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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: stringstretcher on July 18, 2012, 08:12:30 pm

Title: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: stringstretcher on July 18, 2012, 08:12:30 pm
I want to thank each and everyone of you for your thoughts and prayers of late, and would like to ask that you continue them for me.

Tuesday July 24th, I will be going to VCU for an operation on my left inner ear, that will completely eliminate my left side balance function due to this dreaded Minere's disease. I also will have the complete vestibule of theinner ear that controls the vestibular function taken out. All of this will be done via drilling all the affected areas out of my inner ear.

To say I am scared is putting it mildly, because of the possibility of not being able to do things that I used to do, or not being able to do things that I can now. Only time will tell.

I will most likely be off of the computer for a extended period of time, but will keep a few informed as I can on the progress as I can.

This will be a long long road to travel in recovery and be at least 8-12 weeks of operation/rehab recovery time.

Let's hope I can get in the woods on October, even if someone has to carry me!!

Thanks and God Bless
Charles Jefferson (stringstretcher)
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Keenan on July 18, 2012, 08:50:43 pm
 Wow Charlie,  sorry to hear that my friend. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.  Keenan & Lulyn
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Hillbilly on July 18, 2012, 09:00:27 pm
Sorry to hear it Charlie, hope everything works out for you.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: cracker on July 18, 2012, 09:50:56 pm
Hope everything goes well for you. Best wishes from the south east.Ronnie
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 18, 2012, 10:47:15 pm
Wishin' you all the best.  Hang in there.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Jimbob on July 19, 2012, 12:55:24 am
Hang in there, your in my prayers.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: TRACY on July 19, 2012, 01:03:35 am
Stay tough Charlie!

Tracy
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: bubby on July 19, 2012, 06:41:52 am
hang tough and proud, my best to a proper recovery, Bub
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 19, 2012, 12:53:15 pm
I am praying for you !!
See ya on the other side of this !!
Guy
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: YosemiteBen on July 19, 2012, 01:01:19 pm
I will add you to the prayer list.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: ErictheViking on July 19, 2012, 01:17:52 pm
prayers added from WA Charlie.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: seabass on July 19, 2012, 05:21:57 pm
praying for you here in Ohio Charles.i hope everything works out for you.
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Post by: bowtarist on July 19, 2012, 05:24:41 pm
You've got my prayers Charles.  dpgratz
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: mullet on July 19, 2012, 09:32:26 pm
I'm wishing you good things, Charlie. I'd like to see you at the Classic again.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: H Rhodes on July 19, 2012, 09:39:10 pm
Prayers for you from Alabama. Hope your procedure goes well.
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on July 19, 2012, 10:12:09 pm
Wish you the best, and get well.  Praying for you.
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Post by: coaster500 on July 19, 2012, 10:28:47 pm
I pray this is only a slight setback and you recover soon....   Hang in there Charlie
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Adam on July 19, 2012, 10:52:51 pm
I'm praying for you too!
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: stringstretcher on July 23, 2012, 06:31:28 pm
After sitting here all day waiting for a call from someone, anyone, I just made a call to the Surgery Scheduling Department.  They informed me they do not usually call until later in the evening.  Well to make a long story short, their evening just got short, real short.

I am scheduled to have the surgery at 1:00PM tomorrow and have to be there at 11:00 AM in the morning.  Very little to go on, but supposedly the surgery is about 2 hours long and there is a 24 hour grace period of post operative surgery to see how well I am doing, or can do, and then it will be decided if I have to stay or not.  Have no idea at all, so nothing I can relay to anyone at this time.

The only reason I will be there at the time requested is because I feel it will help ME.  Because their system of informing patients lacks every thing to be desired.  To say I am a little PO'ED is putting it lightly, but feel I have to get this done if there is any hope of improvement for me.  Other wise, there would be a lot of idle people at 11:00 to 1:00 wondering where I am.


Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: cracker on July 23, 2012, 08:26:37 pm
Good luck to you Charlie. I REALLY hope it goes well for you. Ronnie
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Pappy on July 24, 2012, 12:19:48 pm
In my thoughts and prayers Charlie,hang in there buddy. :) :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: stringstretcher on July 26, 2012, 04:37:03 am
Thanks everyone.  I am home, now will take a lot of rest and rehab.  Still a long road to walk, but the end hopefully is closer than it was.

Charlie
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Lee Vivian on July 26, 2012, 11:17:58 am
prayers from Lancaster, Charlie!
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: Gus on July 26, 2012, 02:42:33 pm
Yes Sir,

You are in our Prayers!

-gus
Title: Re: Update on Stringstretcher(Charlie Jefferson)
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 26, 2012, 03:16:48 pm
Get out your orneryness and get on with recovery, buddy!  aTTA BOY!