i talked to Al today and he said he was having heart palpatations and was not feeling good, i talked to my wife about it[she is a nurse] and she said he should see a doctor. so he text me later and said they admitted him. Al has been a very good friend to me and i hope he is ok. i was hoping for some prayers for him.
What the heck...first his finger now this. Hope he is okay and let him know we will be sending prayers for him. Thanks for the info.
Steve
On their way. Too much of this around lately. Jimmie
Thanks Dave!!
Hang in there Al!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Dave, thanks for letting us know.
Tell him to leave those nurses alone... I'll put him on "the list". :wink:
Get yourself better, Al.
wow, im real sorry to hear this.
we'll be praying for him.
do you know if hes in St Joes or Camden Clark? i have to have alexys to st joes Tuesday morning and if hes there, i could take him some flowers from all of us.
You got the thoughts of the Halvorson clan with Al on this one Dave. Golly I hope he's going to be fine.
:shock2: Prayers from here
Nice jesture Cathyrn
prayers do work guys. last year at this time i was in a battle for my life, i was diagnosed with kidney cancer and they would not do the surgery there so i was rushed to Ohio state university and had surgery. once they opened me up in surgery they seen that i had blood clots in my stomach and legs, they tried to repair the vein but it was to far gone, and it took them 2 hours to make a plan and they decided they had to tie off my inferior veina cava vein[the main vein that pumps blood from your legs to your heart]. so now i dont have good circulation in my legs, but at least i can still walk for now. when i got out of the hospital someone noticed my vent ridge on my house was loose and Al came out and fixed it and i sure was glad i had a good friend to help me out. i had alot of peps tell me i was on there prayer list at church and they was praying for me so i am a believer. we are praying for you Al
he is at camden clark
Al said he might be released tomorrow. I didn't think to ask which one he is in.
Dont sound good.
Hang in there Al, we'll keep an eye on Cathryn for ya. :sneer:
Keep us up to date Dave.
Dang, that's unexpected !
You know we're all pullin for ya Al.
WOW, that's not good. I'll sure be praying for our friend. Thanks for the notice Dave.
Pat
Prayers Al. Hang in there.
If ya didnt think you were getting enough attention for the finger ya hsould have said something
Man I hate to hear that. You'll be on my list Al! Thanks for letting us know!
Sorry to hear this. Get well soon Al.
John
Thoughts and prayers from Arizona.
Hang in there Al, thoughts and prayers from Alaska.
John
Man this is bad news. Prayers from the Smith family tonight. Hope ya get better buddy!
That is bad news. :sad: But I'm glad Al didn't ignore the symptoms. Hope everything turns out OK.
This is not the kind of news that we want to hear. I will add Al to the prayer list around here.
Dang, we all may have to quit picking on Al.
Jerry
Prayers coming from our family as well Al Hang in there Brother
Charlie
Darn it!! I was just gonna get on here to give him a hard time too. :rolleye:
I'm praying for you Al, now get your butt back on this board. :wink:
We're praying for ya Al.
I knew he wasnt feeling good and said he was seeing the Dr., prayers sent Al, get well soon buddy
Hang tough Al, Thoughts and prayers from Pennsylvania
Dave
Get well soon Al.
Nelson
Get well soon Al, will keep you in our prayers. Steve
Hang in there Al, prayers sent
Prayers sent from Georgia ... Hope ya get well soon there Deer Slayer.
We are praying for you here AL get well soon!
Prayers sent your way for a speedy recovery.
Dag-gone Al,
Just read this. Hope you are doing OK!! Prayers sent.
Jim
Yep, prayiing for you Al. :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap: :highclap: :laf: :laf: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :congrats: :congrats: :highclap: :wink: :biggrin:
Als wife called me and said Al has to have a stress test and some other test tommorrow, and they have him doped up. if u want to e mail him at ccmh.org and go to patient e mail you can. i would say he would like to hear from you guys
Thanks for the address. I just sent him an E-mail.
John
What did you use for a last name?
Collins
Hey Dave, just double checkin first, on there site it has a list of patients that won't get the emails,
it says e-room, out patient, or those having diagnostic testing. We sure he's gonna get
em, before we send a bunch out? Thanks
I talked to Al this evening too. Like Dave said he aint feelin no pain. :nono: We were only on the phone for 5 minutes & that call about wore him out. Tomorrow should yield more info to start figuring things out. The Dr did already tell him he is done with cigs & caffeine. I hope he takes the advice. :yoyo:
When I told him about all the well wishes from you guys he wanted me to tell you all Thanks. The only other thing he said was "Oh yeah!! Tell Bopeye to BITE ME!!" :roflmao: :roflmao:
I got a laugh from it too Jim. It's good he still has his sense of humor. :yoyo:
I hope his patient emails get delivered. Heart scans are a scarey reason to be in the hospital. Just knowing you have a ton of friends pulling for you is a huge comfort.
