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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:30 AM Jun 2014

rasputin1952 update

ras was diagnosed with a problematic thyroid at the VA about 6 weeks ago. He's been doing all the prep stuff they wanted him to do prior to surgery.

Last Friday he picked up some special soap at his last pre-op checkup. The nurse told him he needed to shower and then put this stuff on his neck twice before surgery. As she was handing the soap to him she looked him in the eye and said: "Be extremely careful you don't get this soap on your genitalia." When he told me I started laughing my ass off and this picture popped into my head:



I dropped him off at the West Roxbury VA Monday morning and picked him up yesterday. So far he's doing good.



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rasputin1952 update (Original Post) unhappycamper Jun 2014 OP
Get well soon, ras. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #1
get well soon, ras!! PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #2
Send Ras my thoughts, prayers and best wishes and positive vibes RFKHumphreyObama Jun 2014 #3
Sending my best to rasputin1952. yellerpup Jun 2014 #4
Healing vibes - get well soon! myrna minx Jun 2014 #5
Best Wishes For A Good Man The Magistrate Jun 2014 #6
"Only $10 Bigguns Bro: Extra Big-Ass Fries". pacalo Jun 2014 #7
Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. n/t Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #8
Best wishes for quick healing for Rasputin. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #9
May he recover quickly! JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #10
Great news about one of my favorite DU-ers! ColesCountyDem Jun 2014 #11
Tell Ras I said hey. Speedy recovery. pinto Jun 2014 #12
Please give Ras my best wishes that he recovers quickly. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #13
I'm envious Doctor_J Jun 2014 #14
try to keep him out of trouble, will ya? mopinko Jun 2014 #15
Thank you all for your good wishes... rasputin1952 Jun 2014 #16

RFKHumphreyObama

(15,164 posts)
3. Send Ras my thoughts, prayers and best wishes and positive vibes
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:09 AM
Jun 2014

Having served several times with Ras as a moderator, I can testify to the depth of his warmth, compassion, humanity, friendship, integrity and decency as a human being. He's one of the nicest people I know on DU. Hope everything will be OK with him

pacalo

(24,721 posts)
7. "Only $10 Bigguns Bro: Extra Big-Ass Fries".
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:50 AM
Jun 2014


I hope he gets a kick out it.

Here's hoping Rasputin makes a fast recovery.



greatauntoftriplets

(175,698 posts)
13. Please give Ras my best wishes that he recovers quickly.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:46 AM
Jun 2014

I can imagine that he'll be ready to get up and go before the doctors give their blessing. Also, from the sounds of it, that soap might have scared me!

rasputin1952

(83,130 posts)
16. Thank you all for your good wishes...
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 01:45 PM
Jun 2014

The VA was excellent, although I have another scar on my neck, a rather ugly one at that, but it will become tolerable over the next 5-6 weeks. For the record, I had two benign nodules on the right and one malignant on the left. Since my thyroid is now gone, I'll be on synthroid, (or a derivative) for the rest of my life.

Please, when you go in for check ups, make sure they look over some stuff they normally wouldn't, make a list of things that are bothering you; and by all mans, ladies get checked out as far as mammograms and the like.

Peace to all,

Ras

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