Double ditto!! I have also sent Jan a friend request for the very same reason as shag.
This list needs both Carrol's insights and his cantankerousness.
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On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:41:39 -0500 shag carpet bomb <shag at cleandraws.com>
writes:
> ditto! and tell Jan I sent a friend request so I can keep up to date
> on
> /Carrol, if she doesn't mind. :)
>
> At 03:06 PM 1/5/2012, Alan Rudy wrote:
> >what he said.
> >A
> >
> >On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Max Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Please a huge get-well from me, as well as from LBO as a whole.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Leslie Schaffer
> <schaffer at optonline.net
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Les,
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure if you knew but I went into the hospital last
> Saturday with
> > > > what turned out to be a really bad infection in my lower left
> arm. It had
> > > > gotten so bad that I went into a bit of toxic shock, the main
> symptom
> > > > besides the swollen and inflamed arm was some really bad
> delirium. I
> > > > thought everyone was trying to do me in and I fought the
> nurses and
> > > > hospital staff like mad for the first 24 hours until the
> antibiotics
> > > > kicked in. I'm much better now, and am actually getting out
> tomorrow. The
> > > > doctors are still a little puzzled by my arm. The MRI
> yesterday showed no
> > > > abscess (good) or any other obvious issues aside from the
> infection.
> > > Today
> > > > I'm getting a bone scan and a consultation with the infectious
> diseases
> > > > doctor on staff as final precautions.
> > > >
> > > > The current theory is that my lymphadema (sp?) (Blockages in
> the lymphoma
> > > > system in my arm) caused me to be susceptible to this
> infection. Not
> > > quite
> > > > sure yet what the long term treatment of my arm will be, its
> been swollen
> > > > and giving me problems since last summer.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, wanted to catch you up and doing so via Mark who is
> visiting me.
> > > >
> > > > Please share this on LBO if you want. The delirium episode
> gave me some
> > > > insight into what it must be like to be a conspiratist. Its a
> complete,
> > > > self-enclosed world which no one from the outside can
> penetrate.
> > > >
> > > > The pain in my arm that started on Christmas day and got
> steadily worse
> > > > has receded in the last couple days. Can still jump through
> the roof if I
> > > > push on a couple areas. But just a couple and at least not the
> whole arm.
> > > > My whole forearm is still warm and swollen though. But just
> the small
> > > area
> > > > around the wrist is more swollen than what I've experienced
> for the last
> > > > few months. But again, doctors are puzzled. For instance Dr.
> Wong, my
> > > > radiologist held up my arm, looked at it, shook her head and
> said, "Very
> > > > curious."
> > > >
> > > > When I get home tomorrow I'll be spending the next couple days
> catching
> > > up
> > > > on what's been going on in the world politically. But
> hopefully by
> > > > Saturday I will be able to put a quick post on LBO about
> what's been
> > > going
> > > > on. I'd like to get on Skype with you this weekend if you're
> available.
> > > >
> > > > Hope you're well Les, look forward to catching up with you.
> > > >
> > > > Carrol
> > > >
> > > >
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