Hello my friends, as some of you may have noticed I have been absent from this forum for quite a bit here over the last few months, so I would like to explain. In July, I was playing with my grandson and due to the neuropathy in my feet, lost my balance and fell hitting a table with my face. Unfortunately, this caused me to have a subdural hematoma. the original plan after 5 days in ICU and 3 days in a regular hospital ward was to let the blood that was accumulated on my brain, absorb back into my body naturally. This, however, didn't happen. Over the next few weeks, my bleed continued causing a massive midline shift of my brain of nearly 1.5 CM. My neurosurgeon called me back in for surgery after viewing a follow-up CT Scan, confirming the new bleed and the massive shift. he was going to drill Burr holes and just drain the blood but once he was in realized that was not going work he had to do a full craniotomy, resulting in him cutting a piece of my skull out to expose my brain to relieve the pressure and clean the blood out. I have suffered some residual damage from the weeks of pressure caused by the pressure of the blood pushing my brain to one side of my skull, but they say it will improve. I will be back here as I continue to get better. Thanks to the MODS, and SAiNT for covering for me and helping me out.

 

Wow...I'm sorry to read you had all those health issues. Really hope you get fully in good health again. That's the only thing that matters. Thank u for keeping us updated on your situation.
I Wish all the best to you.

 

My friend, I hope you make it to a full recovery. You've been missed. All the best to you, and if prayers and positive vibes influence in any way, you got mine.

Peace to you.

 

My heartfelt hope that you continue to grow stronger day by day. Know in your heart that we are all together as one and will be sending you our best wishes for the return of your perfect health. Moment by moment, hour by hour, stronger and stronger until all that is left of this experience will be that very cool scar you are sporting. Peace and health!

 

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Glad you won that battle bro.
What a fighter.

 

Hope you have a really speedy and full recovery Ned. All my best wishes and great to see you back !!!

 

Hope you will get better ned.

 

Godspeed recovery!

 

...glad you are back 'n' runnin'!
I'm wishing you speedy recovery!

 

to be honest i just assumed Dr. Manhattan vaporised you or something

 

all the best to you

 

Thanks, My friends for the Well wishes, Good Vibes, prayers, and all good thoughts. I consider my self, lucky to be around, and miss being here. So hope to be here more often as I continue to get better.

 

Ouch man! Live long and prosper!

 

wish you all the best and stay well man, you are a warrior !

 

Hi ned, yes im missing you and now im really happy that you are one the way to win the fight. Hope that wonderful people like you can help us here for a long long time. All the best for you and i hope you can play a lot with your grandson and perhaps making music together, good luck.

 

That's pretty rough, good to hear you're on the mend and back on the forum, wishing you all the best.

 

Wow ned, I was beginning to worry you won't come back. Wishing you speedy and full recovery.

We have amazing bodies, but situations like this makes one wonder how fragile those really are.

 

@ned944, get well soon! Glad you are on the mend. Positive thoughts being sent your way!

 

Holy cow, Ned. You're supposed to break bricks with your forehead. At least that's what my Shaolin Master used to say before they found him neck deep in a pile of rubble next to a big hole in the Great Wall of China.

Pleased to see you back online, M80. And, hey, you're the only one here with a bloody great smile that stretches halfway round yer bonce. I'm jealous.