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Bowtie-Bri

08-18-2011, 10:51 AM

I talked to Hank yesterday. He took quite a fall. He's currently in PT. I hope it speeds up the healing process. What a way to end the summer. :(
It could of been alot worse. I was glad to hear he'll be ok.Bowtie smiley

RBeckman

08-18-2011, 11:54 AM

RBeckman

08-18-2011, 11:55 AM

So much for him doing his Elvis impressions anymore. I'll have to stop by again and see how he's doing.

Ray, you coming down to Flint on Saturday?

Ray Barnes

08-18-2011, 12:25 PM

Not this time, I have other plans. I plan on going to Frankenmuth.

Bowtie-Bri

08-18-2011, 12:37 PM

Is he out of the Hospital? When he called he was still in and with some heavy meds.

No Ric,
He's still in the hospital. He told me he might be there for 2 more weeks.

RBeckman

08-18-2011, 12:40 PM

No Ric,
He's still in the hospital. He told me he might be there for 2 more weeks.

Thanks Brian...we need to hook him up with a computer in there. When I was in last year I had my IPAD and they had wireless, it was great.

Ms Grumpy

08-18-2011, 05:55 PM

If someone could PM me with the hospital he is in, and his room number, I would greatly appreciate it.

Hank70SS

08-18-2011, 07:47 PM

Okay guys, Lynda brought the laptop in and we're in business. I'm in therapy/rehab, happens to be in the same hospital. Just had to move from the 4th floor to third I did a bad thing, in the attached pic I drew some red lines to show the fractures. Two on the bottom, one on the top. Not sure how the the top one runs but basically with the fractures like I drew, there is nothing holding the right and left sides together. No surgery, just hope it all comes together. Guess i drew it wrong, the fractures are on the left side. No weight on the left leg at all, don't want the two halves separating.

It's amazing how painful it is. I've had quite a few kidney stones. Only thing that makes a kidney stone worse is it doesn't stop. The fractured pelvis will 'ease' up some if you can find the right position. Anyway, they gave me some pain meds awhile ago. Took me about an hour to type this, I have no idea if it makes any sense.

FlintTony

08-18-2011, 08:57 PM

Yeah, it makes sense. That sounds like a real painful deal.

If you think you can do it, I'll bring the Nomad down and throw you in the back and

haul you up tp Frankenmuth. I promise it will be a fun ride!

Keep us up to date. Hope you get to feeling a lot better soon.

Hank70SS

08-18-2011, 10:59 PM

If you think you can do it, I'll bring the Nomad down and throw you in the back and haul you up tp Frankenmuth. I promise it will be a fun ride!

Keep us up to date. Hope you get to feeling a lot better soon.

I'm thinking your idea of a fun ride and my idea of a fun ride are not the same thing. Thanks Tony.

RBeckman

08-18-2011, 11:25 PM

I'm thinking your idea of a fun ride and my idea of a fun ride are not the same thing. Thanks Tony.

You may be in pain, but I guarantee riding with Tony in the Nomad will put a smile on your face.

shadowgray396

08-19-2011, 12:03 AM

Sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you heal soon.

Ray

Bowtie-Bri

08-19-2011, 12:08 AM

It's good to see you on line Hank!
Being on line sure beats the crap that's on the tube during the day.
I'm sure with the PT and meds, you probably spend alot of time sleeping.
Take care my friend. ;)

Hank70SS

08-19-2011, 12:20 AM

If someone could PM me with the hospital he is in, and his room number, I would greatly appreciate it.

Hey Nancy, I'm in Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, No need for a card or anything. Nice to see you all care.

I got a get well card from my great aunt, the one that turned 99 back in June. She wrote on the inside "you fall down and go Boom?" She's something else.

Hank70SS

08-19-2011, 03:13 AM

...I'm sure with the PT and meds, you probably spend alot of time sleeping...

And here I sit, 3 AM in the morning.

Hank70SS

08-19-2011, 04:59 AM

And here I sit, 3 AM in the morning.

