Unfortunately T and Lauren are having some small issues and decided some time apart would help. Lauren has had a rough couple of years prior to dating Travis that seem to be creeping back up. Her dad passed away and in the following month her boyfriend was murdered.
So Travis is giving her her space and living with us. It's easy for us since we use to live together. But our fingers are crossed they work it all out! We love them both.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Flyers Game 1 and Halladay prefect!
Still hurting from the surgery but it's time for some sports! My Flyers are in the finals versus the Blackhawks and Halladay is on the mound against the Marlins. Phils started at 7 and the puck drops at 8. Dad, Jim, James and Susan came over. Once the Phils game was in the 3rd I sorta started thinking, hummm whats going on here? The Flyers started and man...what a game.
At the end of the second period it was locked up 5-5 and Halladay was going into the 9th with a perfect game! He sits down the first 2. A softly hit ball bounces to the short stop Castro and he fires to first, got'em! Perfect game for Halladay! Dudes a monster!
Back the the Flyers game. They put up a valuated effort but couldn't pull it out. Hawks put up a goal and it stayed that way. Hawks take game 1 6-5 at home.
At the end of the second period it was locked up 5-5 and Halladay was going into the 9th with a perfect game! He sits down the first 2. A softly hit ball bounces to the short stop Castro and he fires to first, got'em! Perfect game for Halladay! Dudes a monster!
Back the the Flyers game. They put up a valuated effort but couldn't pull it out. Hawks put up a goal and it stayed that way. Hawks take game 1 6-5 at home.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Post surgery update
Hurting a bit more now. Taking the pain meds, which I don't like but they dull the pain well. I have just been relaxing with Mary watchin some Boston Legal and movies. Mom came over and watched Wolfman with me (not a good movie).
I haven't been working any either. It's nice to just sit back and relax for a while.
I haven't been working any either. It's nice to just sit back and relax for a while.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Surgery day!
Welp, today is the day I lose an organ. Luckily it's an organ we can live without. I had to be at the hospital at 5am so we left the house about 4:30. I was surprisingly ready to go and wasn't very nervous at all. We were there for about 20 minutes before I was put in a room. Mary was given a call phone for them to call and update her and shockingly they gave her a pin number that was very familiar. It was out dating anniversary and garage door opener code! The numbers sure were on my side cause upon arriving to my room it was room number 17!
Once in the room and in my hospital uniform they started plugging me in and pumping me up. They also had to shave my happy trail that I had put a good 15 years into growing. Once the IV was in and family had come back to see me she gave me my last pump of meds witch was something to relax me and reduce nausea. The nurses couldn't of been nicer and they were funny.
The time had come. I was wheeled into the surgery room. It was every bit of want I thought it would be. Half torture chamber, half technological advanced organ removal room. Everyone in masks, 2 big huge lights over a small, thin, flat, possibly metal table bed covers in a white sheet. They rolled me over beside it and I slid onto the flat surface under the big lights, operation organ removal commence!
The nurses in there were also very nice. One was telling me about her experience eating some Krystals and having a horrible pains much like mine. She had hers removed and never felt those pains again, thinks are looking good! A second nurse came over after looking at some papers and told me the other nurse hadn't given me enough of that drug she had given me last, the relaxing anti-nausea one. Well, that was it, last thing I remember.
My eyes slowly rose to see a nurse beside my table and that I was in a different room, Defiantly not the techno torture chamber. "Hey, there you are," said the nurse. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine, is that it? Is is over? Can you turn the lights down?" I responded. "Yup, you are all done. You feel fine?" "Yes I"m fine, can you turn the lights down?" "I can't turn the lights down but let's move you into recovery," she said. We arrive to my sheets for walls recovery room and again, "Can you kill the lights?" "Sure," she responses. "Awesome," I respond.
Mary and my folks join me as I come around. The recovery room nurse enters asking me how a feel and tells me I had to make it to the bathroom and use it before I can be released. She also asks if I could get down some crackers. "I feel fine and crackers shouldn't be a probably." She asks if I'd like a drink. I say Sprite she says how about Serra Mist and I say ok Sprite is good, she laughs. She was gone for about 15 seconds before I got it, oops.
