WISH ME LUCK!!!

Calling Doctor Fine..Doctor Howard!!! Now Dougie..Dr. Elskens,my Neurosurgeon,wouldn't think that to be funny! On second thought,maybe he would! He does have a great sense of humor..as well as yourself! I did mention the SMART use of titanium to keep my race-weight down and he just had that ear-to-ear grin on his face! He said the procedure went EXACTLY as planned! Should be a NEW MAN in no time! My spine,and incision-site are virtually pain-free! Only pain I'm feeling,and it's BAD..is a TERRIBLE sore,and VERY irritated throat..from having to move my tracha and esophogus out of the way during surgery! Doc told me it'll be NASTY sore for another day or two..then dissapate altogether! Tonight is the longest I've been able to stay on the computer at one sitting and not have to get up and walk away because of pain and stiffness!!! THANK YOU ALL for your support through my "little ordeal" Thank God the last 3 days being in the hospital are over! It was a REAL PITA..if you know what I mean! Thank You All once agan! You are my STRENGTH... as well as the Lord himself,and my Lovely wife,and personal RN,Corinne! She is the one who keeps me strong and optimistic,ALWAYS!!! RandyB BTW..couple pics of the "beautiful" incision site..and my unkempt,un-shaven appearance!

Another!

Looks good,,,,glad you OK,,,,hang in there,,,,

Doug

Good to see you back Randy...hope you heal quick!

Hey, welcome back! Great news! The inner scar will rub in areas and cause some irritation too from what I hear but, just a little adversity to overcome. Geter' healed-up quickly now because we are running into the end of this racing season and everyone needs a new best to take into the winter.

welcome back!

Welcome back Randy! Now you can always explain the scar with a good bar fight story (yeah, but you should see the other guy)! just kidding.


Randy

glad you made it thru it..

guess you wont be shaving there for awhile..

Hope your recovery goes well.

Glad to see you are back on your feet and everything went well

Be careful shaving!

Sorry I missed ya at Norwalk

Greg

Good to see all went well Randy........ I still think
I could have welded you up

Randy...Glad everything worked for the best!!

Glad to hear everything went well and you're back. Maybe now is the time to grow that beard

Well, I certainly hope it goes well for you. It doesn't sound like anything fun.

Best wishes.
Dean

Welcome back buddy !



Ron

Thanks for the encouragement,guys! I REALLY need it! My throat still hasn't calmed down yet..and my neck feels like it's in a vice! Hopefully,in a couple of days this ordeal will be history! I just told my wife yesterday that I'd rather go through 6 months of chemotherapy than this again! That is the truth! All's I can do is ride it out!

Randy, that's a pretty intense surgery, I have no doubt you're still suffering. Hopefully that will be short term and the long term benefits will be well worth it. Hope you feel better soon and glad you came through it ok buddy

Hey Randy Im glad to hear your surgury went well and you are in at least good spirits. Dont try to over do it and stretch the pain out longer than you have to, just be patient and you will be back to 100% in no time. It was good to see you at Norwalk. A couple bolts in your neck along with some P-Body weld lines will give you that game face you been looking for Take care

Thanks Marc..Greg!Greg..it was great seeing you again as well! I'll be sure to take it REAL SLOW! Definately don't need a "corrective" surgery to repair my existing one! ONCE IS DEFINATELY ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!! And I'm not so sure about P-Body's welding skills on a HUMAN SPINE??? I think I'll pass! No offense Mikey!

Welcome back Good to hear the back is back.

Thank You,Rob! Actually,it's my neck! REALLY missed you and my other Canadian Brothers at Norwalk last week-end! Maybe we can get together this fall..or winter!!!