with all my rolls jejejejejejejjej.

By the way, what the are injection in my vocal cords is something called.....Radiesse.....the Dr thinks that that's the right spelling hahhahahahhah.

V

[zap]

Good luck Ponce hope it goes the way you want it too !!!

[Ponce]

The main reason that I am do this is to help my town in what is to come.....I know that I can succedeed in feeding everyone, give every one work, eschange with others waht we have for what they have.... and a lot more.....but....who will listen to someone with a Micky Mouse voice? ...............yeah, I have to apply for "American has talent".....or is it? A Cuban has talent? hahahahahahahahah.

V

[chad]

well, good luck. surgery is a hell of a thing no matter how easy they say it's going to be. i'll do a rosary tonight for you.

[Neuro]

Good luck Ponce!

[Ponce]

Thanks gang......after being dead three times one more wont matter.....and if I do?....well, it is my time to go.....at least there wont be anyone to take the Dr to court hahahahahahah.....I'll tell the Dr that I want to sing like Mario Lanza or Enrique Caruso wowoooooooo.

V

[palani]

.I'll tell the Dr that I want to sing like Mario Lanza or Enrique Caruso
V
Probably sound closer to Edith Piaf.

Good luck and keep one hand on your wallet.

[sirgonzo420]

May the Force be with you, Ponce!

[madfranks]

I wish you the best and I hope for a quick and painless recovery.

[Glass]

yes prayers for a safe operation and quick recovery.

I hope it turns out like this guys voice for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP11L9jRW94

I need a better clip. Richard IV from The Black Adder if any one is interested.

[Celtic Rogue]

My thoughts are with you... Ooo(any surgery can have its complications... With all of this good will wished for you... you will be fine. Anyway I wont ask for any of your stuff if for some reason you dont make it... I would rather have you here telling us all your pearls of wisdom! Take care brother.

Before Senior Ponce's Throat had A Problem [(:)] The Doctors Put Him To Sleep :|zzz When he awoke he was fixed {@@,&) Well he was but.... There was a mix up with a Vasectomy patient! He was "Fixed" Alright! OUCH! Just kidding...

[ArgenteumTelum]

Best Wishes, Ponce!!

AT

[Spectrism]

Is this the surgery that removes your Puerto Rican accent? And leave the nurses alone.... unles you get nurse Ratchett.

[PatColo]

I want to sing like Mario Lanza or

The only known clip of Jeff Rense on the web-- chinless bastud aint he? He swoons over his fave singer here,

The Real Jeff Rense (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOT7rY1WZg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOT7rY1WZg


Jeff Rense & Noel Tyl - The Magnificent Voice Of Mario Lanza (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5E4jzBPRQ4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5E4jzBPRQ4

[Ponce]

Your guys are really funny....betewen my cat, my dog and you guys life is a ball....thanks.

V

[JFN111]

I hope all go well for you.

[Down1]

Good luck.
Just in time.
You will be able to be in a war propaganda movie by Friday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9BiDAfpaA

[Sparky]

Ponce's war propaganda voice before operation:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDrzKBF6gDU

[singular_me]

sending many blessings to the success of your surgery... :

[PatColo]

After the surgery, and provided you adhere to a strict rehab regimen of Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls 6x/daily as he recommends below,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w24Xd8fVlTU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w24Xd8fVlTU

...you'll be singing like Issac Hayes ^ in approximately 6 weeks.\uu\

[osoab]

Don't do it Ponce.

I heard your GIM interview. If you voice hasn't changed from that, I say screw going under the knife.

[osoab]

The only known clip of Jeff Rense on the web-- chinless bastud aint he? He swoons over his fave singer here,

The Real Jeff Rense (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOT7rY1WZg)


Hence the need for the "eye catching" wig.

[zap]

I wonder how the operation went? Check in Ponce.

[osoab]

I wonder how the operation went? Check in Ponce.

He's probably eating ice cream and flirting with the nurses.

[Cebu_4_2]

I wonder how the operation went? Check in Ponce.

He should have been back already from what he said...

[agnut]

Hey guys, it’s Saturday night and Ponce was scheduled to have been operated on at 9:30 Thursday morning.
I have called several times and no one answers. Either he isn’t picking up the phone or something has happened.

I expect that I will hear from him very soon. After all the years we have communicated, he has always been very reliable. He has people there watching things for him but I don’t have their phone numbers.