I relaxed for a while had a few visitors, and head to the bathroom. Everything went well and things seemed to all work as they should. I changed clothes, jumped into a wheel chair and headed to the car.
We stopped at Walgreens for recovery food, aka saltines and sprite. Once home I tried to sleep but I couldn't. Mary and I watched tv all day and relaxed. My stomach area hurt a tad but I actually expected more.
Here is the aftermath
All in all it went very well.
Once in the room and in my hospital uniform they started plugging me in and pumping me up. They also had to shave my happy trail that I had put a good 15 years into growing. Once the IV was in and family had come back to see me she gave me my last pump of meds witch was something to relax me and reduce nausea. The nurses couldn't of been nicer and they were funny.
The time had come. I was wheeled into the surgery room. It was every bit of want I thought it would be. Half torture chamber, half technological advanced organ removal room. Everyone in masks, 2 big huge lights over a small, thin, flat, possibly metal table bed covers in a white sheet. They rolled me over beside it and I slid onto the flat surface under the big lights, operation organ removal commence!
The nurses in there were also very nice. One was telling me about her experience eating some Krystals and having a horrible pains much like mine. She had hers removed and never felt those pains again, thinks are looking good! A second nurse came over after looking at some papers and told me the other nurse hadn't given me enough of that drug she had given me last, the relaxing anti-nausea one. Well, that was it, last thing I remember.
My eyes slowly rose to see a nurse beside my table and that I was in a different room, Defiantly not the techno torture chamber. "Hey, there you are," said the nurse. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine, is that it? Is is over? Can you turn the lights down?" I responded. "Yup, you are all done. You feel fine?" "Yes I"m fine, can you turn the lights down?" "I can't turn the lights down but let's move you into recovery," she said. We arrive to my sheets for walls recovery room and again, "Can you kill the lights?" "Sure," she responses. "Awesome," I respond.
Mary and my folks join me as I come around. The recovery room nurse enters asking me how a feel and tells me I had to make it to the bathroom and use it before I can be released. She also asks if I could get down some crackers. "I feel fine and crackers shouldn't be a probably." She asks if I'd like a drink. I say Sprite she says how about Serra Mist and I say ok Sprite is good, she laughs. She was gone for about 15 seconds before I got it, oops.
I relaxed for a while had a few visitors, and head to the bathroom. Everything went well and things seemed to all work as they should. I changed clothes, jumped into a wheel chair and headed to the car.
We stopped at Walgreens for recovery food, aka saltines and sprite. Once home I tried to sleep but I couldn't. Mary and I watched tv all day and relaxed. My stomach area hurt a tad but I actually expected more.
Here is the aftermath
All in all it went very well.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Goodguys car show in Nashville
Dad and I drove out to Nashville Friday afternoon for the Goodguys car show at LP Field. We got there around 6 and headed to the Flying Saucer for dinner. 
The next day we headed to LP Feild. We made our way to the autocross event where I found my dream car. At 1969 Camaro. Dark green with carbon fiber hood, truck and various other parts.
It was equipped with a LS6 corvette motor and was just well polished everywhere. It was built right outside Mt. Juliet. I hope someday to build a car like these.
We had a great time at the show, saw a ton of cars and plenty of sun. The field also looked great after recently being flooded.
We had a great time at the show, saw a ton of cars and plenty of sun. The field also looked great after recently being flooded.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Threadless shirt
My threadless shirt follow it was reprinted for the 5th time! Its on a nature grey this time. Looks good. I was paid $500 bucks and I decided to splurge a tad with the money.
I got:
Chris Pronger Flyers Winter Classic jersey
Mike Schmidt 1976 jersey (on the Phillies team that won the World Series in 1980!)
