going to the hospital

[nighthawk]

I will have to make this short as it is difficult for me to type. Tomorrow I go in for the radioactive iodine uptake series on my thyroid. Takes two days to do the scans. I thought it was to destroy my thyroid but it is to determine if there is any cancer and decide on surgery or radioactive iodine to destroy my thyroid. I guess we will do that in November. Hope I don't need surgery.

I did manage to get out for a few hours of fly fishing recently. I shake so bad the only flies I could tie on the tippet were big ones so I chose a size 12 moose main mosquito dry with a grizzly hackle to fool some stocked bows. As you can guess my casting was awful so I was concentrating on getting more distance. I was looking at the rod in my hand to check my grip when a nice bow "exploded" on my fly. I missed the hook set, lost the fish and was so happy just to be out there. shortly there after I lost my fly and spent the rest of that evening talking to one of the local old-timers while watching the ospreys take fish from the lake.

I shake so bad it is almost impossible even to hold the phone to my ear for any conversation. Hope we get that cured soon. Racing heart is back under control but doc told me if we don't take care of that thyroid I will not survive. We can't live without the thyroid or a substitute for it.

[Big Bad Wulff]

Hoping and praying all goes well with the procedure.
I hope your quality of life improves beyond all expectations.

[rainbowchaser]

I'm glad you got to fish and hope for the best tommorow. I hope you were in one of those beautiful places you have posted pictures of before. they have changed my image of Western Pennsylvania which used to of one big steel smelter spewing smoke onto the rest of the country with a couple of sports stadiums in the middle.

[Bluegill222]

Good luck. Our thoughts and prayers go with you.

[Kerry Stratton]

Eric,

You know I am pulling for you. Keep at it and if you need someone to tie flies on, send me the tippets and I will tie some flies on them and send them back. Ok, maybe that won't work to well but you know I would do it.

Thoughts and prayers,

Kerry

[Mike Thomas]

Hi Eric, my thoughts are with you, good luck with the scans.
All the very best.
Mike.

[Eric-WD]

Eric, prayers going out for you. Next summer will be better.


Eric

[JeffHamm]

Hi Eric,

Here's hoping all goes the best it can for you, and then some. Take care. We're all pulling for you.

- Jeff

[ohiotuber]

Eric,
You know you & Amy are always in my prayers & will remain.
If you need to talk, you know how to reach me.
God Bless,
Mike

[Marco]

Hey Eric,
If the "big ones" were size 12, it can't be all that bad for you . But kidding aside, I hope your health responds positively to whatever the hospital has in store for you. Keep a positive mental attirude above all.


Mark