Best wishes,

agnut

[zap]

I am pretty sure he is ok (just a gut feeling), but at his age with the high BP I am sure they kept him for a bit. Let us know when you hear from him.

Thanks

[Horn]

Either he isn’t picking up the phone or something has happened.

Would he be able to talk soon after the operation?

5287

[Spectrism]

First things first. When he got back home, he probably needed to conduct an inventory of his toilet paper. He should be finished in about a week. Who knows.... it could have been a major difficulty getting that Puerto Rican accent out. Not sure of the extent of the surgery, but it is likely not much fun.

[Cebu_4_2]

[QUOTE=Horn;656510]Would he be able to talk soon after the operation?

/QUOTE]

Good question, If he can't talk I doubt he would even pick up a phone.

[madfranks]

Yeah but if he can't talk because his vocal cords are healing, what would stop him from posting here?

Most likely he's just recovering in the hospital.

[Cebu_4_2]

Yeah but if he can't talk because his vocal cords are healing, what would stop him from posting here?


Good point.

[General of Darkness]

All kidding aside, I admit, I'm starting to get a little nervous.

[Spectrism]

Heck... I've been nervous about that ole boy for a couple years now.

[Ponce]

Hello gang, Ponce here............on the 18, the day before I was supposed to have my new born voice, I had stroke and hit another car........four days in the hospital and a million tests that will cost a million dollars.......the hospital was great with avery thing being first class......have to go to court on tuesday to pay a fine but I will tell then that I was at the hospital and delay it a little bit............my head is still spinning and still a little dizy, no more than usual.......called Agnut a few minutes ago but no answer............................HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY CALL ME.

Baby aspirin and blood preassure pill from now on........anyway, I am going to be and try to sleep, in the hospital they would wake me up every ten minutes for this and that............see ya later and thank you for caring..... V

[Serpo]

turmeric with pepper Ponce for the blood pressure

[MNeagle]

oh dear. Glad you're o.k. & checked in. Been worrying about you. Agnut posted on p. 3. You need to make some back-up plans for yourself Ponce, (& your pets). Another close call... man oh man...

[MNeagle]

Was anyone else hurt in the car accident? What are your injuries?

[agnut]

Hey Ponce, just got back from fruit and veggie pickup and shopping (lots of prep items) and saw your post.

And here I was anticipating hearing your new voice. So you wrecked the truck; I guess a stroke is as good as any an excuse. Maybe a sexy blonde, brunette or redhead would be better. I'm not picky but they do have to be female.

Seriously, what happened ? Anyone hurt other than yourself ?

I've tried to call you several times and no answer. I called you twice so far since you posted here and still no answer. Well, call me when it is convenient.

Best wishes,

agnut

[madfranks]

Thanks for checking in Ponce, glad you're A-OK.

[osoab]

get well Ponce.

[Celtic Rogue]

Ponce you are very lucky! Please get your BP down it WILL kill you sooner or later. I am so glad that you are OK and all! Take it easy. I had high BP I had 198/108 and now at last reading I am at 100/68. I am pretty far below normal still. I lost 16 pounds and got my weight to my norm for my height. I take vit D3 and Krill oil, and some thyroid vitamins, I am now in the process of reducing my BP meds dosage to half... then if my BP stays normal then I will cut the dose is half again... and then none. If it holds then I will stay off. I monitor my BP 3 times a day. Do you have a BP Monitor? This is the one I use.
Omron Auto Blood Pressure Monitor (http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HEM-712CLC-Automatic-Pressure-Monitor/dp/B0009XQUE8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1378082272&sr=8-8&keywords=blood+pressure+omron)

[chad]

what? hang in there man!

[Hitch]

I had high BP I had 198/108 and now at last reading I am at 100/68.

That is awesome, amazing achievement. Ponce, keep a good watch on your BP too!

[General of Darkness]

DAMN IT, Ponce get well buddy.

[Ponce]

No injuries but for my head, I did not tell the cop, didn't want it to appear in my drivers license record.......later on it was when I went to the hospital......from one hospital they sent me to another hospital where they tested me with all kinds of machines like Xray, the one that goes around and goes TAC TAC TAC TAC, another one that showed my brain the same way that it shows a baby and I don't know what else, they broke all my veins for taking around 15 samples of blood, every half hour, bags and bags of water into my veins...............anyway, you guys will have to put up with me for a while longer.