US soccer team jersey
US soccer shirt
2 pairs of Puma Roma 68s 1 white 1 red
pair of shoes for Mary
This shirt should be in a book being released soon.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Softball - game 5-6
Double header night! I started right field in the first game. The folks came to watch too. We got off to a good start but let them catch up towards the end but still managed to play out the win. I went 3-4 with a few RBIs.
Game 6 was at 10 and started right after the first game. I DH'd. We played horrible D in this one. 13-0 in the first. My second at bat with an out got us started. Scored 8 runs. Brandon (pitcher) hurt his leg running the bases so I came in to run for him, scored from second. We stayed hot and played a little better on D and managed to tie it up in the top of the 7th. Michael was up and ripped one to the fence, infield homerun! Once he got back to the dugout we hear the ump, "He swing the bat towards me, automatic out, inning over!" That was the go ahead run! 16-15 us! Dropped us back down to a tie. Just ridiculous! They came out in the bottom and finished with a walk off hit. We gave the ump an ear full and he went and hung out with the other team after so it seemed something fishy was going on.
Game 6 was at 10 and started right after the first game. I DH'd. We played horrible D in this one. 13-0 in the first. My second at bat with an out got us started. Scored 8 runs. Brandon (pitcher) hurt his leg running the bases so I came in to run for him, scored from second. We stayed hot and played a little better on D and managed to tie it up in the top of the 7th. Michael was up and ripped one to the fence, infield homerun! Once he got back to the dugout we hear the ump, "He swing the bat towards me, automatic out, inning over!" That was the go ahead run! 16-15 us! Dropped us back down to a tie. Just ridiculous! They came out in the bottom and finished with a walk off hit. We gave the ump an ear full and he went and hung out with the other team after so it seemed something fishy was going on.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Softball - game 4
Tonight we played at 8 and practiced at the church next to the Henkel house. I had a great practice in the field and turns out it'd be the only fielding I'd do. I DH'd in the game and went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs. All singles but hey that's not bad.
We took an early lead and never looked back. 15-9 making us 4-0. There was 2 other teams that were undefeated and we just beat one of them. Not sure how the other team did tonight.
Next week we got a double header and I was promised a start!
We took an early lead and never looked back. 15-9 making us 4-0. There was 2 other teams that were undefeated and we just beat one of them. Not sure how the other team did tonight.
Next week we got a double header and I was promised a start!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Visit with the surgeon
Went to St. Marys North today for a surgical consult with Dr. Weast. He informed me I have a large gall stone right at the inlet of my gall bladder so it needs to come out. He told me he has performed hundreds of gall bladder removals and it's a simple process. So we setup the surgery for May 25th at 6:30am. I'll have 5-10 days of recovery and it will be season ending for my softball playin'. I should be able to work a day or 2 after, at least I'm hoping.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Michael Graduation
We took a trip out to Cookeville to see Michael walk across the stage at Tennessee Tech with a degree in engineering. It was the longest graduation I have ever seen. Once his time came Jim and I went down to the floor for some pics and then around to the stage for some more. I had borrowed Travis's camera and got some good shots, I hope.
Later that night they had a little party at the Henkel house. We played some pool and cornhole out on freshly poured concrete. 3 close games but Michael and Sean took 2 of the 3 from Jinx and I.
Later that night they had a little party at the Henkel house. We played some pool and cornhole out on freshly poured concrete. 3 close games but Michael and Sean took 2 of the 3 from Jinx and I.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Garage Softball game 3
Game 3 is upon us. We met up at Karns middle to practice some then headed to the fields. I spoke with Jinx (our coach) and he let me know I would be starting the dug out due to my gall blander issues. Which was fine and he was just looking out for me. We had 5 extra players today so I figured I'd be riding the bench the whole game.
We played Grace Baptist and for some reason they picked to hit first. This was right after a game that was won with a walk off double. Ohwell, they were hot in the first scoring 7 on us. We put up 1 in the bottom and made it look like it was going to be a long night.
