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Post by Rodneck on Sept 28, 2017 3:45:19 GMT -5
Twenty-four hours ago, I went to an urgent care because of virus-like symptoms and sharp pains below the ribs on my right side. To make a long story short, I was then sent to an ER and diagnosed with having an inflamed appendix. About 15 hours ago, I had an appendectomy and I'm now at home in bed resting. It's been a heckuva day! I'm taken it easy for the next few days. Jesus. Godspeed 77. That is scary. Happened to my cousin this spring also.
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Post by 77bengal on Sept 28, 2017 13:14:01 GMT -5
Twenty-four hours ago, I went to an urgent care because of virus-like symptoms and sharp pains below the ribs on my right side. To make a long story short, I was then sent to an ER and diagnosed with having an inflamed appendix. About 15 hours ago, I had an appendectomy and I'm now at home in bed resting. It's been a heckuva day! I'm taken it easy for the next few days. Jesus. Godspeed 77. That is scary. Happened to my cousin this spring also. Thanks Rod. Not a serious surgery. Fairly routine. I was up walking and eating about seven hours after surgery. I left the hospital shortly thereafter. Drove myself to Kroger's to pick up some pain meds and then drove home. It's just gonna take a few days to heal up and get rid of this pain. Hey, have you heard from PJ lately? I haven't seen a post from him in quite some time. Let me know what's up with him. Good guy. Steeler Woman. Have you heard anything? We have our rounds, but she's still a friend. I know I get worked up easily, but I have lived and died by the success of this team since the age of 10, and we fans have had to endure the worst of the worst for decades. Also, since we're friends, I hope I can state an opinion without it being taken negatively by you, lost or anyone else. I just have a different perspective of what's going on politically in the NFL so I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth. I'm not really trying to change anyones opinion, just trying to rationalize what's going on and shed some more light on the subject. Just some food for thought. First and foremost, I don't like to mix politics and sports nor bring up such on this board. But unfortunately, the powers that be have thrown it right into our laps. Let me start out by saying that I love the fact that the citizens of this country can protest without fear of government reprisal. The freedom to express ourselves for what we consider to be an injustice is what separates America from countries such as Russia, China, and other oppressive countries and/or governments. What I hope this country never becomes is a police state where citizens have to fear for what they believe in. I'll get right to the point and try to make it brief. Let me start off by stating that I side with the players and not the President. President Trump unfairly attacked every NFL player in the league with hateful and non-factual statements. Many of which supported and voted for him in last Novembers election. President Trump could have made a statement that was directed solely towards those that weren't standing for the National Anthem, but he chose to lump all the players together and attack all of them personally, even those that were in his corner! This doesn't make sense in any way, shape nor form. All the President had to do was to speak directly to those that weren't standing for the National Anthem (I always do) and encourage them to do so and why they should to do so. This approach would've been far more effective and had a much greater impact. But he didn't. This mess is on him and I hope everyone, those that voted for him and those that didn't, view this fiasco as one that could've, and should'e, been avoided. I hope that everyone realizes that there is now two NFL player groups, separate from one another, that are protesting and/or taking a stance. The first is the Kapernick group. These players are kneeling to protest what they think is inequality in America. The second group is made up of players that are simply standing up for their profession that was unfairly ridiculed by the President. Think about it. Did AJ Green, Geno Atkins, Clint Boling, Nick Vigil, Vontaze Burfict or any other player in the NFL do something to deserve to have their profession and themselves attacked? No. Simply put, the President made a mistake, like all Presidents do, and he should retract his words, learn from this mistake and move forward positively. The President, the players and all the fans would benefit in my humble opinion. Like I stated earlier, just some food for thought.
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