Major Announcement - Open Heart Surgery

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Major Announcement - Open Heart Surgery

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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT - 5 June a little over 2 weeks from now I will be undergoing Open Heart Surgery to replace both valves, and have the aortic root rebuilt, this is major surgery. If your watching anything that I have listed on ebay and you are thinking of buying it please do so before 2 June so I have time to ship you reel to you. I'll be putting it all on vacation for 3 months 3 June 2017. Tim Dudley and Clinton Beeler will be carrying on that-zebco-guy closed group while I recover from what is coming up. Wish me luck I could use it. You can contact me up until 4 June and I'll tray to answer your remarks or questions before I go under the knife.
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Good luck, Dick!
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Hey Dick,

You'll be fine and we'll be thinking of you.
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My wife had heart surgery about two years ago because of a mass. Ended up removing the mass and replacing the aortic valve with a pig valve. My chiropractor was telling me how much pain she would have during healing. As it turned out she had no pain whatsoever from the surgery. Healing from that was great. She has many other medical issues unrelated to the heart surgery. She has had no problems from that surgery. Best of luck to you. Jon
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We'll all be there with you, Dick. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Dick, here's hoping all goes well!

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Best wishes for a rapid and complete recovery!

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Good luck, Dick! We'll be thinking of you and wishing you the best!
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Dick, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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All the best to you, Dick! I'm sure it will be fine and you will be back on the Zebco trail in no time! We are all thinking good thoughts for you!
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All my the wishes Dick! I know you'll be in great shape and hopefully you can catch a ride to Lake City.
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Dick,I had open heart surgery and had the valve replaced with a cow valve and also a triple bypass.That was going on 6 years ago.I have never had a problem after the surgery.They have it down pretty good now.Don't worry everything will be just fine...Dick Janak
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Godspeed, Dick.

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Dick, a couple of my friends have had similar surgery and they talk about how much better they felt after the surgery, with more energy. Wishing you a speedy recovery, and looking forward to seeing you at the next Daytona Show!

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Wishing you a speedy recovery, Dick!
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My dad went through this a year ago, and us doing much better now. I will warn you he was pretty ---- off at everyone's cheery attitude at the hospital post-op though.. lol. Funny how everyone treats you so nice and empathizes, yet they really don't know hiw you feel because they were not the ones to go through the procedure. Recovery took quite awhile in his case, just need to follow the doctor's orders and stay vigilant with dietary, PT, exercise and rest and the energy and wellness will return in due time. Positivity is key.

Best wishes on your procedure. You have alot of folks pulling for you.

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Dick,
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.
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Good luck on the procedure, hopefully all goes well!
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