Haven't been in here for a couple days and am sorry to hear my WV buddy is having problems. I have prayed for him and his family and will continue to do so.
I have had 300+ pics taken of my heart and got to run on the tread mill with a Dr and a few Nurses at my side
It is a scarey position to be in,cause you get to go back to your room and lay there and wait for the test results,if your lucky you will fall asleep and time seems to pass a little better that way.
The reason for 300 pics it took that many to just find my heart :laf:
I thought I would say cause I know some of you were thinking it :roflmao:
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on January 11, 2010, 08:54:03 PM
The reason for 300 pics it took that many to just find my heart :laf:
Bill,
If you have to have it done again just think of taking your grandson out hunting and your heart will be WAY to easy for them to find. Heck, we can all see your chest starting to swell just thinking about it.
Jerry
So Very True Jerry
thanks for the link, e-mail sent....
QuoteHey buddy, that stress test you're getting ivolve a hot nurse and a sponge bath ? Get well soon, we're praying for ya. Love the Duban family
Vic
thanks guys im sure Al will be glad to hear from you. As far as the e mails im not sure how that works, all i can say is just try .
Any news on Al today?
John
They ran a lot of tests yesterday. Now he has to wait for the results. He is carrying on with the nurses & coping with things. His spirits are still up & he joked a little yesterday. As long as he's in a good mood things will go better & he said to tell everybody Thanks for the well wishes thoughts & prayers.
Is he stil in the hospital? ia hve to take Alexys there for some tests toady and if he is thought we might stop by and try and cheer him up. :biggrin:
oh, i guess he is still in there.
i didnt see where thathad been posted at 6:30 this mornin. :biggrin:
Al said he doesn't have any idea when he will be released last night. This AM might bring different news. Let him know we care. :yoyo:
whats his last name cause they aint go no al collins as a patient at camden clark.
i checked. though id drop himoff some flowers for us today.
anyone got a room number for him?
Al Collins. Maybe he's in a different hospital. :shrug: Or a different part of the hospital & not in the general part. :shrug:
i dont know, earlier in the thread they said he was in Camden Clark and i called info there and told em he had some heart tests done and they said they had no al collins as a patient.
well, Al i was gonna get ya soe flowers from us, its the thought that counts, i couldnt find ya, LOL
Dang! Zipping through the forums I've missed this.
Sure glad you're still in the hospital so I can pray for ya too. ;yes; er something like that :confused:
319a is the room ,and he is still there at camden clark. gary collins is his name
Someone needs to tell the desk that all those emails for "Al" Collins should be delivered to "Gary" Collins. :shrug:
Thanks for the update.
John
THANK YOU For all your well wishes......I got so many e-mails in the hospital they were beside themselves trying to figure out who to send them to....... LOL
Some transport woman Knew me from facebook and figured it out though and I got them all as of noon today.....
She asked for one of my cards for calls......I gave it to her and she said we been looking for you....
Anyway my heart is missing a beat now and then and they say the top half is working harder than the bottom half.....so in a sense I am out of time........we are trying medication and I just got home and stopped in to say... THANKS
It will take me some time to get everything caught up but I am back for now.....If my heart acts up some more I will be going to Cleavland or somewhere better as these folks down here aint to good with the ticker......
I aint feeling so good yet and I cant afford the pain meds so I am taking it slow for now........see ya soon. :wink:
Good to see ya back Al! I tried to call you at the Hospital but they said they kicked you out. Been trying to call you at home but the line is busy. So I'll talk at ya when you get off the internet LOL.
Glad to hear your home Gary Al. :laf: :laf: Take it easy for a few days. All that stuff can wait. :yoyo: :yoyo:
Welcome back. Take it easy.