And here I sit, 5 AM in the morning.

FlintTony

08-19-2011, 05:48 AM

Well, good morning then. What's for breakfast?

Ray Barnes

08-19-2011, 10:47 AM

We need to change this thread title to "Hank...how much are you going to whine today". Come on man suck it up. The pitty factor has expired....

What...did you thinking I was going to say something nice and fluffy.

You know me just messing around...hope you fell better... I mean feel better. If you or Linda need anything just let me know. Just around the corner.

Ms Grumpy

08-19-2011, 02:22 PM

Hey Nancy, I'm in Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, No need for a card or anything. Nice to see you all care.

I got a get well card from my great aunt, the one that turned 99 back in June. She wrote on the inside "you fall down and go Boom?" She's something else.

Hank, you are a part of this family and I just wanted to make sure that you knew you were missed here. I am glad to hear that you are being well taken care of. Do they know how long you will be there ?

flash

08-19-2011, 03:14 PM

Hank ,somehow I missed this thread .I hope youre feeling better and stay off the ladder for a while .

Hank70SS

08-19-2011, 05:05 PM

Hank, you are a part of this family and I just wanted to make sure that you knew you were missed here. I am glad to hear that you are being well taken care of. Do they know how long you will be there ?

Looks like 2 weeks at least. That may get me to the point where I can just manage to move around the house without destroying it or killing my self.

Hank ,somehow I missed this thread .I hope youre feeling better and stay off the ladder for a while . Wanna buy a ladder?

flash

08-19-2011, 09:30 PM

You still have your sense of humor so me thinks you will be fine ,thats a free diagnosis from Dr Flash .Keep us updated here ,if I were closer Id come hang out and cheer you up.

grandsport

08-19-2011, 09:58 PM

He took a fall from a ledder. Broke his pelvis.

PS>>>Your stinking phone is broken again.

I thought you put ledders in the mail? But what does a car salesman know? Hi Hank,best wishes from Grandsport.Waving

Ms Grumpy

08-19-2011, 10:57 PM

We shouldn't make him laugh. That probably hurts a lot.

Hank70SS

08-20-2011, 02:20 AM

We shouldn't make him laugh. That probably hurts a lot.

It does but I'm pretty doped up, along with being dopy to begin with, so best you'll probably get is a smile. A smile is good though.

I'll let you know I'm back home Ray so you can stop by.

FlintTony

08-20-2011, 03:49 AM

I thought you put ledders in the mail? But what does a car salesman know? Hi Hank,best wishes from Grandsport.Waving

No, no, no, you put let-hers in the mail. Ledders are for diving offn.

Hope you are feeling a little better Hank. Getting ready to head downtown now.

Hank70SS

08-20-2011, 03:30 PM

No, no, no, you put let-hers in the mail. Ledders are for diving offn.

Hope you are feeling a little better Hank. Getting ready to head downtown now.

Tony, really nice of you to call me from Back to the Bricks. Tell me about all the nice cars, the warm sunny weather and overall nice day there. Yup, really nice of you to share Tony. :butt1:

RBeckman

08-20-2011, 03:36 PM

Tony, really nice of you to call me from Back to the Bricks. Tell me about all the nice cars, the warm sunny weather and overall nice day there. Yup, really nice of you to share Tony. :butt1:

So Hank, are you saying you don't want me to call you and tell you what a good time we were having until the rain started?

Hank70SS

08-20-2011, 05:29 PM

So Hank, are you saying you don't want me to call you and tell you what a good ti,e we were having until the rain started?

I guess you did get some of this weather up there too. Still, it was a pretty good day for the most part wasn't it?

FlintTony

08-20-2011, 07:21 PM

I got there around 4:45 AM. Real nice morning. Had a good parking spot rite on the main drag. I carried some boxs of t-shirts for the organizers. My buddy from A&A Machine shop brought his trailer with the race car, 3 engines on stands, the radiaror system for running an engine, canopy, chairs, tables, 6 sets of heads, and misc stuff. I worked up a sweat helping unload all that stuff. I cut my elbow pretty good this morning. Didn't realize it was bleeding. I had blood all over my pants, combined with the junk from unloading the trailer. I looked like a street bum. We came home at noon. Took a shower, clean clothes, and went back down.
Ric kept us updated on the weather. He has some fancy phone thing that has a live radar. It was a real nice morning and early afternoon. I got home just as the rain hit.

