Just home from the hospital.....

[KirbysLawn]

Well, yesterday while sitting in church I started having abdominal pain, after a few hours I pretty much figured I had Appendicitis. Went to the ER yesterday evening and had an appendectomy last night. Just got home tonight, will be out for 3 weeks for recovery. :(

My wife and son are going to be busy the next 2 weeks I guess. Boy this stinks! Maybe I can get cought up on my books now. :D

[oneEXMARKfan]

Hope you have a fast recovery, and take care KirbysLawn!

[Fine Lines Lawn]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Columbia Turf]

Good luck on a speedy recovery!!! I can not imagine having something like that happening right now.

[Esby]

Man O' Man, what life will throw at you. Good luck recovering, all this time off will just make getting back on the mower all the better!!

[David Gretzmier]

speedy recovery! I fully expect your total posts to at least double in the next 3 weeks. Dave g

[Eric ELM]

Sorry to hear this Ray. This isn't the best time of the year to pick to have this happen. :(

I just got an IM from Chad from Chadslawn and he said he is heading back to the hospital. He is having pains again in his side, just got out with pnemonia. Another bummer.

[kutnkru]

Get Well Soon Ray.:D

[SLS]

That will teach you to put more in the offering plate.........(just teasing) ;)

I hope that your recovery is super quick and easy. And be thankful you got it fixed before it blew out!

Peace and best wishes t you! :D

[Lanelle]

Hope you have a pleasant recovery!

[AVRECON]

Hope you have a speedy recovery. And don't try to do to much to fast or you'll be back at the hospital!

[KirbysLawn]

Originally posted by SLS
That will teach you to put more in the offering plate

That's a good one, thanks all and I guess I will have more time for LS over the next few weeks, maybe I can catch Eric.:D

[bobbygedd]

well, god bless, and get well soon. i had mine out last august, just before the busy season, i was fortunate enough to have someone help out with my customers, it worked out great, still lost 2 or 3 but kept the rest. ill drop u a payer for a speedy recovery. BOB

[Toroguy]

Get well soon Kirby,
You have been a class act on this forum, Im sure your recovery will follow suit.

Best wishes to the ailing Chadslawn also.

[Volhunter]

I wish you a speedy recovery! Be thankful your wife and son can pick up the slack for you, or that would be terrible...not that it isn't already. Get well soon!

[65hoss]

I had the same thing happen to me in 1993. Not a real fun thing to have happen. I couldn't stand up straight for almost a week. Good luck Ray. Can I send you some pc work to do? :confused:

[cos]

Hey Ray,

Hope everything works out. Sorry to hear about that. Wish I could e-mail you a six pack for the recovery. j/k. Hope you recover well.

[Atlantic Lawn]

Hope you're feeling better now, the way I figure you should be fully healed by post number 3000 .......Then back to work. Enjoy the boards.

[Randy]

I hope you fill better soon.

[MOW ED]

Best wishes and a speedy recovery Ray. At least the guys you work with didn't have to take you in. I always tell my wife to drag me to the line and call someone I don't know if I need the gut wagon.

Take care.

[Vandora Lawn & Landscape]

At least your son is finished school. He can work full time for ya! Hope ya feel better.

[mowerman90]

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Just think, now you'll have time to do a little puter work. Redesign your brochure,(which I copied and converted for my use), maybe even redesign your invoices or statements. And now you'll have the time to really get into digital photography and learn new tricks. I look forward to the many things I'm sure you'll be posting in the near future.

[Davis TLC]

Hope you get well soon and have a speedy recovery. Just don't get cocky and over do it when you think you are better. Take it easy and relax, get caught up on your reading, and lawnsite.

[jnjnlc]

Kirby, I live in the area that you are in. If you need a hand let me know. I will help if I can. Just let me know.

[awm]

hi kirby, dont you know you suppose toget this stuff out the way as teenager. that way you just get outa school for a while instead of missing work. im pretty busy now but if you get pinched to hard
email me and ill do what i can to help.get well soon, later

[racerdave]

Ray, good luck on your recovery. I hope you can take full advantage on your time off to catch up on all the other things In life...
david

[ron]

Best wishes to you and a speedy full recovery.....I am sorry to hear about your situation it must be a full moon this long summer for all of us hard working people in lawn care....

