A temporary goodbye (Bird Update)

[birdgirl73]

My dear friends, I will be offline for the next few days to be in the hospital to have some spinal fusion/laminectomy surgery. I will be beside myself with sadness not to be online and talking to everyone, and I hope you'll all be well and happy till I can get back on the keyboard and catch up with all the scoop.

Please behave yourselves and be kind and civil to one another while Iâ??m gone. Do this to honor me and the other mods, whoâ??re going to be stretched even thinner than we are now. Thank you to all those of you whoâ??ve been helping us out by identifying problems and reporting them. We appreciate you more than you know.

I trust Iâ??ll be home in about five days and back online as soon as they tell me I can sit up at a keyboard. Iâ??ll have my husband Dave touch base with P4B to let him know how Iâ??m doing as soon as we can make that happen, so P4B will update you here, most likely. Yâ??all take care and keep me in your good thoughts and prayers. Iâ??ll miss you all very much!
Love, Birdie

[Samwhore]

Good luck, see ya soon!

[Nation_1ne]

Will see you quite soon then. I hope all goes well, I'm sure it will. :)

[CoMfOrTaBlYnUmB420]

good luck with the operation:)

[Mississippi Steve]

Just do what the doc says... don't lift anything heavier than a dinner plate for the first week or so then graduate to a laptop LOL

anyway....been there, done that. FWIW, the first couple of days after the surgery are hell, but after that you will have 100% improvement every day after that. I was back to work, full on, with no restrictions after 6 weeks.
I will keep you in my prayers.

[cannabis campbell]

Bloody hell.. in the hospital!.. I had no idea that you were going to have surgery! that makes me sad :( I hate hearing about other people in pain.. I hope you do get well soon em, you know everyone heres going to behave themselves especially me, its mostly (95%) nice people here anyway just the odd imature newbie..

Make sure you take it easy though, good luck and take care of yourself

We'll miss you too :)! come back asap.

[reality0]

best of luck in your operation :jointsmile: see you soon!

[happiestmferoutthere]

Good wishes Birdgirl! And hoping for a very speedy recovery. Please come back when you are able! Your wonderful advice will be sorely missed!

[Jizzle Blizzle420]

Good luck. Ill make sure to include you in tonights prayer.

[BizzleLuvin]

oh birdgirl, you are such darling. we will miss you andyou will be in our thoughts. i hope everything goes well.

[cannabis campbell]

Come on now, no talk of anything like that!

[Purple Banana]

Be well, BG! I'm pulling for ya!

[deadfan420]

Good luck and stay coooool! Remember, our beloved bud is always there for us, whether your depressed or jsut had surgery. Weed will cure your pain! Take it easy and come back soon! We'll really miss you!

[Psycho4Bud]

Iâ??ll have my husband Dave touch base with P4B to let him know how Iâ??m doing as soon as we can make that happen, so P4B will update you here, most likely. Yâ??all take care and keep me in your good thoughts and prayers. Iâ??ll miss you all very much!
Love, Birdie

I'll be updating this thread with Daves permission........best of wishes and a speedy recovery! :thumbsup:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[yoda]

I hope everything goes smoothly for you, birdgirl. You'll be back flying in no time.

[slipknotpsycho]

well hurry home and good luck with a nice clean succesful surgery...

i actually like getting surgery lol... the drugs they put you on trip me out, it's weird that i pass out in seconds, and it's weird i hardly ever remember any part of it... (i've actually had surgery 3 times now) not to mention it's some of the best sleep i've ever gotten...

anyways thi stime you better eat good -.-

[rebgirl420]

Awww that sucks, I hope you get well soon. we'll miss you!

[Blitzed]

Hope everyhing goes well, Get better please!

[cannabis campbell]

Check your inbox BG :)

[rainbows.rsexy]

one, speedy recovery, I'll bet

[BabyFacedAbortion]

good luck, beautiful lady! Everything will be fine, no worries. We'll missss you!

