[at-l] "Corpsman, what's next?"

[Pete Randrup]

I've got my fingers crossed that those improvements make
a difference.  My surgeon had special training in the new
ways down in Alabama with an outfit that does major work
with athletes.

Living in B-more, and depending upon my rehab status,
I'll do my best to capture the Wheat Field aka Gettysburg!
Sounds like a neat gathering.


Thanks for the note,

DewDrop

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On Aug 20, 2007, at 9:31, Linda Benschop wrote:

> DewDrop,
>
> I know that I would want to get it over with!  There have been so many 
> improvements in medicine during the last ten years.  Ten years ago, I 
> had brain surgery and still have the three holes in my head from a 
> drill.  (Does make me more open minded?)  But, today, they can do the 
> same surgery with lazers leaving minimal damage.
>
> Hope you can get "fixed up" and back on the trail soon.  Will you make 
> it to Gettysburg?
>
> Hummingbird
>
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> Pete Randrup wrote:
>> Hummingbird . . . has a great ring to it!
>>
>> Thanks for the thoughts.  I'm leaning to doing the two
>> at the same time . . . and think that the surgeon is too.
>> Back in earlier years, I had a two month stint in a hospital
>> as the surgeons there discussed what to do.  In those
>> days, the procedure was really messy, but today I may
>> only be in over-night as opposed to my earlier 'test run'.
>>
>>
>> Keeping my fingers crossed,
>>
>> DewDrop
>>
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>> On Aug 19, 2007, at 9:47, Linda Benschop wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> DewDrop,
>>>
>>> I am so sorry to hear about your knees.  My brother had his done a 
>>> few months ago and says that he feels like a new man.  If it were 
>>> me, I would definitely want to get both done at once, so that it can 
>>> be over with.  I had surgery on both of my feet a few years ago and 
>>> decided to do one at a time.  I regretted it as I had to spend SO 
>>> much time healing having one at a time.  I am sure you will get 
>>> other opinions and suggestions to help with your decisions.  
>>> Whatever you decide, best of luck!
>>> Hummingbird
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete Randrup wrote:
>>>> Well, good times have come up short . . . the knees have
>>>> caved in.
>>>>
>>>> Came home (Baltimore) after doing the Maryland section
>>>> southbound to Harpers Ferry.  Those knobs were hurting.
>>>>
>>>> My friendly sawbones took xrays and announced that I
>>>> was now a good candidate for partial replacement of both
>>>> knees
>>>>
>>>> "Doc, you think I could try a section right away and if it
>>>> goes well, you can have my still breathing carcass during
>>>> December . . . or earlier should the joints cave in?"  And
>>>> he gave his blessing to it.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately this past Wednesday, 25-miles into the next
>>>> section, and out came the DewDrop bag of bones.
>>>> Tomorrow I expect to get set up for the operations.
>>>>
>>>> Any advice would be welcomed.  E.g., do both knees at
>>>> the same time . . . or do one at a time.  I expect that doing
>>>> the privy run will be exciting!  No idea on how soon I'll be
>>>> doing the stairs (cellar, 1st and 2nd floor, and attic computer
>>>> station).  And most important, how long will it be before one
>>>> can expect to do the Trail again.  The part I missed, coming
>>>> off the AT was immediately before the West Virginia roller
>>>> coaster.  The next part after that will be Front Royal south
>>>> bound.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, learned one thing, the AT maps show the blue trails
>>>> in black dash lines, except not all of those match up with
>>>> blazing.  I "escaped" from the Rod Hoilow Shelter by going
>>>> out to the AT and heading north.  Picked up a blue blaze
>>>> shortly, heading west as expected.  But the intersection to
>>>> the trail heading westerly to VA-649 wasn't picked up, thus
>>>> I completed in the counter clockwise fashion the steep
>>>> Fishers Hill Trail . . . rats.  Back at the shelter, I got on the
>>>> unblazed escape route and followed the old axiom . . .
>>>> follow the stream.  The folks traveling alone the VA-649
>>>> roadway were very friendly. I was parked on lush green
>>>> grass, in the shade of the trees across the roadway.
>>>> Only after a short wait did my wife, Elie, show up and off
>>>> to my car in Chester Gap we went.
>>>>
>>>> It was a fine hike . . . met many nice fellow hikers,
>>>> including in particular Arnold and his daughters from
>>>> Florida, and Squeeze Parkay from Indiana.
>>>>
>>>> Will I do it again . . . you can bet on it!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DewDrop
>>>>
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