FlintTony

08-20-2011, 07:24 PM

I ran out of space..
Lots of nice cars. I didn't see all of them. Had a chat with Don Garlits. He likes the hemi in the hot rod.
Wish you and Lynda could have been here. Clutz.

Didn't hear from Ray.

Ms Grumpy

08-20-2011, 08:15 PM

Sounds like you had a busy morning/day. Also sounds like you had fun before the rain began. Did you guys get the wind and lightening like we had in Birmingham.

FlintTony

08-20-2011, 08:34 PM

I didn't get much lightning here, but the wind was strong. It's all cleared up now. They canceled the rest of the night for the Bricks. They said because of the weather, but after the last 3 nights of the black hood-rats and black gang-bangers being out of control, we all know it wasn't the weather. The organizers of the cruise, the down-town merchants, and the cops had an emergency meeting this morning with the Mayor to discuss the hood rat problem. I didn't hear the outcome of the meeting, but will know tomorrow.The stinkin low-lifes ruin everything they can in this town.

Hank70SS

08-21-2011, 02:34 PM

I ran out of space..
Lots of nice cars. I didn't see all of them. Had a chat with Don Garlits. He likes the hemi in the hot rod.
Wish you and Lynda could have been here. Clutz.

Didn't hear from Ray.

Sounds like you had a good day, sorry we missed it. Ray did call me yesterday, he was shopping for a new iron. His old one broke and he had some shirts to iron. If it weren't for those darn shirts I'm sure he would have gone to back to the bricks.

FlintTony

08-21-2011, 05:17 PM

Shopping for an iron? If I EVER needed an iron, the local hardware sells them. 5 min shopping trip for me.

shadowgray396

08-25-2011, 09:35 AM

Anyone heard how Hank is doing? Haven't ssen a post for a while.

FlintTony

08-25-2011, 10:23 AM

He's posted on Team Chevelle in the last day or so. I'll give him a call and see how he's doing.

FlintTony

08-25-2011, 12:29 PM

I talked to Hank for a couple of mins. He is healing, slow but healing. He will be going home next Tues, in a wheelchair. He should be able to use a walker when he gets home. Seemed to be in pretty good spirits.

Ms Grumpy

08-25-2011, 04:56 PM

Let him know that we miss his "wisdom" here.

Hank70SS

08-26-2011, 09:21 PM

Hey guys, I'm doing okay. Plan is for me to go home on Tuesday. They been working my butt of in therapy. Walking around with one of those old people walkers. Since I can't put any weight on my left leg it's kind of like using crutches, you have to support all of your weight on your hands and wrists, they're getting kind of sore.

Our house is a tri-level so I've been working on going up and down the stairs with the walker. That's kind of tricky too, balancing all your weight on your hands, on the walker, on the stairs. Anyway, it's all good. Lot of pain at various times but things are healing and getting better.

Ms Grumpy

08-26-2011, 09:27 PM

We are all rooting for you Hank. I hope you are feeling better soon.

grandsport

08-26-2011, 09:42 PM

Hi Hank.Waving

shadowgray396

08-26-2011, 09:49 PM

Good to hear from you. We will hope for a speedy recover for you.

grandsport

08-26-2011, 10:28 PM

Them ledders can be dangerous,after hearing about Hank,I don't even go near the mailbox.

FlintTony

08-27-2011, 05:50 AM

Them ledders can be dangerous,after hearing about Hank,I don't even go near the mailbox.