Jerry
Sounds like your timing chain is stretched. Call Jegs and git ya an Edelbrock Gear drive timing set. :yoyo:
Al it's good to see ya on here dude! That ol' ticker is an important piece of equipment. After my heart attack - then open heart with five by passes and a valve job - 15 caths and five stints since December of 1997 I know. I've been running on about 60% of one every since. I know it put me on my arsh. The doc said if I wanted to stick around a while I had to quit the smokes, lose some weight, and get rid of all the stress factors. Put the smokes down but, I'm still fat & married. You take care of yourself dude ... we'll be pulling for ya ... :wink:
Quote from: alscalls on January 13, 2010, 04:42:42 PM
THANK YOU For all your well wishes......I got so many e-mails in the hospital they were beside themselves trying to figure out who to send them to....... LOL
Some transport woman Knew me from facebook and figured it out though and I got them all as of noon today.....
She asked for one of my cards for calls......I gave it to her and she said we been looking for you....
Anyway my heart is missing a beat now and then and they say the top half is working harder than the bottom half.....so in a sense I am out of time........we are trying medication and I just got home and stopped in to say... THANKS
It will take me some time to get everything caught up but I am back for now.....If my heart acts up some more I will be going to Cleavland or somewhere better as these folks down here aint to good with the ticker......
I aint feeling so good yet and I cant afford the pain meds so I am taking it slow for now........see ya soon. :wink:
Al, glad to see youy made it out ok.
fyi, my dad had surgery on his heart at St Marys Hospital in Huntington. they are a state of the art Heart hospital if you ever have need to go their, which i hope ya dnt but just thought id let ya know........
Glad to see ya back, Gary. :biggrin: Take care of that ticker. And soon!!!! :wink:
Al, I'm glad to see you are back home! :highclap:
We all pitched in and sent you a Hot Babe Stripper-Gram but you must of left the hospital before she got there. :doh2: :sad2:
Oh well, I guess like they say: "It's the thought that counts" :wink:
Take care of yourself, bud.
Good to see you home Al! Just take things easy, and they'll get it figured out.
Quote from: coyotehunter_1 on January 13, 2010, 08:38:14 PM
Al, I'm glad to see you are back home! :highclap:
We all pitched in and sent you a Hot Babe Stripper-Gram but you must of left the hospital before she got there. :doh2: :sad2:
Oh well, I guess like they say: "It's the thought that counts" :wink:
Take care of yourself, bud.
Cathryn said she could not find me........ :shrug: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Seriously......I aint feeling good at all.......they gave me Nitro twice before I left.....they got me on some meds to try and kick it back in time.....It should work in a few days if its gonna work....
I told the doc I have every intention of going to LBL..... He said .....well go..... :biggrin: He said by then we should have it pretty figured out...... :shrug:
He knows better than I do....I can cut one out.....but fixing them? ..... :nono:
If something should happen to me ......I think a lot of you folks..... and never forget.....
Prayer.......does work.....sometimes we just forget to listen some as it can be...... a two way conversation. :wink:
We won't rest tonight til one is said for you and yours Al.
Glad your out and doim better Al!
Best Wishes
JD
I just saw this and can't believe how bad Al hurt me with that "BITE ME thing. What did I ever do to him? :nono:
Quote from: Bopeye on January 13, 2010, 11:20:31 PM
I just saw this and can't believe how bad Al hurt me with that "BITE ME thing.
I think it was Gary that did that to you.
Quote from: Bopeye on January 13, 2010, 11:20:31 PM
I just saw this and can't believe how bad Al hurt me with that "BITE ME thing. What did I ever do to him? :nono:
It was the drugs talking........ :nono: I gotta go......poop.... ;yes; Talk at ya later..... :biggrin:
Quote from: alscalls on January 13, 2010, 09:10:15 PM
Quote from: coyotehunter_1 on January 13, 2010, 08:38:14 PM
Al, I'm glad to see you are back home! :highclap:
We all pitched in and sent you a Hot Babe Stripper-Gram but you must of left the hospital before she got there. :doh2: :sad2:
Oh well, I guess like they say: "It's the thought that counts" :wink:
Take care of yourself, bud.
Cathryn said she could not find me........ :shrug: :roflmao: :roflmao:
:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
Al is back!
Welcome back home Al and don't forget "Any day above ground is a GOOD day."
Funny story about how I passed the time......
My blood pressure would drop and my heart rate could be 56 then 5 min. later it would be 110 just laying still
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital5.jpg)
At the hospital I was being rushed from one test to another...... :rolleye: Rushed my butt.....everyone of them requires that you sit in some cold hallway and wait for what seemed like hours....
