Getting Real About This Pirate Business.

[alaskanpiper]

That line about counting to 19 to made me laugh out loud.

 

[cossackjack]

I can only count to 19 without dropping my pants

No need to drop your drawers. You can count to 22 using your pocket abacus. :wink:
Speedy recovery.

 

[charf]

Hope the recovery goes well Jay!

 

[bnichols23]

You're a mess, Jay. Yeah, can relate, though not personally. I had to go through hyperbaric treatment for a couple of months for a really nasty & persistent big-toe ulcer a couple of years ago, & the guy who was in the other tube most of the time had it even worse than I did, eventually losing the big toe on his right foot when it Just Would Not Heal, hyperbaric therapy or no. Me, I was lucky. They eventually got the ulcer healed & I went through surgery to straighten the foot; no problems with it at all since, thank heaven. Really glad the important parts of you remain with us!
BTW, for those of who you don't know about hyperbaric tubes, essentially they look a little like an iron lung (yes, serious), except with the head enclosed too. (You don't get claustrophobic, since the tubes are transparent except for the end panels.) They slide you in, then seal it up & pressurize the thing to roughly two atmospheres for about 2 hours, & you do that 5 days a week for about 2 months. It's an interesting experience, but the increased oxygenation significantly improves the healing.
Bill

 

[scloyd]

As a diabetic myself, I find this post very interesting. Weight loss, diet and exercise got me off diabetes medication about 4-5 years ago. It's a daily battle I don't want to lose.
Jay, Wishing you a speedy and successful recovery. Diabetes is a very serious condition that shouldn't be ignored. Hopefully other diabetics who don't take it serious begin to do so. Thank you for posting your story. Good luck and take care.

 

[haparnold]

Glad things seem to be getting better, Jay! Don't be afraid to lean on us if you need anything.

 

[timelord]

Good luck with the recovery.
There’s a chap near where I live who is often seen walking with his cat draped across his shoulders.

 

[npod]

Jay, Godspeed on your recovery and rehab. I feared that you had a diabetic foot when you commented on a prior post. I'm sorry you had to have the surgery, but it is unfortunately necessary.
I’m trying to come up with a set-up for an amputee joke, but I’m stumped

 

[bnichols23]

Oh, just cut it out, Neal...... :crazy:
B

 

[jpmcwjr]

He had me in stitches!

 

[pylorns]

Daaaaamn. No wonder we haven't heard from you lately at the pipe club meetings. Get better!

 

[timt]

I’m trying to come up with a set-up for an amputee joke, but I’m stumped

That's just toetally wrong!