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

prayers & blessings

I had a friend that had that same procedure done..he came out missing his penis :eek: ...I'm sure you have nothing to worry about :thumbsup:

~Hazz;)

[Weedhound]

Good luck BG! We will be thinking about you....positive vibes.....:thumbsup:

[Divestoned]

GL

Dive:stoned:

[Mike23artist]

hey birdgirl73 i wish u luck hun i hope to see ya soon do they allow weed in the hospital??:jointsmile:

[Dro_Princess]

Good Luck and best wishes BG!!

[Spoken Word]

I don't really know you but I appreciate what you do for the site.. I hope everything turns out perfect..

[Coelho]

Good luck, BG! I hope everything go well, and soon you come back! :thumbsup:

[MadSativa]

good luck Birdy

[Juggnoxalo]

My prayers will be with you. I'm hoping for the best.

Once you get back to your keyboard I'll have a big three gram victory blunt just waiting to get smoked.

[Maverick15963]

good luck in your surgery!! I'm sure everything will come out fine and you'll be back in no time!

[Thepossumdance]

good luck

the forum will miss you (our collective IQ drops every day ur gone)

[zino11]

get well soon good luck with the surgery

[mamma puffpuff420]

God will c u thru this
and u'll b back b 4 ya know it
my prayer's r with u
c ya soon bg
xoxoxoxoxoxo
and some more 4 in the hospital
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
prayer's 4 dave too

[smokinbomb]

take care of yourself see ya soon ;)

-Bomb

[ghosty]

hope all goes well for ya birdgirl:thumbsup:

[AR15]

Keep in there Birdgirl. I hate hospitals and surgery and I won't get into it (it's a personal thing), but I think you'll be fine. We'll try and do our best to make these forums right without you, even if it is for only a few days. The very best of luck to you.

We will honor you and the other few mods we have. As much as we'd love to see you back, DON'T RUSH IT. Take your time if you need it. Really.

[KingsBlend420]

Best of luck to ya while your in the hospital. Hope you'll have a speedy recovery! See ya in a few!

[LIP]

You take it easy! Goodluck, im sure everything will be fine! And remember, you getting well is the most important thing!

Best wishes, Alex.

[FakeBoobsRule]

BG, I hope they have the midazolam infusing by now! Here's a little diddy for you! Get well soon! ;)

You say yes, I say no
You say stop and I say go go go, oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello

I say high, you say low
You say why and I say I don't know, oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
(Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello
(Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
(Hello goodbye hello goodbye) Hello hello
(Hello goodbye) I don't know why you say goodbye
(Hello goodbye) I say hello/goodbye

Why why why why why why do you say goodbye goodbye, oh no?

You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello

You say yes (I say yes) I say no (But I may mean no)
You say stop (I can stay) and I say go go go (Till it's time to go), oh
Oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Hello hello
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello hello

Hela heba helloa
Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha
Hela heba helloa, wooo
Hela heba helloa, hela
Hela heba helloa, cha cha cha
Hela heba helloa, wooo
Hela heba helloa, cha cah cah

[horror business]

Best wishes and luck Birdgirl, it will seem empty here without your daily posts.
Get well soon!
Peace,
horror business :rasta:

[stinkyattic]

TTYL Birdy, I envy the nurses the chance to enjoy your company for a few days!

[cannabis campbell]

hey birdgirl73 i wish u luck hun i hope to see ya soon do they allow weed in the hospital??:jointsmile:

Are you being serious!? Lol.

[Psycho4Bud]

She should be in surgery right now.........best of wishes to our Birdy!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[psteve]

I'll save my comments for your welcome back thread.
Here, I'll just say Best of luck, and...
HEAL!!!

[psteve]

Are you being serious!? Lol.
In Oregon and Cali, some hospitals do.

[420MissHighTimes420]

best wishes! we'll miss your posts and wonderful advice.
heal quickly!