They have these transport folks that come and get you and wheel you around in a wheel chair and you aint allowed to walk on your own or they get real upset with ya.... :hahaha:
One woman in particular took me to several of these tests and she was the one who recognized me from facebook and got my E-mails sent to me....
I was heavily sedated and quite out of my mind which is not new to me........it was just more of the same...... :biggrin:
As I am out of my mind on my own with out any help..... :laf:
When she arrived on wed. to take me for a test I was posing for a pic to send to Bopeye...... :roflmao: :roflmao:
With a flower behind my ear my daughter put there while I was asleep... :hahaha:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital1.jpg)
She helped me remove all the wires and hoses.......
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital.jpg)
When this little box lit up they would really give me some attention for a couple of hours .....and some cool drugs.... :hahaha:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital3.jpg)
And the things on my legs that squeezed the blood from my legs to keep from getting a blood clot.....
My face was swollen due to some of the meds and as I said I was on a LOT of meds.....
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital4.jpg)
We were on our way down the narrow hallway when three women walked out in front of us and was walking very slowly....
I grinned and pointed my finger at one of thier butts and asked the transport lady to hurry as I was gonna goose one of them....Knowing me some she smiled and started to hurry and just before touching the unsuspecting woman.......she asked quietly "how do you know her?" I said "I dont" and finished my random poking with a belly full of laughter..... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: She coulda killed me right then....... :innocentwhistle:
The next trip she arrived again and said I tried to get out of taking your ornery ass but I drew the short straw..... :laf: :laf:
So she took me to the front desk to sighn me out and parked me right behind a beautiful blond nurse working on a computer standing with her back to me......As I reached for my now famous finger and leaned forward in the chair I heard this transport lady yell........" Put that finger down or I will break it!!! " I did not and she did not either..... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
I only seen her one more time but I never waited long in a hallway as they worried who would be my next victim..... :eyebrow:
Hey ya gotta make yer own fun when your down ya know....... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Glad your doing better Al and sorry I didn't speak up sooner but I was having some Iphone issues as far as leaving replies and sending PM's. (As in it only did it when it wanted to)
welcome back Al, now get yerself heald up and out there puttin the smack on them WV coyotes !!!
Al if I end up in the hospital I want you as a room mate :roflmao: :roflmao:. Nothing like having fun in any situation as far as I'm concerned. Laughter is the best medicine unless of course you've had your diaphragm split from end to tend :laf: :laf:.
We prolly could have done without the nipple shot though :roflmao: :doh2:
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 14, 2010, 06:15:05 PM
We prolly could have done without the nipple shot though :roflmao: :doh2:
Always thinking about yourself Jimbo. :rolleye: :rolleye: I'm quite sure that shot was intended for a big ol,,, :hahaha: LBL Silverback!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
I'm just glad it wasn't pierced!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 14, 2010, 06:15:05 PM
We prolly could have done without the nipple shot though :roflmao: :doh2:
Did ya want to lick it Jimbo? :puke: :doh2:
Quote from: HaMeR on January 14, 2010, 06:25:20 PM
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 14, 2010, 06:15:05 PM
We prolly could have done without the nipple shot though :roflmao: :doh2:
I'm quite sure that shot was intended for a big ol,,, :hahaha: LBL Silverback!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
BITE ME Hamer toe!!! :biggrin:
What the heck!!!?????
I even stated that was for Bopeye and ..........HaMeR gets my BITE ME?
You overgrown Twinkie chaser.....I think I will petrify a Twinkie and stuff a reed in it so while yer chewing on it you can accidentally call in a yote and shoot it with yer 45/9mm :laf: :laf: :laf:
Cause you sure dont read the whole post very well........ :nono: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Up yours Bop!!
:laf: :laf:
Al'scalls Al, I am sorry to say this is the first I have seen about this. Hope you are o.k. You seem to be in good spirits, so I'll hope and pray for the best for you.
Thanks AL..........Hey if I die I die happy..... :shrug: I know where I am going......life is good. :wink:
glad ur back motor mouth Al
Lets go hunting belly boat butt....... :eyebrownod:
going to cabelas today :eyebrow:
Pick Al up & drag him along Dave!! :yoyo:
Quote from: golfertrout on January 17, 2010, 08:02:59 AM
going to cabelas today :eyebrow:
Take the bottom can out of a stack for me :wink:
Quote from: alscalls on January 14, 2010, 12:50:36 PM
Funny story about how I passed the time......
