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Fair warning...
2009-05-11
  • I'm going in Friday to get a new hip. I'll be in the hospital for at least five days, so they tell me. After that my participation will be light, probably for another couple weeks. So the 'Burg will be slightly different.

  • A reminder: please don't post pictures wider than 500px. It breaks formatting. If we think you're intentionally breaking formatting you'll get bounced.

  • There is now (again) an Amazon button on the right hand side, under the Pay Pal button, for those overcome with the uncontrollable urge to contribute via Amazon. I haven't tested it yet, so I have no idea if it works.
    • Posted by:Fred

    #26  Good luck with the surgery and a speedy recovery, Fred.

    But, as far as we're concerned, you're already as hip as they come. ;-p
    Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-05-11 23:14  

    #25  Wishing you a speedy recovery without much pain. Hoping that everything goes well for you.

    Janet
    Posted by: Jan from work   2009-05-11 19:23  

    #24  If it's gets painful, it might help to think how lucky you are not to have wait for a bureaucrat to ration you one on the NHS!
    Posted by: Bright Pebbles the pedantic   2009-05-11 19:16  

    #23  Good luck and stick with the PT.
    Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-05-11 16:55  

    #22  Good Luck Fred. Here is to a speedy recovery.
    Posted by: Sockpuppet of Doom   2009-05-11 16:07  

    #21  Here's wishing a quick and complete recovery!
    Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2009-05-11 15:30  

    #20  Hope it goes well Fred. Try not to pinch the nurses too often and, of course, enjoy the food.
    Posted by: remoteman   2009-05-11 15:23  

    #19  Agree with EU6305. The payment amount is fixed at ten bucks and the message is not editable. Also, it looked like it was trying to post the payment to rantburg, and that hung and I had to esc it. But it appears that the payment went through.

    Good luck with the hip replacement!
    Posted by: KBK   2009-05-11 14:36  

    #18  Here's wishing you a return to full functioning Gams. I look forward to our future pictorial jousting.

    Semper Fi
    Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2009-05-11 12:54  

    #17  No pain and quick healing, Fred. We'll all have you in our thoughts and prayers until you're back on your feet again.
    Posted by: trailing wife   2009-05-11 12:41  

    #16  I always suspected you were a hippy. Best of luck for a speedy recovery.
    Posted by: Unique Battle   2009-05-11 12:06  

    #15  Good luck Fred! Shooting from the hip by my favorite web entertainer extraordinaire has me addicted to Rantburg. Thanks Again.
    Posted by: GirlThursdasy   2009-05-11 11:56  

    #14  Good luck, Fred. A guy I know had hip replacement about a year ago and now he's surfing again.

    Amazon works, sort of. But it locked me into a $10 payment when I had a somewhat higher amount in mind. So I did it twice. Still wasn't what I had in mind. Guess I'll have to try PayPal.
    Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2009-05-11 11:47  

    #13  Good luck, Prayers.
    Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2009-05-11 11:25  

    #12  Best of wishes. Good thing you're doing it now, before Obamacare forbids the chronologically gifted from receiving such pricey procedures.
    Posted by: Ho Chi Cromomp7003   2009-05-11 11:15  

    #11  Good luck Fred. Stay away from those dancing girls for a while.
    Posted by: 49 Pan   2009-05-11 11:13  

    #10  My fiance' just had her second hip done. They both work perfectly now. You'd be surprised at the range of motion.


    Dirty minds want to know, can she lock her ankles behind her head?
    (Evil, Evil Jim)
    Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-05-11 10:45  

    #9  I unrerstand many Pro Danccers have Artificial hips, My brother had knee trouble and his doctor gave him an "Oil change". a needle in the left, and a nedle in the right, removed the oil from the Bursa, an replaced it with silicone, he ws running around like a kid in a day.
    Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-05-11 09:54  

    #8  best wishes Fred.
    Posted by: Andy Ulusoque aka Broadhead6   2009-05-11 09:47  

    #7  Good luck. I know a few folks that have had it done and they all say it's the best decision they've ever made.
    Posted by: tu3031   2009-05-11 09:39  

    #6  Best to you Fred. Hope you'll be hip hopping in no time!
    Posted by: Besoeker   2009-05-11 09:35  

    #5  Good luck, Fred. You'll be hipper when you get back, right?
    Posted by: Parabellum   2009-05-11 09:19  

    #4  My fiance' just had her second hip done. They both work perfectly now. You'd be surprised at the range of motion.

    Good luck buddy!
    Posted by: GORT   2009-05-11 09:13  

    #3  Hip hip hooray.
    Posted by: Seafarious   2009-05-11 08:56  

    #2  Good luck Fred. When they have the blog version of "Dancing with the Stars", you'll be ready.
    Posted by: Penguin   2009-05-11 08:41  

    #1  looking forward to the new, hip, Fred! Good luck and best wishes
    Posted by: Frank G   2009-05-11 08:11  

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