[AlwaysBlazed]

good luck, i wont push any buttons this week to make your life easier :)

[Ganj]

A good percentage of patients shows signs of improvement after the laminectomy procedure, a considerable percentage in fact. You've got your husband beside you and I'll think of you everytime I log in.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

My thoughts are with you Birdgirl, I'll be sending all my possitive get-well energy your way!

[xcrispi]

We'll say a prayer Sis.
Xcrispi -n- Juicy J :jointsmile:

[Psycho4Bud]

After 5 hours of surgery and a couple hour nap I just got the call........the Bird will fly again! She's expecting to be home in a couple days.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[rebgirl420]

Heres some virtual get well flowers birdgirl

[slipknotpsycho]

tell her to take her time...

AND GO EAT SOME FRIED CHICKEN SO SHE CAN GET HER STRENGTH BACK!

[cannabis campbell]

Was waiting for that :) Thanks for the update man :D

[psteve]

...[exhales]

[reality0]

yeah!! seen you soon bg! :jointsmile:

[smokinbomb]

awsome thanks for the up date :thumbsup:

[LIP]

Nice one P4B - good to know our fighters doin fine.

[beachguy in thongs]

Good luck, Birdgirl.

The doctor is now available, ladies.

[rebgirl420]

hahahaa

[Purple Banana]

Hell yeah! Hooray! She's ALIVE! ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII VE!

O_o I have extra medsurg patients (one with the same procedure!) on my floor today! I think it's BG, except this one has a penis.


So I'm gonna go with a maybe. :stoned:

[Psycho4Bud]

Well, she was up walkin' around today and feeling better.........wants to go home and VERY anxious to get back to things, imagine that; Freebird wants to flap her wings.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[rebgirl420]

I think its great shes walking already. She seems like the kind of person who likes to be out and about and active.

[ghosty]

glad to hear it went well:thumbsup:

[A328519]

Good luck with your surgery BG.

[4twentE]

great news. thanks for the updates P4B. :thumbsup:

[Psycho4Bud]

Just got word that the Bird should be flyin' home today.......good news!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

Awesome. We need her wisdom around here.

[cannabis campbell]

Yay :), thanks for the update P4B!

[slipknotpsycho]

thought she was supposed to be home today?

[Blitzed]

I hope she is doing fine, cant wait for her back on the forums!

[Weedhound]

Yeah I was wondering about her too.

[partyguy420]

were did she go?

[slipknotpsycho]

hospital.. for surgery...

[partyguy420]

ohh... well... i hope she gets back soon.... cause i dont know... just yea... i hope she comes back soon... LOL

[ghosty]

I think P4B said she arrived home and is doing well in the other thread where she informed us about it

[4gan2ja0]

oh, thats good, glad to hear shes good, cant wait to see her back again

[cannabis campbell]

Come on give her a chance, you know shes ok, she will come back here when 'shes' ready ok.

[Psycho4Bud]

She made it home yesterday but may not be back on the forums for a few days yet.........the bird needs her rest right now.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[Psycho4Bud]

Hey Slip, I merged these threads.......hope ya don't mind.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[Nightwolf1772]

hope the sergery went well my dad had the same thing done 4 years ago

[slipknotpsycho]

nah i don't mind...

and i only asked because last time she went we basicly had to fight to keep her off here

[Darth Vapor]

You'll be home before you know it. Good luck, bird! :jointsmile:

[orangeman]

She's probably doing fine right now. Love ya Birdgirl :hippy:

[birdgirl73]

Thanks, guys and girls, for all the sweet, lovely messages. I'm back at last, and it wasn't even that long, but it seemed longer because when I got home from the hospital Friday afternoon late, it seemed my dad had gone onto my PC to check his email (I'd set it to run a virus scan while I was gone) and crashed my machine. Fortunately, my brother in law worked on it a while tonight and re-installed some stuff and has it back up and cranking along.