You gotta watch out for them splodin mailbox's too.

flash

08-27-2011, 08:13 PM

Hank, Im glad to hear you are up and about even with the walker .You will be good to go in no time at all ,just dont overdo.

grandsport

08-27-2011, 09:07 PM

I always make sure my salespeople are extra nice to guys that enter the showroom with a walker.Waving

Ms Grumpy

08-29-2011, 06:31 PM

I always make sure my salespeople are extra nice to guys that enter the showroom with a walker.Waving

That's why they are nice to you then ?

:)

grandsport

08-29-2011, 09:02 PM

That's why they are nice to you then ?

:)

Won't be long with the hours I've been putting in.

Ms Grumpy

08-30-2011, 05:22 PM

Won't be long with the hours I've been putting in.

I bet that Maureen is not to happy with that.

Ms Grumpy

08-30-2011, 05:23 PM

So Hank is it this week that you are going to head home.

Hank70SS

08-30-2011, 06:26 PM

Well I'm home, got here around noon today. Still trying to adjust to things. Can't carry anything when using a walker or crutches and I have to use one or the other. Still can't put any weight on the left leg, it's going to be awhile. Things are improving, they're not great but they are improving,

Ms Grumpy

08-30-2011, 08:17 PM

I am so glad to hear that you are home. It is nice having people waiting on you in the hospital, but there is nothing like being at home. Being able to grab a beer.

flash

08-30-2011, 08:52 PM

Glad they made you go home ,you were probably agravating all the pretty nurses anyway .Be careful not to overdo it but do as much as you safely can .Get well soon .

shadowgray396

08-31-2011, 12:11 AM

Also glad to her you are home. Take it one day at a time and you will be jogging again in no time.

Bowtie-Bri

09-02-2011, 01:11 AM

Hank,
we'll leave an empty space for the Chevelle in your honor at the Frankenmuth Autofest. Lol
Actually, if you felt up to it, you could rent a golf cart and cruise around on Saturday, but I highly doubt that will happen. Just take it easy and we'll see you next year Take care buddy

Hank70SS

09-02-2011, 11:19 AM

Glad they made you go home ,you were probably agravating all the pretty nurses anyway .Be careful not to overdo it but do as much as you safely can .Get well soon .

Actually got along pretty good with most of them. I motored around in the wheelchair at night when I couldn't sleep. They would invite me in to the nurses station to sit and talk or watch TV on their widescreen TV.

Hank,
we'll leave an empty space for the Chevelle in your honor at the Frankenmuth Autofest. Lol
Actually, if you felt up to it, you could rent a golf cart and cruise around on Saturday, but I highly doubt that will happen. Just take it easy and we'll see you next year Take care buddy

I hate them golf carts! I couldn't sit in one very long either. Actually I can't sit, stand or lay very long. Whatever I'm doing it will start to hurt after awhile and I have to do something different, until that starts to hurt. Hope you guys enjoy Frankenmuth, I'm sure going to miss being there this year. Can't believe I broke my ass, the pain can be unbelievable at times, can't do a damn thing, just have to wait until it heals on it's own.

Ms Grumpy

09-02-2011, 06:32 PM

Hank, it sounds like you are getting back to your old self. I am sure that everyone is going to miss you at Frankenmuth this year.

grandsport

09-02-2011, 09:02 PM

Hank, it sounds like you are getting back to your old self. I am sure that everyone is going to miss you at Frankenmuth this year.

Is his old self a good thing?:p

RBeckman

09-02-2011, 09:23 PM

Is his old self a good thing?:p

I'm betting Lynda was asking them to fix some of his faults while he was in there anyway.

grandsport

09-02-2011, 09:43 PM

I'm betting Lynda was asking them to fix some of his faults while he was in there anyway.

Probably wasn't covered by his health insurance.Waving

Hank70SS

09-03-2011, 09:04 AM

I'm betting Lynda was asking them to fix some of his faults while he was in there anyway.

Probably but I bet she'd be happy if I could just walk around on my own.

Ms Grumpy

09-03-2011, 09:30 PM

Hank,
we'll leave an empty space for the Chevelle in your honor at the Frankenmuth Autofest. Lol

This is a true friend.