Going into the bottom of 6th 13-11 them, we had 8 minutes left. Out, 2 Singles and an out. 5 minutes left. Single, run scores 13-12. Double, 13-14! Fly out and we take the field up by one! After 2 outs they had a runner on first and second and dude hits a rocket down the third base line....foul! Next pitch the same thing, only it stays fair but Luke, the left fielder gets under and wraps up the game with 40 seconds on the clock. Win number 3 for The Garage!
We played Grace Baptist and for some reason they picked to hit first. This was right after a game that was won with a walk off double. Ohwell, they were hot in the first scoring 7 on us. We put up 1 in the bottom and made it look like it was going to be a long night.
Going into the bottom of 6th 13-11 them, we had 8 minutes left. Out, 2 Singles and an out. 5 minutes left. Single, run scores 13-12. Double, 13-14! Fly out and we take the field up by one! After 2 outs they had a runner on first and second and dude hits a rocket down the third base line....foul! Next pitch the same thing, only it stays fair but Luke, the left fielder gets under and wraps up the game with 40 seconds on the clock. Win number 3 for The Garage!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
ER Visit...
So last night ROR had a dinner at a client's house. Wives and gfs were invited for a meixcan meal. We had a great time, talked, drank and played cornhole. I was on my game in cornhole too! Well we called it quits around 9:45 and headed home.
Around 4am I woke up with bad stomach pains. As a rolled around trying to get comfortable the pain spread more and got worse. I finally had to get up. I walked around the house a while before waking Mary up. I told her I was hurting...hurting bad, the worst it's been. When I spoke I felt a shortness of breath and my upper chest was hurting. Mary looked up some info online while I paced. I took some tylenol but the pain was too much so Mary and I decided to take a trip to the ER. By the time we left I was breaking out into a sweat. I was worried about sitting in the car with the pain but I just sorta curled up with the window down and did ok. By the time we got to the ER I was actually feeling better. We checked in and the pain was subsiding. I got put in a room, blood taken, flushed (taste like saline) and an iv installed. I had been in the bed this hold time when normally I can't sit still with the pain. Again the pain was fading and fading fast. This was really strange. Before when I took the tylenol it had no effect. This time is seemed to provide very quick relief. Or the pain started while I was sleeping and ran it's course, luckily while I was out of it? Who knows but the pain pretty much went away by the time the doc came in. He asked me the normal questions felt my stomach and back. We came to the conclusion that since I was not in pain and my surgery consult on Monday that test weren't needed.
I never felt 100% the rest of the day.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Week update
Monday
I had been experiencing some strange stomach and back pains after meals. They actually started a few days before my bday. I woke one morning at 1am with extreme pains in these areas. I wasn't able to ease the pain at all, just had to wait it out. I ended up going to work at 5:30am and worked 8 hours. The pain finally subsided later in the am.
It happened a few more times so today I spent a good part of the day looking for a new doctor. After some back and forth with various places I ended up landing on my old doctor whom I had a tough time with over insurance a while back.
Tuesday
Worked until heading to the doc. I was Dr. Barton whom I had seen before. After a few questions and him poking around on the computer he felt my back and stomach areas. With no soreness he proceeded to tell me his thoughts. He thinks I may have gall stones which are stones in your gall bladder. Or it my be a shrunken outlet on the gall bladder. Both of those symptoms are fixed by gall bladder removal. Stones are found using an ultrasound and the small outlet is seen with a more complicated test at the GI unit at the hospital. If not those then other tests will have to take place. Dr. Barton told me he experienced some of the same symptoms but it was constant for 2 weeks and they decided to just remove his gall bladder and it fixed all his problems.
The gall bladder is not a necessary organ for basic living. Just be a little careful with what you eat a normal living is easy.
They took some blood and scheduled me an ultrasound for Friday at 9:30am.
Wednesday
Today was my last day with a normal work schedule. I have decided to move my part time to split days with DMG and Red On Red. Work 7-12 with DMG and 12:30-5ish with the ROR.
So I worked a full day and met Travis at DTBG for a beer and a movie. We saw Kick-Ass.
