wish me luck guys.

[Lloyd Smale]

I go in on tuesday for surgery #3 on the back. there putting a spinal stimulator in to block pain. Ill be in the hospital for 4 days. Sure not looking forward to that. Sure wish i could bring my casting pot and my dog along!!!

[357maximum]

Good luck ,

The stimulator thingie sure worked for my father in law....hope the same for you....

[eka]

I'll be thinking about you, Lloyd. I hope everything goes as planned and I'm sure it will.

Keith

[Scrounger]

I go in on tuesday for surgery #3 on the back. there putting a spinal stimulator in to block pain. Ill be in the hospital for 4 days. Sure not looking forward to that. Sure wish i could bring my casting pot and my dog along!!!

Even the dog wouldn't eat the food they'll give you and it probably won't melt down to make good bullets. It might work as lube. Good luck, Lloyd.

[725]

Best of luck, Lloyd. Today's surgeons are miricle workers! Had a bunch, myself and was amazed on how fast recovery is.

[Jim]

Lloyd,
When I get home from gettin' married and dinner, I'm gonna throw back a shot of Tennessee sour mash in your honor. If they give ya' any static, lemme know. I'll come with my ol' 1930 somethin' LeFever double and we'll have a word of "prayer" with 'em!
Give 'em hell an' make 'em like it!!

[Lloyd Smale]

jim id like to join you! between the narcotic patches and the narcotic pills i pop like candy and a couple shots of Jack id feel like i was 22 out on friday night again!!

[testhop]

Lloyd
i wish you the best of luck
you are in our prayers
you will come out in great shape and next deer season get a big one

[WKAYE]

Good luck Lloyd. May all your nurses be beautiful. [smilie=1:

[45nut]

Ditto to all the above well wishes Lloyd.

[Razor]

Good Luck

Razor

[ACK450]

Lloyd, you are such a knowledgeable caster and shooter of much experience, and you give that knowledge freely to help all others. We all wish ya the best and a speedy recovery so you can get back to helping all of us again.

[Swamprat1052]

Good luck Lloyd, I know about them back problems. You'll be in our thoughts and prayers.

Swamprat

[GLL]

Lloyd:

Best of luck ! Let us know how it goes as soon as possible.

Jerry

[NVcurmudgeon]

Best wishes and prayers from Bill and Fran.

[blackthorn]

Best wishes for a speedy, successful recovery. Our thoughts are with you.

[StrawHat]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Prayers and good thoughts coming your way.

They carved me up last April, not my back but they removed and replaced my shoulder. I would be further along if I followed my therapy. (That's a hint),

Anyway, deal with it as best as you can.

Call on us if you need anything.

[Gussy]

Good luck Lloyd. They do allow dogs in here if they are well behaved. Ask, I did and they said sure!!! Took the dog in, up the elevator and to my wifes room. No one even looked sideways at us.

[Nueces]

Mega dittos, Lloyd. My sincere wishes for a speedy and pain-free recovery. Will you have web access in the room?

Mark

[jawjaboy]

Good luck Lloyd. We a be thinkin 'bout ya.

[Lloyd Smale]

gussy if you knew old elmer youd about know that 15 minutes in a hospital and hed be running up the hall with a liver in his mouth.
Good luck Lloyd. They do allow dogs in here if they are well behaved. Ask, I did and they said sure!!! Took the dog in, up the elevator and to my wifes room. No one even looked sideways at us.

[Ricochet]

I sure wish you the best, Lloyd. I'll pray for you.

[Bret4207]

Best of luck Lloyd. I'll keep you in my prayers.

[Bullshop]

God bless ya Lloyd!
BIC/BS

[sundog]

Lloyd, I had a partial proctectomy (took out a piece of my colon) last Monday - 5 days ago. I was released less than 48 hours after surgery. I went to the range today. Hooah. I did not shoot, just went to see the guys for a little while who were shooting the regularly monthly mil bolt match. Even drove myself. Am I ready to go back to work? Not hardly. But it was nice to get out fer a spell.

My hospital stay wasn't really too bad. The nurses and techs were great. 'Course it was only two days and a wake up. I even talked the doc into taking the catheter out early. Even joked around with the anethesiologist - for about 47 seconds.... Original plan was four days, so I feel fortunate.

I hope yours turns out as well as mine! My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

btw, my pathology came back negative.

[melw]

Best of luck! Looking forward to seeing you back here putting out good info and good cheer.
Mel W.

[crabo]

I'll pray for a speedy recovery and that God will give the surgeon's skill and wisdom as they work on you.

Craig

[corvette8n]

Hey Guy maybe you can smuggle some of the lead shieiding used in x-ray or those little crucibles used to store radioactive medicine. Gotta be some lead in that place. Get a doctor to put on your discharge sheet to include a couple hundred pounds of lead.:-D

[madcaster]

Lloyd,
We'll be a prayin for ya Buddy!

[ovendoctor]

hope it goes well Lloyd will keep ya in prayer

were ya getting it done at?

[Ghugly]

Best wishes Lloyd. I understand that those things can be amazing. Keep us informed (you arn't the only one chomping narcotics).