Hank70SS

09-14-2011, 06:55 PM

Saw the doctor today. They took some x-rays and he said the bones are healing good. Said I can do 30% weight on my left leg, up until now it's been no weight which is really hard to do.

Since they didn't have to do any surgery he said things should heal up good with no long term affects. He said this injury is one of the worst for pain and that's going to be the biggest issue the next month or 2. It still hurts like hell sometimes but it's not as often as before so things are improving. He gave me a script for Motrin, hopefully that will work and I can get away from the narcotics. Been taking them around the clock for a month now.

grandsport

09-14-2011, 07:57 PM

Hi Hank! Waving

Ms Grumpy

09-14-2011, 08:30 PM

Hank, glad to hear that things are going good. I bet it will feel good to be able to move around a little more. Don't over do it.

FlintTony

09-15-2011, 06:28 AM

Good news Hank. Now come on up this week-end and help me get the new roof on the storage garage. Will you be able to carry the bundles of shingles up the LATTER for me?

Hank70SS

09-15-2011, 10:21 AM

It's pretty obvious that I'm not too good on LATTERs Tony. I am pretty good at drinking beer though. :drunk:

Just thought I would mention that in case you need any help in that area. :D

Ms Grumpy

09-15-2011, 10:26 AM

It's pretty obvious that I'm not too good on LATTERs Tony. I am pretty good at drinking beer though. :drunk:

Just thought I would mention that in case you need any help in that area. :D

Sounds like you have had a few already. :beer:

I usually use a ladder when I need to go up on a roof.

grandsport

09-15-2011, 07:38 PM

Beer is a good thing Hank.:p

Hank70SS

09-16-2011, 09:11 AM

Sounds like you have had a few already. :beer:

I usually use a ladder when I need to go up on a roof.

Tony spelled it latter, I just copied that.

Beer is a good thing Hank.:p

Everybody knows that Gary.

FlintTony

09-16-2011, 09:19 AM

I spelled it that way because someone made fun of me before for my miss-spelling, so now that's the way I'm going to spell it forever. Have a "goot" day all.

flash

09-16-2011, 09:12 PM

Hi Hank ,hope youre feeling better.

Hank70SS

09-17-2011, 08:35 AM

Hi Hank ,hope youre feeling better.

A little better each day. Hardest part is not being able to do anything. I hobble around on these crutches looking at all the things that need to be done that I can't do.

shadowgray396

09-17-2011, 09:47 AM

Glad to here you are doing better. You are that much closer to doing some of the things you want too.

FlintTony

09-17-2011, 10:35 AM

Hank...I've been cutting down these dead ash trees and digging up the stumps so I can cut them off below ground. I'm taking a quick smoke break. If you have anything that needs done around your place that can't wait until you heal, I will come down and lend a hand. Anything is better that what I'm doing now. In fact, I'm begging you to find something for me to do!

FlintTony

09-17-2011, 04:19 PM

Never mind Hank. I'm done for the day. Thanks for saving my old, tired, wore out ass, buddy.

Hank70SS

09-17-2011, 04:44 PM

Never mind Hank. I'm done for the day. Thanks for saving my old, tired, wore out ass, buddy.

Day late and dollar short, oh well. Thanks for the offer Tony.

Henry rented a log splitter this morning to split the ash and other trees we took down over the last few years. I got to watch while him and Lynda split and moved the wood up to the house for this winter. The sump pump went out a few days ago, I watched while he pulled out the old one. Lynda and I picked up a new one HD, I cut and put together a new drain pipe then watched while he put the new pump in. One of the burner elements is gone on glass top stove. It's a triple element and one element is shot. I can't pull the top off and replace the burner while on crutches. It's driving me crazy, I was going non-stop since being laid off in March, now I can't do anything. I have to be moving, even if I'm just messing around I have to be moving. A fractured pelvis and crutches just don't let you move around that well.

Oh well, it's getting better. Guess I'll just have to wait it out until things are back to normal.