Hope you're all well! I won't regale you with any gory details, but I'll be taking it somewhat easy in the next week or two as I begin spinal rehab and supposedly take a slow approach to getting back into keyboard position. We'll see how long that lasts.

I was a wickedly disobedient patient and a real nuisance in the hospital. Surrey's Princess, I apologize to you on behalf of all nurses. You people are angels from heaven above, and then people like me land on your shifts . . . .

Have y'all all been behaving yourselves?

[rebgirl420]

yay she's back!!!! And of course we have hahah :thumbsup:

[slipknotpsycho]

depends on how you look at it really <.<

there have been a few 'problems' in your absense... but worked extra hard at keeping the other mods up to date, so it equaled out <.<

glad you're home.... now go eat SOME FRIED CHICKEN! :D

[thcbongman]

I'm glad everything went well for you BG!

As for me, I'm back in the hospital :(

At least it feels like a vacation, just the extended break I needed.

[birdgirl73]

I plan to eat fried chicken on Tuesday night if I possibly can! Can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to that, too. I'm having some trouble swallowing still as a result of the doggone neck incision. So my big dietary components right now are Jello, popsicles and pudding. It's sorta scary, really. Tomorrow they may be putting diapers on me if I stay on this babyfood diet much longer. I'm ready for something more solid. Like steak or a big pork chop or a turkey leg!

[Psycho4Bud]

Have y'all all been behaving yourselves?

NO!:D Read my post in politics and you pretty much got it. LMAO!

Nice to see ya back SO SOON!!:cool:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[birdgirl73]

You're back in the hospital, THCBongman? For real? Tell me it ain't so!!!

[ghosty]

welcome back birdgirl, good luck with the rehab:thumbsup:

[thcbongman]

You're back in the hospital, THCBongman? For real? Tell me it ain't so!!!

Yup. I had a biopsy on Thursday, went pretty well, and pain-free, I thought it was going to be a quick recovery. Released Saturday, and I thought I was okay, then had to go back today because my lung collapsed. Now I'm not sure how long I'm going to stay.

Hopefully this is the last major treatment I have to do. Hopefully I can go back to exercising in a week, which is what I been dying to do for days!

[birdgirl73]

When do you get your path reports back on the biopsy, hun?

And why do they think you had the pneumothorax? Did they do a pulmonary biopsy?

Do what the docs and respiratory therapists tell you, OK? We want to keep you inflated!!!

[delusionsofNORMALity]

i leave for a few days of out of town work and on my return i find you have abandoned us. imagine my surprise to find the boards in a state of complete anarchy and utter disarray and it's all your fault. i find it quite inconsiderate of you to put your own health ahead of the welfare of the community and it has been decided that you are no longer to be allowed to make such decisions for yourself. from now on you are required to have the written consent of at least two thirds of the membership before being allowed to disappear for a period of more than forty-eight hours.

personally, i was in favor of chastising you with a severe spanking, but after further consideration it was decided that you might enjoy that a little too much. so consider yourself lucky to be getting off with no more than a verbal warning.

unless you really want that spanking. in that case, give me a call and i'll be more than happy to oblige.

:giveflower:

[1alwaysSCORES]

here have an internet dog on me!

welcome back

i bet u are glad its over!

[thcbongman]

The good news is that it's all scar tissue and no teratomas from the initial review. It seems I like minimal cancer tissue in my body now! They're going to have the "holy grail" of all TC patients examine it and see what he has to say.

Basically they cut me in 3 parts on my left side, it was a video-assisted biopsy. It was exploratory. My lungs are one of my strongest assets, I was so opposed to doing it at first because I didn't want to mess up my breathing rhythms when it comes to exercise, but I relented once again for the best and just to know.

But boy I'm sick of going back to the hospital! 5 times in the last 12 months takes a toll on ya :(

[1alwaysSCORES]

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[thcbongman]

Much appreciated. Need the entertainment!