By the way, one of my neighbors saw my torn truck and saw me missing so he called all the hospitals looking for me and today he went to get me.......the nurses called him my son Nick ahahahahahah.

Will try to do my voice vox later on.

Giving you a call Agnut................... V

[Spectrism]

Sounds pretty desperate. You were afraid to lose your Puerto Rican voice so you went an dhad a stroke? Yeah... sure.

[General of Darkness]

Sounds pretty desperate. You were afraid to lose your Puerto Rican voice so you went an dhad a stroke? Yeah... sure.

Don't be a cunt.

[MNeagle]

No injuries but for my head, I did not tell the cop, didn't want it to appear in my drivers license record.......later on it was when I went to the hospital......from one hospital they sent me to another hospital where they tested me with all kinds of machines like Xray, the one that goes around and goes TAC TAC TAC TAC, another one that showed my brain the same way that it shows a baby and I don't know what else, they broke all my veins for taking around 15 samples of blood, every half hour, bags and bags of water into my veins...............anyway, you guys will have to put up with me for a while longer.

By the way, one of my neighbors saw my torn truck and saw me missing so he called all the hospitals looking for me and today he went to get me.......the nurses called him my son Nick ahahahahahah.

Will try to do my voice vox later on.

Giving you a call Agnut................... V


He probably had to lie to get any information about you... privacy laws & all that. I hope you get it all straightened out w/ Agnut, and a BACK-UP PLAN for your health concerns.... this is your 2nd stroke now! Thank God no one was killed!

[madfranks]

Ponce, you're not getting any younger, if you feel that you need a helper, someone to look after you (and look after your TP and maybe your silver too...), let me know, I'm happy to help out a friend in need. :D :D :D

[Libertarian_Guard]

Ponce, you're not getting any younger, if you feel that you need a helper, someone to look after you (and look after your TP and maybe your silver too...), let me know, I'm happy to help out a friend in need. :D :D :D

Or a friend with weed!

[Cebu_4_2]

Or a friend with weed!

Is a friend indeed!

[zap]

Glad you are ok Ponce,sorry you didn't get the throat surgery. You gotta take care of yourself, and watch that BP!!!!

[Horn]

Rescheduled for the 5th of November?

Take a train next time,,, V


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9gYhnUKehU

[Neuro]

Good that you are OK Ponce! Perhaps that you were lucky having the stroke the day before your supposed to have throat surgery. If you'ld had the stroke the day after the surgery you might have been dead now. If the surgery is just to make you sound a bit better, don't do it! It will mess up your blood clotting for a while, apart from that it will create swelling in the neck that might squeeze on the blood vessels going to and from the brain.

After all you live in a Mickey Mouse kind of a town, so it should be an advantage if you speak like him. And you won't lead anyone dead...

[pioneer]

No injuries but for my head, I did not tell the cop, didn't want it to appear in my drivers license record.......later on it was when I went to the hospital......from one hospital they sent me to another hospital where they tested me with all kinds of machines like Xray, the one that goes around and goes TAC TAC TAC TAC, another one that showed my brain the same way that it shows a baby and I don't know what else, they broke all my veins for taking around 15 samples of blood, every half hour, bags and bags of water into my veins...............anyway, you guys will have to put up with me for a while longer.

By the way, one of my neighbors saw my torn truck and saw me missing so he called all the hospitals looking for me and today he went to get me.......the nurses called him my son Nick ahahahahahah.

Will try to do my voice vox later on.

Giving you a call Agnut................... V

glad you're still with us, ponce! sorry you lost your wheels at the same time you endured this outcome.

please, if you or anyone you love is faced with the order to have "15 samples of blood" drawn every half hour" or something similar in the way of "orders" like for a blood draw every 4 hours, etc DEMAND TO SEE A FLOOR CHARGE NURSE and specifically request a PICC LINE be put in.

that charge nurse WILL wheel in a portable ultrasound machine, run it over your upper arm first, looking for a deeper vein that is straight and long enough to put in a PICC LINE with multi-dongles port. doing this will ELIMINATE the pincushion sticks nonesense REGARDLESS of however often blood draws are ordered to be done.

the draws will THEN come from one of the PICC LINE multiple port dongles associated with the PICC and taped down on the upper arm (their first placement choice)

damn doctors nor nurses DON'T like to tell patients about this pain saving PICC option, the scoundrels!!! why? because it makes more work for THEM!

you see, they (a NURSE!) has to drop everything and personally come in everytime someone from lab comes up to draw blood!! First the nurse, NOT THE LAB VAMPIRE, but the NURSE, has to do a saline flush of that dongle port by sterile saline syringe, THEN they have to stand there looking at their watch, if you get a nice one, might actually visit with you like a decent human being (or a family member) while they WAIT the MANDATORY TWO MINUTES for the saline to clear. THEN the NURSE has to perform the blood draw from that PICC port. then THEY hand back full however many pre-labelled vials are provided by the lab tech vampire obeying the required doctor's orders. easy peezy.

i have a loved one who needs frequent blood draws each hospitalization. a wise old charge nurse in ICU told me about this option. then that same CHARGE NURSE ordered the portable sonogram machine and DID PICC line insert, on the spot. bless them! the pincushion events were history, as the blood draw comes out of the PICC LINE port. and new ivs can be started in another one of the other dongle ports on the same PICC LINE dongle if necessary, preventing yet ANOTHER stick!

its gotten to the place where we ask for a PICC LINE when we hit the ER door anymore, and damn sure for before any surgery.

hope this helps you in the future Ponce.

and I hope it helps anyone else on here.

it's a simple sounding word, PICC (sounds like "pick") and should be easy to remember. Think toothpick for a neumonic word association.

even the immediate family member, or the durable power of attorney, or the health power of attorney can INSIST on this comfortable "one stick and done" PICC LINE protocol. They are good for 3 days, and then have to be redone. My loved one can handle 1 stick every 3 days!

ps be sure and have on hand or in the car or truck the original, wet-ink signed and witnessed, health power of attorney (or durable power of attorney) available at check-in in order to take proper care of your loved one if you accompany them for anything hospital related. we use the same hospital all the time, so I just finally took the documents down to medical records and insisted they be entered into the electronic record. done and done.

check with your state laws, because in some states a durable power of attorney EXCLUDES health power of attorney powers and you need BOTH documents to take care of your loved one.

another thing, you can request the normal saline or ringers lactate iv insertion by an EMT be anywhere BUT the back of your hand in the ambulance as well, and then insist on PICC line when you hit the ER.

we tend to forget in emergency situations that we ARE the customer. demand comfort where these damned frequent veni-puncture events are concerned. they can do it. it's just treated like a temple secret by medical staff.

before i learned about PICC lines i personally had my veins blown in my left arm from such frequent blood draws nonesense in the easy stickings inside elbow routine.

just think. in 3 days, with orders for an every half hour blooddraw, you are saving yourself and or your loved one 48 veni-punctures!!!!!!!! or at every 4 hours, 6 veni-punctures. PER DAY!

here's something you CAN do, and make THEM DO for yourself or your loved one.

get well, ponce.

[Spectrism]

Don't be a cunt.

Its called humor you ignorant prick.

[Libertytree]

I hope ya get to feelin better soon.

[General of Darkness]

Its called humor you ignorant prick.


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[Ponce]

Thanks Pioneer, great info for myself and every one else.............still not to cool today so that in a while I'll be going back to bed, after walking my dog.........my cat would not leave me alone last night, she would touch me every three minutes to be sure that I was really back.........now I have to find my wallet and every thing else that left in my house the day that I had my problems hahahahhah.

By the way, we have 31 members and 382 guests peeking over our shoulders.....they are all worried about me ahahahahahahahahah.

V

[Ponce]

I can't believe how much has happened in the five days that I have being missing.......I mean, like 39% unemployment?, remember that in the 1928 "problem" we had only 25% unemployment..........and forget about Syria, the only thing that is holding back the American attack dog is Russia........the US is gone and there is nothing that we can do, we will never again be what we used to be..........something that I have noticed is that every weapon that we have used overseas we, even the experimental ones, are now being deploy inside the US borders, including the robotfish in our coastal waters.......we are stealing land, at the US-Mexican border, to install survilanace cameras to "look out" for illegals - I have news for you, soon those cameras will be pointing inwards TOWARDS the US in order to stop the Americans from scaping into Mexico.............we have a very very bad future........may "The Force" be with all of us.

V

[JohnQPublic]

Ponce, stay well. You are one of a kind.

[Ponce]

It looks to me that my stroke affected me more than what I expected....placed a new watermelon in the oven, salt shaker in the frig and gallon of milk under the kitchen sink......have to go over what I write at least twice......if it gets any worse I'll have to take care of the problem on my own.....by the way, the Dr told me that I have some scars in my brain from the blood pumping and hitting ths same spot all the time, don't know how that works, is what he told me.

V

[General of Darkness]

It looks to me that my stroke affected me more than what I expected....placed a new watermelon in the oven, salt shaker in the frig and gallon of milk under the kitchen sink......have to go over what I write at least twice......if it gets any worse I'll have to take care of the problem on my own.....by the way, the Dr told me that I have some scars in my brain from the blood pumping and hitting ths same spot all the time, don't know how that works, is what he told me.

V

Please start an aspirin regiment.

[Libertytree]

Ponce, something you might want to consider? What about getting someone to live with you, help out and make sure you're alright. Run errands, keep track of things, chores etc...etc... That is my job now, I look after an older fella that has some issues though he is still keen of mind and sharp as a tack there's things he just needs help with, some days more than others. It helps that I have a broad knowledge of a lot of different things and am a little older myself and can relate. It could be a blessing to you and for them, I know that's the way I look at it.

[chad]

keep posting and responding to threads. it makes your brain workout and is good mental exercise.

[palani]

Please start an aspirin regiment.

Lumbrokinase (silkworm casting) might be a better choice.

Glad to hear you are better Ponce.

[Ponce]

Ponce, something you might want to consider? What about getting someone to live with you, help out and make sure you're alright. Run errands, keep track of things, chores etc...etc... That is my job now, I look after an older fella that has some issues though he is still keen of mind and sharp as a tack there's things he just needs help with, some days more than others. It helps that I have a broad knowledge of a lot of different things and am a little older myself and can relate. It could be a blessing to you and for them, I know that's the way I look at it.

Thank you guy........but........no one will wipe my ass for me.......I'd rather be......you know.

V

[osoab]

Thank you guy........but........no one will wipe my ass for me.......I'd rather be......you know.

V

You are the one that brought up your ass. :o

[Ponce]

Oh oh, here comes the jokes about my ass hahahahahahahah.

[MNeagle]

How are you doing today Ponce? How long does it take for your medicine to be effective? Those pill dispensers (Mon-Sun) can be handy if you're not sure if you've taken your medicine or not that day. Just fill it once a week.

Did you find your wallet? Did the doc say it was o.k. for you to drive again?

One option is to ask the doc/hospital for a home-nurse visit(s) or referral. They can check on you w/o having someone live w/ you.

[Glass]

Please start an aspirin regiment.

do not take asprin if you have a cold or the Flu/influenza........deadly

But do take care. Why not look at getting an Au pair as LT has suggested? Find a nice young Benny Hill type of lass. There is a Au Pair finding website for that you know. I know a widower who has a young american girl staying with them down here to help look after the kids.

[Cebu_4_2]

do not take asprin if you have a cold or the Flu/influenza........deadly

Linky?

[Glass]

Linky?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=spanish+flu+made+worse+by+asprin

[Cebu_4_2]

do not take asprin if you have a cold or the Flu/influenza........deadly

1918 spanish flue. Docs were prescribing 8-31G a day. That's a LOT of aspirin.

[Hitch]

1918 spanish flue. Docs were prescribing 8-31G a day. That's a LOT of aspirin.

My great grandfather fought in WW1 and caught the Spanish flu. They thought he died, but a nurse saw him moving under the sheet in the hall.

Years later, he was told to leave Kansas for Hawaii because so much as a cold would kill him, and he needed warm weather.

He landed in San Francisco, and love it. Stayed. During the great depression he wasn't working many hours, caught a cold and told his wife "he would finish the workweek if it killed him." Last words, it did.

[Ponce]

Thanks Neagle for your concern, plus everyone else......I am doing a lot better today and fell more alive...something that I didn't know is that my car insurance has medical insurance and I am also protected by SS, private insurance and the VA.

Took my BP just now 133/92.......miracles do happen.

V

[Glass]

going on a hunch, asprin should probably be more pure than back in 1914. So while we might be consuming smaller pills or less pure "powders" it's probably the same efficiacy. Anyway it kind of makes sense given that it's a blood thinner, it seems logical it would affect the oxygenation of the blood and enhance the potential for bugs to multiply in that environment. Oxygenation seems to be a powerful force in fighting disease. I see it come up time and again. Different methods for achieving the same outcomes.

[Serpo]

packing in aspirin pill can turn capillaries brittle