[swonkeg]

Hope You Have A Speedy Recovery!

[Poplen]

Get well soon. Mr. Kirby

[Greenkeepers]

Ray

Hope you get well soon.. You better watch you're wife may be taking over the chopper from you....


Get well...

[TGCummings]

Yikes! I'm starting to see a pattern of disability from my fellow LCOs. If I did a search for hospital I'm guessing I'd get a load of threads less than a month old on the topic!

Get well soon, Ray, and take it easy while ya can!

-TGC

[script]

:angel: Hey Ray we're saying some prayers for ya. Hope you get well soon.

Bobby

[HOMER]

Good Luck Ray, take care of your self, the grass is growing. I thought you could have seen this coming............MR. PARAMEDIC!

Just kidding.

My son is only 9, not quite ready to fill Dad's boots yet. I have no plan for such a thing happening to me, better get one. Seems to be something in the water on Lawnsite.

[swn]

Sorry to hear about it Ray. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Good luck to you and to your family.

[GreenQuest Lawn]

Get well soon!!!:p

[CSRA Landscaping]

Ray,
Sorry to hear that you're out of commission for a bit but VERY pleased to hear that you caught it in time. My dad nearly died from his appendicitis. Good luck and God bless.

[Grateful11]

Get well soon! Is there anything I can take care of for you in north Charlotte? :angel:

[LoneStarLawn]

I hope you get better soon Ray...I guess you will spending some time on here...:D

[John DiMartino]

Hoper your feeling better Ray,I went in the hospital last week for bad cheast pains-spent 3 days in there,nothing wrong-sent me home.You are lucky to have good help in your family.

[jeffyr]

Must be the time of the year for landscaper health problems.

Geel better soon Ray.

jeffyr

[bdemir]

Ray you are a great guy I hope you get better real soon.


Bedros

[dmk395]

get well soon

[Runner]

WOW! I didn't know this! I can't believe I didn't see this thread sooner! I hope you have a speedy, EASY recovery. Get rest and get well soon. It sounds like you have a good family to help you out, and you know what they say, behind a good family, is a good man who nurtured them. God bless.

[KirbysLawn]

Thanks for all the kind words, and I do have a great family!

My wife & son took off tonight to mow a few lawns. At the end of the street she was turning right onto another street when a car came toward her while passing another lawn service that has parked on the side of the street. The enclosed trailer ran over the street sign & pulled the fender off the right side of my trailer. http://unionturf.com/boohoo.gif Looks like crap!

My son ran back home and said "mom hit the sign, you need to help me carry the part of the trailer back, I felt faint! Can't wait to see how much this cost!

Oh well, at least I have strong drugs for now.....http://unionturf.com/drool_2.gif

[joshua]

hope you feel better kirby. :angel:

[Barkleymut]

Need to get the wife some curb feelers, LOL. Curb Feeler Kirby is kinda catchy, maybe could be your handle when your on the CB. Anyways good luck on a quick recovery. Didn't you get sick or injured last fall? Seems like when the going gets tough you let the wife and son take over, good idea I'm taking notes. Of course I'm just kidding, not too easy to fake an appendacitis.

[scottb]

Ray hope you get better soon. Just dont sit around too much. I went through this 3 years ago so i know its rough. Sorry to hear about the Trailer.
Take care
God Bless

[Guido]

Get well soon man; sorry to hear about the trailer, but it could have been worse right? :)

Keep up your spirits and don't sweat the small stuff! You'll be back to work in noo time at all!

[KirbysLawn]

Well back to work today, slap wore out & time for bed! Side is doing ok, only work I did today was walk behind the 48" mower & a little trimming. HAve about 15 to do tomorrow & have 2 helpers :D.

Hey, only $140.00 in damages to trailer. :rolleyes:

[CSRA Landscaping]

Good to hear, Ray. Don't work yourself back into the hospital.

[racerdave]

be careful, and good luck
david

[Scag48]

Glad to hear that you're back working Ray! Sorry to hear about the trailer, though. $140, that's not too bad. Oh well. Stuff happens. Keep them lawns looking good!

[WeedWhacker69]

Sorry to hear man, hang in there and hope you get feeling better soon. You'll be missed.

[danlawnser]

I am glad to hear your back working. Try to stay off your feet as much as possible. Always believe in God to help you through.