not quite dead... yet

[Svensk120]

I know that it hasn't been posted here but I wanted to announce that.... I am not quite dead....yet.

over the last 12 days or so I have been at Shck Trama. The short of it was I had a viral flesh-eating staff infection that came one suddenly and required 5 surgeries but I was released today into the tender care of my parents' arms.

Not posting for shock value or anything like that but those that might have been wondering where i have been and not making any postings there, you go.
I am glad to be alive, and I am still hoping to get to the crab feast as well.

The real reason I wanted to post this is to remind people to have updated call lists and information that isn't locked down on a phone.
My folks are elderly themselves and they have no idea of how to get into my phone nor who to all or anything like that,
Until I was out of ICU and surgeries and they were able to give me my phone ( it was so dead it basically had to be rebooted) they had no idea on who to talk to or where information was stored. Trust me, this will be changing very quickly indeed!

Anyway, I am glad to still be hanging around. The recovery will be slow yet quick, per the doctors. I look forward to hitting the trails and camping with everyone again soon!

 

[JakeisbadatThis]

Holy cow, glas your out of the hospital. Thats wild dude

 

[imperium]

Wishing you a full and quick recovery! Hope you can make it out to the cruisers and crabs event

 

[bkfj40]

Whoa! Scary s***! While I was at the Verizon store yesterday getting my phone replaced cause the yellow screen of death, there was an older man and his two grown kids turning in his recently passed wife’s phone. No one had her Apple ID and password. Write that s*** down somewhere or give it to someone for safe keeping.

Good idea Sven on updating emergency contact in phone as well!

 

[CrabCake]

I know that it hasn't been posted here but I wanted to announce that.... I am not quite dead....yet.

over the last 12 days or so I have been at Shck Trama. The short of it was I had a viral flesh-eating staff infection that came one suddenly and required 5 surgeries but I was released today into the tender care of my parents' arms.

Not posting for shock value or anything like that but those that might have been wondering where i have been and not making any postings there, you go.
I am glad to be alive, and I am still hoping to get to the crab feast as well.

The real reason I wanted to post this is to remind people to have updated call lists and information that isn't locked down on a phone.
My folks are elderly themselves and they have no idea of how to get into my phone nor who to all or anything like that,
Until I was out of ICU and surgeries and they were able to give me my phone ( it was so dead it basically had to be rebooted) they had no idea on who to talk to or where information was stored. Trust me, this will be changing very quickly indeed!

Anyway, I am glad to still be hanging around. The recovery will be slow yet quick, per the doctors. I look forward to hitting the trails and camping with everyone again soon!

Yikes! Glad to hear that you are on the mend! And I agree with the password/phone access. I keep reminding myself that my wife and co-manager of our family business has no idea of how to do most of what I do at work (everything but cook in a catering business)! I do have a passwords envelope and pretty much all of my passwords are saved on the computer too, which she has the primary password to get in. We can also both access each other's phones as well as my moms too.

Best yet, you are home and recovering, hope to see you soon!

 

[DustyFJ]

Glad you are on the mend. Very scary.

 

[Svensk120]

quick update.....

home at the Folks house for the past few days.... Mom is happy to have her baby boy home! to recover a bit before heading back to my own place ( only 20 minutes away from the folks ) Man I miss my own bed and believe it or not... my own toilet! It turns out that all thrones are NOT the same.

Sleep schedule is still very erratic and not sleeping the full night. It is down for 2 hours or so then up for a few and then down for a few more hours.

Movement is still an issue but I am able to walk.... well shuffle really... but I can get up and down stairs with some effort but every day is a bit better then the last but it will be a long trip back till I can scramble up a trail to spot someone!

As far as pain goes .... nothing really. Sore muscles and aches. Tender tender tender tender but no pain and I am not taking any pain meds either.

Guys I am just so damn happy to have walked out of Shock Trama on my own so please don't feel as if I am complaining here at all.

Yesterday, I was able to talk my dad into giving me a lift to the barber shop where I had my hair washed 2 times! cut they trimmed the beard up and all. A few hot towels on the face and I felt human! Later yesterday afternoon I was also a good Swede and took a Sauna as well!! It was a cool one only put the temp up to about 100

 

[kevin in okinawa]

Glad to hear you’re on the mend!

 

[StaleAle]

Keep up the good progress!

 

[Svensk120]

recovery is going well enough that I am going to move back into my own place tomorrow.... well technically today!
I did have to promise that I would still come over often to the folks place to recover and relax but they are only about 30 minutes away so not a big deal but I will be back in my own bed at night!

walking about is easier and I have a cane for just in case for some balance and stairs. It is also still mainly a 3 move process for climbing up actual stairs but Rome wasn't built in a day and I have to remember that I am making progress all the time even if it might not seem like it,

Remember to check in with friends and family and keep in contacts up to date as well people!!!

 

[captainva]

Wow glad you're ok. That must have been a very scary experience. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

 

[Svensk120]

All moved back into my place.... and it feels good!
Love my folks and they did go above and beyond in taking care of me but there is something about going back home that makes you feel even better.

Had my Dad help out with a trip to the food store for the basics as they had emptied the fridge while I was in the hospital so nothing went bad or wasted. I spent a few hours unpacking and putting things where they belonged that had gotten moved about when they were cleaning up.

Took a nap in my own bed as well.... that was heavenly!

It will be nice to be able to do things my way and how I want them done but I will miss having Mom's home cooking as well.

Recovery is slow and next week I have my follow up with the surgeon to see how he feels things are healing and from then I will get a better idea on the next steps and a return to work time frame as well.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes it means a lot to me!

 

[DirtNap]

Wow, I stay off of 'Mud for a few months and look what I missed. Glad you survived and are on the mend. How are you doing now? Pain fading/faded? Is /was the difficulty walking from being laid up in the hospital bed, or the surgeries themselves? Sports Clips definitely did you right!

I shudder whenever I hear "flesh eating infection." They are no joke. Someone died of it on the Eastern Shore a couple of years ago, something about the warm brackish waters.
Best of luck on the recovery!