My blood pressure would drop and my heart rate could be 56 then 5 min. later it would be 110 just laying still
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital5.jpg)
At the hospital I was being rushed from one test to another...... :rolleye: Rushed my butt.....everyone of them requires that you sit in some cold hallway and wait for what seemed like hours....
They have these transport folks that come and get you and wheel you around in a wheel chair and you aint allowed to walk on your own or they get real upset with ya.... :hahaha:
One woman in particular took me to several of these tests and she was the one who recognized me from facebook and got my E-mails sent to me....
I was heavily sedated and quite out of my mind which is not new to me........it was just more of the same...... :biggrin:
As I am out of my mind on my own with out any help..... :laf:
When she arrived on wed. to take me for a test I was posing for a pic to send to Bopeye...... :roflmao: :roflmao:
With a flower behind my ear my daughter put there while I was asleep... :hahaha:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital1.jpg)
She helped me remove all the wires and hoses.......
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital.jpg)
When this little box lit up they would really give me some attention for a couple of hours .....and some cool drugs.... :hahaha:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital3.jpg)
And the things on my legs that squeezed the blood from my legs to keep from getting a blood clot.....
My face was swollen due to some of the meds and as I said I was on a LOT of meds.....
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital4.jpg)
We were on our way down the narrow hallway when three women walked out in front of us and was walking very slowly....
I grinned and pointed my finger at one of thier butts and asked the transport lady to hurry as I was gonna goose one of them....Knowing me some she smiled and started to hurry and just before touching the unsuspecting woman.......she asked quietly "how do you know her?" I said "I dont" and finished my random poking with a belly full of laughter..... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: She coulda killed me right then....... :innocentwhistle:
The next trip she arrived again and said I tried to get out of taking your ornery ass but I drew the short straw..... :laf: :laf:
So she took me to the front desk to sighn me out and parked me right behind a beautiful blond nurse working on a computer standing with her back to me......As I reached for my now famous finger and leaned forward in the chair I heard this transport lady yell........" Put that finger down or I will break it!!! " I did not and she did not either..... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
I only seen her one more time but I never waited long in a hallway as they worried who would be my next victim..... :eyebrow:
Hey ya gotta make yer own fun when your down ya know....... :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Al, im glad youre feeling better and that youre back home and all BUT i coulda done without seeing pic #3 in your post........... :biggrin:
You like it EH!!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
We all could have Cathryn. My desk looks like someone spilled chili on it. The cat tore holes in the carpet trying to get away as he shrieked and bolted from the room. And I swear I even heard some of the neighbors screaming.
fins, that was me screaming form clear dfwn here in WV when i read his post and seen the dreaded pic..... :biggrin:
:argh: .... and the thing is... just when I had gotten that image out of my head you all went and brought the topic back to the top again and we all get have to see Al's boob again. :doh2: :doh2: :doh2:
Just kidding, Al. :roflmao:
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
You got the power, Alscalls Al, the pure power! Sure glad you didn't moon us. :laf: :eyebrownod: :nono:
:wo: .............You tube....... :wo:
I closed my eyes & just pounded the scroll wheel til I KNEW I was past "that pic". :laf: :laf:
Hhhhhmmmmmmm............interesting ! :innocentwhistle:
(http://www.thegrizz.net/captain_spaulding.bmp) (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital1.jpg)
Deleted by photobucket....... :laf: :laf: Cause I drew a smiley on it..... :roflmao: :roflmao:
HA HA Made ya LOOK! :laf: :laf:
Quote from: straycat on January 20, 2010, 09:29:15 PM
Hhhhhmmmmmmm............interesting ! :innocentwhistle:
(http://www.thegrizz.net/captain_spaulding.bmp) (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/hospital1.jpg)
:roflmao: :roflmao: WOW I would of never guessed that Al was in a Rob Zombie film :yoyo:
So how goes it Al!! :biggrin:
Still having the same trouble......the meds keep it tamed enough to sleep some.........I just wish I could go to LBL!!
Right now I am enjoying some alone time and Ticking off my wife by sneaking down to the shop and working when she aint home..... :biggrin:
:laf: :laf: Next year Al. :wink:
Seems to be a trend here. :shrug: :confused:
al prayers are with ya i jsut got the message, back and all hope ya get well all around
I'm sure he appreciates it vayotehowler. I think he is in to much of a blur to say anything though. :wink:
Ummmmmm Thanks........ This thread is getting old...... Like last Jan. :laf: That was my heart........ now its my back....... I think I need some spare parts....... :eyebrownod: