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Posted by GM StarMasterFor group 0
Tealon Holdron
player, 446 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Wed 22 Feb 2023
at 18:44
  • msg #566

Re: Happy New Year

In reply to GM StarMaster (msg # 565):

 😯
Make sure you take care of you
GM StarMaster
GM, 389 posts
Fri 24 Feb 2023
at 19:57
  • msg #567

Re: Happy New Year

So while I was stuck in the hospital bed for two weeks, I wrote and rewrote this post in my head several times. Don't remember any of it now, so here's the newest version.

THE NEVER-ENDING STORY...

The Missing Chapter: when I was discharged from the hospital back in January, I was sent home with a Foley catheter, which was more of an annoyance and handicap for my home rehab at the time. Managed to get an appointment with the VA  urologist two weeks later. He thought I should never have been sent home with it, but it was time to get it removed. Took a week of scheduling shuffles but finally went home without it on the following Thursday.

That Friday night when getting ready for bed, I lost my balance while setting something on the floor and fell over on my back onto the concrete floor. My housemate helped me get up and everything seemed fine once I was back out in the recliner. Nope. Come Saturday, I was in excruciating pain across all the muscles in my chest and back. Doan's, Aleve, Tylenol didn't help at all. Monday added a heating pad... better. Wednesday, switched to BenGay... better, but still couldn't sleep, so Thursday went back to the VA for some stronger pain meds.

That doctor saw the previous records and thought I might be having a pulmonary embolism and immediately did an ambulance transfer to the ER. 6 hours later the ER doctor decided that wasn't the case and sent me home with vicadin. Didn't do anything but pharmacy was closed so had to wait till the next day to get more.

After that, everything was fine for a few hours. Mid-afternoon, I suddenly couldn't move my legs!

EMT/PD shortly had me back in the ER. MRI of head and neck revealed a tumor in my C2 vertebra. Had spinal surgery next morning! Being the weekend, it took 4 days to get the pathology back which identified it as prostate cancer. Caught it early and getting chemo, and now in rehab to walk again.

Other than that, I'm in great health (for my age)! Probably 4-6 weeks in rehab before I go home.
Tealon Holdron
player, 447 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Fri 24 Feb 2023
at 20:05
  • msg #568

Re: Happy New Year

In reply to GM StarMaster (msg # 567):

:-o  OMG.
Glad you feel better now (I'm assuming better than excruciating pain).
Tealon Holdron
player, 448 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Fri 10 Mar 2023
at 23:05
  • msg #569

Re: Happy New Year

Hiya GM, I see you are around again, any chance of an update please?
Tealon Holdron
player, 449 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Sat 1 Apr 2023
at 15:13
  • msg #570

Re: Happy New Year

D & D film pays homage to the Cartoon.
Really clever plot with interesting twist. The monsters look great (some comical) as does the scenery.
Well worth watching.
Will be watching it again.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:15, Sat 01 Apr 2023.
Korkas
player, 98 posts
Trollkin Monk Bodyguard
AC: 18 HP:39/39 G: 5/6
Mon 3 Apr 2023
at 16:58
  • msg #571

Re: Happy New Year

In reply to Tealon Holdron (msg # 570):

It was a really fun movie and I will own it on DVD once its released.
Tealon Holdron
player, 450 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Mon 3 Apr 2023
at 20:33
  • msg #572

Re: Happy New Year

Korkas:
In reply to Tealon Holdron (msg # 570):

It was a really fun movie and I will own it on DVD once its released.

Me too, maybe even BluRay.
GM StarMaster
GM, 390 posts
Sun 9 Apr 2023
at 17:28
  • msg #573

Re: Happy New Year... Again?

Maybe I'll get to see it in a year...


Apologies for no update but really didn't think there was one.

Still paraplegic trying to recover mobility at a poor rehab facility with bad nursing and half-horrible food until...

Developed a sore on my butt from laying in bed 24/7 that didn't get treated properly and turned gangrene, so now I'm back in the hospital with surgery scheduled for Tuesday.

Recovery to go home was still about a month away. Don't yet know how this new problem will affect that.

Low energy levels at rehab have left me with a one-track mind--just have trouble shifting gears between game systems right now.

My OCD stubbornness is still keeping me from pulling the plug on my games. I really have fun running games and it really bums me out that I can't keep them going right now for all of you. For those of you who are still sticking around waiting for the game to restart, I sincerely apologize for the delay. For those of you who have moved on, no hard feelings here--I completely understand.

Anyway, Happy Easter to everyone!
Tealon Holdron
player, 451 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Sun 9 Apr 2023
at 20:11
  • msg #574

Re: Happy New Year... Again?

In reply to GM StarMaster (msg # 573):

Happy Easter and take your time to heal.
(I await invites for other games so you can have the pleasure of my company without worrying too much ;-) lol)
GM StarMaster
GM, 391 posts
Sun 7 May 2023
at 08:12
  • msg #575

Re: Happy Birthday To Me

Can't sleep, can't focus to post... turn. More of the same. Turn. Repeat.