[birdgirl73]

i leave for a few days of out of town work and on my return i find you have abandoned us. imagine my surprise to find the boards in a state of complete anarchy and utter disarray and it's all your fault. i find it quite inconsiderate of you to put your own health ahead of the welfare of the community and it has been decided that you are no longer to be allowed to make such decisions for yourself. from now on you are required to have the written consent of at least two thirds of the membership before being allowed to disappear for a period of more than forty-eight hours.

personally, i was in favor of chastising you with a severe spanking, but after further consideration it was decided that you might enjoy that a little too much. so consider yourself lucky to be getting off with no more than a verbal warning.

unless you really want that spanking. in that case, give me a call and i'll be more than happy to oblige.

:giveflower:
See why I missed this place so much??? Because of you, Del-Norm!! Hysterically funny, wicked whack jobs like you! What a wonderful laugh you just gave me!!

And you're right. I would have had far too much fun with a spanking. Frankly, it gets me hot under the cervical collar just thinking about it now. . . .

XOX!!

[Weedhound]

Uhhhh BG.......I don't think D of N was joking....I was asked to be on this BG deciding committee but was too busy getting stoned.

Welcome back :jointsmile:

[AR15]

Glad to see you back and ok Birdgirl. Take it slow and easy.

Sorry to hear that about you thcbongman. Best of luck to you, hope everything turns out ok. Stay strong.

[1alwaysSCORES]

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it takes a while to load, though

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my fav. episode, is the "blind guy" who squirts water from his waist at the river's intertube rafters as they drift pass .....their reactions when sprayed are funny

[LIP]

Birdgirl! Your back! I hope your feeling ok! Dont rush yourself!!! :D:D

Good to see you back!

All my best, Alex.

[qdavid]

my fav. episode, is the "blind guy" who squirts water from his waist at the river's intertube rafters as they drift pass .....their reactions when sprayed are funny

I'm in total agreement. It's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. I roflmao the second time I saw it too. I'm thinking about that spinal fusion thing too. I've got degenerative arthritis in two places on my back and I'm in pain almost constantly, with that degenretive part meaning it's only gonna get worse. I really, really hate hospitals though. People go die there. I'm just a big pussy I guess. I think BG needs to be spanked.....hard! And I know what you mean about the exercise bongman. It just makes me feel better and really I miss it if I can't do it.

[stinkyattic]

Morning Birdy! It's great to see you back.

[horror business]

Welcome back birdgirl! I'm glad everything went okay, and that you're back. Like others have said, take it easy, and enjoy your recovery! :)
Peace,
horror business :rasta:

[Nocturnal Stoner]

Good to have you back despite just finding out you left :) hope the opp went smoothly

[Nation_1ne]

Birdies back! How is everything? All good I hope :D

[napolitana869]

I'm a little late, but welcome back. Its good to hear that the surgery went well, and good luck on the hard part (rehab)

[the image reaper]

my apologies, BirdGirl, I just now, noticed this thread ... I didn't even know you were in the hospital ... I do hope all went well, and you never see another hospital :thumbsup:

[birdgirl73]

Thanks, kids, for the warm welcome. All seems to be well. I'm a little tired of people--like my parents, mostly--being oversolicitous and saying things like, "C'mon, hun, why don't you go easy on that for now?" and encouraging me to take it easy instead of simply do what I feel like doing. I felt like vacuuming earlier and my plans were quickly interrupted. I love them for all being concerned, but ortho-neuro surgery is a much different thing these days for most youngish, healthy people. We get well fast and we can tolerate a lot more post-operative activity than the old-style "slow recuperators" realize. Tomorrow, my parents are going home even if I have to get in the car and drive them to their door themselves. Which, of course, I won't be allowed to do since I'm in a neck brace and there's no driving for four weeks.

[birdgirl73]

Thanks, Image Reaper. Yep, had two bad discs removed and vertebrae in my neck rebuilt and fused together. I hope to see no more hospitals soon, either. At least till I go to work in one!