FlintTony

09-26-2011, 08:29 PM

How's progress Hank? Was it fun watching Henry do all the work? Did you have to keep yelling at him?

Hank70SS

09-27-2011, 12:49 PM

Last week and half, two weeks have been pretty good. I'm feeling a lot better, don't have the pain like I use to. Feels sore, like a bruise but not that bad. Can't do a whole lot yet but do what I can. Hardest part is I can't carry anything unless it's really small because of the crutches. Go to Dr next week, hopefully he says weight on left lag as tolerated and that I can drive. Don't really feel any pain doing the 30% weight which I sure is a lot more that 30% at times. Sometimes I just forget, don't pay attention and put a lot more weight on than I'm supposed to. So things are doing good, thanks for asking.

Didn't have to yell at Henry, he did a lot of stuff the last two weekends. He better because he knows if he doesn't than it all falls on Lynda.

Hank70SS

11-10-2011, 07:01 PM

Well, saw the rehab doc the other day. I thought this is taking a long time. I can walk straight if I stop and think about it, otherwise I would tend to favor the left leg and walk with a limp. It still hurts and can really hurt by the end of the day depending on how much I've been on my feet. He said I'm doing good, most people couldn't walk straight and would be using a cane at this point. I guess that's good, just wish things would move along a little faster.

Saw the ortho doc yesterday. Still a lot of pain in my shoulder after a month of therapy. It will wake me up at night and doesn't move in some directions too well. Going for an MRI next week, he says I may have a small tear in the rotator cuff. I don't need this crap! Rotator cuff surgery, there goes another couple of months.

Oh well, don't have a job to worry about. I'm still here and still kicking, maybe not as hard I use to but still kicking. Right arm is good and that's the one I drink beer with, life is good.

FlintTony

11-10-2011, 08:48 PM

As long as the beer arm works, you will be fine.

RBeckman

11-10-2011, 09:02 PM

Jeez Hank, I'm thinking a heart attack is a lot easier than what you are going through....I was up and back to work in 2 weeks. Maybe next week if you are up to it I can stop by on the way home from work since Leslie will be in Canada for work all week.

Ms Grumpy

11-11-2011, 05:32 AM

Hank, it sounds like you are taking one step forward and two steps back. Let's hope that the shoulder is just a sprain.

It is nice to hear, though, that your beer arm is still working well.

Hank70SS

11-11-2011, 07:53 AM

I think you're right Ric. The docs say a pelvis fracture usually has a good outcome, things heal up and no long term affects. Downside is it's extremely painful and takes a long time to fully recover. The shoulder, guess all the drugs they were giving me for the pelvis covered up the shoulder injury. Hopefully it's not the rotator cuff. Both the hip and shoulder suffered a lot of soft tissue damage that doesn't heal up as fast as the bone fractures.

Hey, I'm usually around. Give me a call, like to see you.

flash

11-11-2011, 09:05 PM

You make me dread getting on my ladder at the rental house to work on the windows but Im going to think of you when Im up there and hold on tight with one hand. Take it easy on yourself and continue to get better .

Hank70SS

11-12-2011, 07:32 AM

John be careful, you never know. I've climbed that ladder a 100 times to get on the roof. Make sure the feet are securely planted, better yet have someone standing on the bottom rung when you go up and down.

Hank70SS

11-16-2011, 06:11 PM

Keeping my fingers crossed, had an MRI on the shoulder today. See the doc on December 1st, sure hope the rotator cuff is not torn. Funny thing is yesterday we had a huge limb removed from a tree that extended over the shed. Limb was about 14" around and reached to the far end of the shed which is 20' long. Anyway I walked up and down the hill picking up logs and throwing them into the pickup. Leg got a little sore which it does when I walk on uneven ground. Thought for sure the shoulder would keep me up at night. No, didn't keep me up, wasn't really sore and doesn't bother me today. First time in months I can say that. It's still not right, can't bend it around in different directions like the other but it's not bothering me. Maybe that's a good sign, I sure hope so. I got a lot of shit I'd like to do and this crap is really slowing me down.