And I got to say...it was Kick-Ass! Great movie, great action, good story and a hidden actor the trailer never shows or hints at. I love little surprises like that! After we head back to the bar, which was a bad bad idea.
Thursday
Woke up feeling horrible! Went to work and tried my hardest but around 9:30 I had to give it up. I headed home with hopes to sleep it off so I could head to Travis's house at 12 for some ROR time. I got the call that my blood work came back and everything looked fine.
I woke up about 11:45 feeling a little better so I headed over, stopping for some Subway on the way. I never really got to feeling all that great and I ended up missing our softball game. We won thought! 2-0!
Friday
Went for my ultrasound. It was quick and painless. They told me that once Dr. Barton received the images and reviewed them I'd hear something by late Monday or Tuesday After I headed to Travis's to work. We decided to head to Tomo for lunch where I could use eat sushi and wouldn't be hard on my stomach. As we sat down the phone rang. It was Dr. Bartion's office. They had already reviewed the images and it shows I do in fact have gal stones. She said a surgical consult was needed to determine wither or not to go forward with removal. That consult isn't until May 10th! I was a little shocked but I'm sure that's the earliest they could see me. Luckily my parents don't have to miss Tommy's graduation in Philly on the 8th.
I had been experiencing some strange stomach and back pains after meals. They actually started a few days before my bday. I woke one morning at 1am with extreme pains in these areas. I wasn't able to ease the pain at all, just had to wait it out. I ended up going to work at 5:30am and worked 8 hours. The pain finally subsided later in the am.
It happened a few more times so today I spent a good part of the day looking for a new doctor. After some back and forth with various places I ended up landing on my old doctor whom I had a tough time with over insurance a while back.
Tuesday
Worked until heading to the doc. I was Dr. Barton whom I had seen before. After a few questions and him poking around on the computer he felt my back and stomach areas. With no soreness he proceeded to tell me his thoughts. He thinks I may have gall stones which are stones in your gall bladder. Or it my be a shrunken outlet on the gall bladder. Both of those symptoms are fixed by gall bladder removal. Stones are found using an ultrasound and the small outlet is seen with a more complicated test at the GI unit at the hospital. If not those then other tests will have to take place. Dr. Barton told me he experienced some of the same symptoms but it was constant for 2 weeks and they decided to just remove his gall bladder and it fixed all his problems.
The gall bladder is not a necessary organ for basic living. Just be a little careful with what you eat a normal living is easy.
They took some blood and scheduled me an ultrasound for Friday at 9:30am.
Wednesday
Today was my last day with a normal work schedule. I have decided to move my part time to split days with DMG and Red On Red. Work 7-12 with DMG and 12:30-5ish with the ROR.
So I worked a full day and met Travis at DTBG for a beer and a movie. We saw Kick-Ass.
And I got to say...it was Kick-Ass! Great movie, great action, good story and a hidden actor the trailer never shows or hints at. I love little surprises like that! After we head back to the bar, which was a bad bad idea.Thursday
Woke up feeling horrible! Went to work and tried my hardest but around 9:30 I had to give it up. I headed home with hopes to sleep it off so I could head to Travis's house at 12 for some ROR time. I got the call that my blood work came back and everything looked fine.
I woke up about 11:45 feeling a little better so I headed over, stopping for some Subway on the way. I never really got to feeling all that great and I ended up missing our softball game. We won thought! 2-0!
Friday
Went for my ultrasound. It was quick and painless. They told me that once Dr. Barton received the images and reviewed them I'd hear something by late Monday or Tuesday After I headed to Travis's to work. We decided to head to Tomo for lunch where I could use eat sushi and wouldn't be hard on my stomach. As we sat down the phone rang. It was Dr. Bartion's office. They had already reviewed the images and it shows I do in fact have gal stones. She said a surgical consult was needed to determine wither or not to go forward with removal. That consult isn't until May 10th! I was a little shocked but I'm sure that's the earliest they could see me. Luckily my parents don't have to miss Tommy's graduation in Philly on the 8th.
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