[DLCTEX]

God bless you and the hands of the doctors. Dale

[waksupi]

Tough it out Lloyd. We're all pulling for you!

[jjamna]

Best of luck Lloyd. I have had 3 back surgeries myself. Still have lots of pain so I know exactly what you are going thru.
Jeff McBride

[dmftoy1]

Good Luck Lloyd! My brother is going through something similiar and I had no clue how much pain he was in until I spent a week with him last fall. (he says I was the cause of his pain, but watching him sweating in a cool room told me differently)

Take care,
Dave

[Rick Hodges]

Best of luck LLoyd.

[rugerdude]

gussy if you knew old elmer youd about know that 15 minutes in a hospital and hed be running up the hall with a liver in his mouth.

Yeah, but just think of the stories you could tell about it!! :mrgreen: Wish you the best and hope you have a speedy recovery!

[hicard]

Good luck to you Lloyd. Back problems are a pain in the, well you know.

[no34570]

Good luck mate,all the best!
I'll drink to ya health.
Dale
no34570

[Ken O]

Thoughts and prayers going your way, Ken

[Larry Gibson]

LLoyd

Things should should go well but if they don't; when we get together up yonder I expect you to have a good range set up with no wind conditions, a loading bench with every loading tool already made that we can think of, perfect moulds for every bullet desired, unlimited supplies of brass, powder and primers, magnum potsd of perfect alloys that never need fluxed or go empty, our dream revolvers already worked out with Elmer and Bill..........now before you think that might be too good to pass up just remember to get you ass better as we've to much to do down here before we get to that big range in the sky!

Larry Gibson

[VTDW]

Lloyd,

The prayers of this family will be going up tonight for you brother.

Dave

[Buckshot]

.............I'll say a prayer for the surgical team, as you'll already be in hands of a much greater power.

.............Buckshot

[MT Gianni]

I hope that this time is the charm, Lloyd. Gianni

[monadnock#5]

For all the pain and aggravation you and your family have had to endure these past several months, I pray you speedy relief from the pain and torment. Good luck Lloyd.

[Typecaster]

I'll also pray for the specialiats who are working on you...you know you have a fan base here.

FWIW, you're in our prayers,too.

R

[Topper]

Pray that everything goes smoothly for you Lloyd and that the procedure alleviates your back pain.
Marty

[9.3X62AL]

Late add-on here.......thoughts and prayers your way from us, Lloyd.

Allen and Marie Paine

[Jon K]

Lloyd,

I will be praying for you, I know I won't forget Thursday 8 AM I will be having a Colonoscopy.

Jon

[S.R.Custom]

Good luck to you Lloyd, and keep one eye open. The prettiest nurses are the quietest ones, and if you aren't paying attention, you'll miss 'em. :-D

[freedom475]

You and your family shall be in my prayers loyd.....

[PatMarlin]

Get healed up and well soon Lloyd... :drinks:

[Wayne Smith]

My prayers go with you, full recovery and back shooting soon.

[schutzen]

The best of luck to you Lloyd, we will keep you and yours in our prayers. But please do us one small favor, pay attention to what the doctors and nurses tell you to do. A good patient always heals faster. There is way too much loose lead in Michigan that needs a good man to smelt down into bullets and send it down range. I think all of us here will nominate you for the job. Heal up fast and get back to smelting/casting/shooting.

[Wicky]

Good luck Lloyd. The Boolit god of lead will be looking over you so you know you'll be up and about pretty soon.

:lovebooli

[rmb721]

Good luck Lloyd. Have a speedy recovery.

[Crash_Corrigan]

I had some bad pipes back in '99 and spent 10 days in hospital after they cut on me. It was kinda forward thinking hospital and 6 days there my wife showed up with my dog. She jumped into bed with me and did not want to leave when visiting hours were over. She was the best medicine I ever had. The dog not the wife.

I'll be saying some prayers for you LLoyd as ya can't have too many!

Dan

[MtGun44]

Best possible luck! I've had some good luck myself over the years getting
patched up, hope you can have some, too.

Bill

[davwingman]

Have a complete & speedy recovery!

[Lloyd Smale]

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. There appeciated more then you can imagine!!! Ill try to find a computer in the hospital and let you know how it went. Pretty amazing that a guy can have such a fine group of freinds and have never met them personaly. Im not one to use the word freind lightly but i can honestly say i have a bunch here!! It goes without saying that if i can ever do ANYTHING for any of you guys its yours for the asking!

[Dale53]

Good Luck, Lloyd!

We're thinking of you...

Dale53

[BBA]

Best wishes, hope it all works out for the best!

[KYCaster]

Lots of luck Lloyd. Hope you're back to shooting real soon.

Jerry

[Three44s]

Lloyd,

Best wishes for a successful and fast recovery ......

Hope you are back "slingin' lead" ................ (and other "important" activities SOON!!!) :drinks:

Three 44s

[mroliver77]

Me living in NW Ohio we are almost neighbors. I sure know about the pain and pills. I will pray for successful outcome.
J