The continuing saga of Rockin' Rusty - The rebuild continues

DUDE !!!!!!!!!!!!

GREAT NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been thinking 'bout you man! Hope everything is going good !!!!!!!!!!!

Good to hear !! Nothing sweeter than HOME .

Boy, that's great news! It sounds like everything went the way it was supposed to. Holley will have her hands full for a while getting you back vertical again. You're a lucky guy having her as your backstop.
Welcome home brother!

Welcome home Rusty. Soon you will be going roundy round again with the guys .

Mike1484

Glad to hear you're home Rusty! I had no doubt you would make it through.

HIP, HIP, HURRAH!!

So glad to hear that you’re home and recovering!

Great News !!! Glad you're back home !!!
You have the advantage of a great care giver that many folk don't have.!!!
That's the priceless benefit of the "In sickness and health " thing you will remember.
We'll use your sign off tag : "See You in the Funny Papers"
Steve...

Glad you're home, Rusty. While recuperating, you
can finally look into those dance lessons you always
wanted to take. Feel better bro.
Bob

RknRusty wrote:Okay, guys, all the big talk of comebacks never seems to end. I had a magnificently successful left hip replacement after the first clamp-and-screw job failed, and I had high hopes of making a real return to our sport.

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Y'all take care. Play nice, and I'll see you on the other side.
Rusty

Damn.. I'm a week late to reply here Rusty. I've just read this/your 1st post.. so please excuse me if I've missed any new developments over the past week. If there's any one CEF member who continually exemplifies positive spirit when faced with considerable adversity.. it's YOU. Your Son "Al" must be as amazing a man as you are.. by the way you speak of him. Why wouldn't he be?

Best of luck with this next op.. and we'll all be routin' for ya' man!

Hey, thanks guys. There's jut too much for me to cATCH up on, so please settle for a blanket thanks, aNd know how happy I am to be back. Fully weight bearing right off the bat, and the last comeback proclamation for a long while. I'm coming back to STAY!

Rockin' Rusty, The Came Back Kid!

https://youtu.be/b8yq3t-ezek

Looking good! At least from the neck up anyways

Well, here's a followup report. I may have mentioned I came home with a sore left arm??? I don't recall. Sore was a horrid understatement, turns out the damn thing was broken. A PT tech was evaluating me on my last day at the hospital, trying to test my ranges of motion and strength. I heard my arm go "Click-Click," and I was suddenly stricken with pain. I was quite [bleep] and sent her away, and that's the way I came home. I figured it would clear up, but it got worse with the bone ends shifting... inches from my dialysis access.

Back to the Doc. X-ray. Broken Humerus, just below the ball(much like a hip). A painful week later I was back in the hospital. The Doc bored a hole vertically down through the top of my shoulder, down and down through the humerus, where he inserted a threaded rod with glue. about 4 cross screws to secure it. And amazingly sent me back home bandaged and slung. Now, here I sit, typing with one hand and fighting exhaustion.

I promise all of you, my gracious and fine friends, there are no more broken bones in my body, and this story must end. I cannot tolerate one more chapter. But that's why I have been silent for yet another week. Thank you all for pulling for me.
Rockin' Rusty Out!... I'll Be Back.

Broken Humorous?  Not funny, not funny at all!!  
Sounds like that PT didn’t take the same oath Dr’s do about “ 1st cause no pain”
Screwed and Glued  with epoxy holding your skeleton together Ya just gotta be better than the original ARF! Yup, we’re still cheering for you! Heal strong.

Rusty, you have prepaid and have been credited for a
nice long, uneventful, pain free spell.
Glad you're back.
bob

Hahaha, Marley, you crack me up! Lol... Hmmm, funny bone seems to still be intact. I'd like to give thast PT tech a little therapy, but I'd probably break my knuckles. Bob and Andras, y'all are so right. I am due a long stretch of fun and chillin'. And so is Holley... Hey, where'd my Summer go!?!

You've got me worried Rusty.  I'm still having weekly physio (physical) therapy for my elbow rebuild.  Man that guy puts a lot of pressure on my arm and it hurts.  Haven't been able to straighten my arm for a year and now he's trying to force it straight.  "On a scale of 1-10, how's the pain?"  Sick of hearing that.  How do we know what 10 is?  Anyway, after a particularly heavy session recently he says "by the look on your face we just got to 7."  Almost sounds like he's aiming for the max.

I expect my bones may be a little more solid than yours Rusty, but I'll be fighting my therapist from now on trying to prevent that "Click-Click" you described, and the 10 out of 10   .

Rusty,

Bud, you really are a tough old Rusty Nail. They should call you Rusty Spike, because you remind me of a railroad fastner.

Ok Brother, I will do what I can to get up your way, money is tight in the Gov/Mil at the moment. I will do something to visit in the next year.

I also need to visit Fred! I have less of an excuse as he is within driving distance.

Well I read this and could not reply Brother i fill for you and all the damn pain , at least it was your left arm since ur a righty Why we don't have emoji for CL flight ?? Or is this it  Fly away !?!? My first one is for you today