STAGE MINUS ONE--SPINAL SURGERY: Hell, I don't even remember half of it. This would have been the spinal surgery to remove the tumor and put me on my back for two weeks. DONE. SUCCESS!

STAGE ZERO--REHAB ERROR: Weeks at rehab facility where inadequate and improper nursing care turned an ordinary bedsore into a far more serious gangrene wound... one that now needed surgery to fix. DONE? WAS THAT A SUCCESS OR FAILURE?

STAGE ONE--BACKSIDE SURGERY: Operation on my tailbone went off without a hitch apparently. Just left with a major wound on my tailbone. Couldn't/can't put pressure on the wound while it heals, thus laying on my side and having to get turned to the other side every two hours, necessitating having to learn to type on my laptop upside down and sideways with one finger. Remember, this is at the BETTER recovery/rehab facility rather than at home, so options are still limited. Did I mention the I-V dangling from my arm that also gets in the way? DONE. SUCCESS.

STAGE TWO--STAPLES/SUTURES REMOVAL: Staples and stitches still need to come out. Don't have a timeline for that yet but presumably soon.
___STAGE 2.1: First half of the staples were taken out Tuesday. On schedule, standard routine. DONE. SUCCESS.
___STAGE 2.2: Second half of staples were removed Friday. Again, right on schedule with no complications. DONE. SUCCESS.
___STAGE 2.3: Sutures are currently supposed to come out on Monday, though that probably depends on how the final healing has progressed, since not everyone will heal the same way. PENDING.

STAGE THREE--WOUND REHAB: sitting protocols start as soon as sutures come out (?). Start getting used to sitting up  again... in 15-minute intervals. No details yet on frequency or duration. Will kind of depend on how well I do, but further complicated by not  having any control of my leg muscles. Requires moving to a normal bed rather than this deluxe air bubbling mattress that's meant to stimulate skin/muscle do I don't get more bedsores.

STAGE FOUR--HOME REHAB: As soon as I can stand up on my own two legs, I should be able to go home for final rehab. Regain mobility. At this point, there's no telling how well the wound rehab and the paralysis rehab will work together. The therapist seemed to think they could make them work together in synergy, but I didn't get a whole lot of enthusiasm from him. I suppose it could be uncharted territory for him.


ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: I now qualify for Frequent Surgery Miles. I've had four surgeries so the fifth one is free! Oddly, I started with the Big One (double bypass heart surgery 15 years ago) and that went easier than these.

Still not sure if there's a light at  the end of the tunnel yet--if there is, hope it's the Battery Low indicator and not the Westbound #9 train!
Tealon Holdron
player, 452 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Sun 7 May 2023
at 14:32
  • msg #576

Re: Happy Birthday To Me

In reply to GM StarMaster (msg # 575):

Ah mate, glad to hear that 'most' of the stages went with success and fingers crossed for the others.  Good to hear from you either way.

I'm sure you didn't want to get the "frequent surgery miles" but it's something to hold over them for when/if you need it.

I understand with all that you have been going through, for the slow return to RPOL, starting with the other game and then when your faculties work properly again or better that they have been at least, that you could return to us here.

When I call to the Sun later, I will ask RA to shine on you and give you the energy and healing that you need.
Korkas
player, 99 posts
Trollkin Monk Bodyguard
AC: 18 HP:39/39 G: 5/6
Mon 8 May 2023
at 16:15
  • msg #577

Re: Happy Birthday To Me

In reply to GM StarMaster (msg # 575):

wow. Glad for the most part things have been a success. Heal swiftly.
GM StarMaster
GM, 392 posts
Wed 17 May 2023
at 13:01
  • msg #578

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

___STAGE 2.3: Sutures came out on Monday right on schedule, but the final healing is still in progress for several weeks/months. DONE. SUCCESS.

STAGE THREE--WOUND REHAB: sitting up for continued wound rehab protocols start as soon as sutures came out, about a week ago now. Start getting used to sitting up  again... in 15-minute intervals twice a day. Moved to a standard air mattress bed. Frequency and duration will kind of depend on how well I do, but further complicated by not having any control over my leg muscles and not enough feeling below the waist. Communication/responsibility issue has only produced one session--should have been six by now! PENDING???

___STAGE 3.5--RESUME PREVIOUS REHAB: In a week or two or three depending on how quickly I improve here, I get transferred to yet another Rehab facility for continued wound recovery... takes a long time... as well as mobility rehab.

___Stage 3.7--TRANSFER TO NEW REHAB: So the Wound Recovery has done well enough that I'm getting transferred to a different rehab facility for the Sitting/Mobility rehab. Don't know why there's a difference other than where I'm at is more medical than therapeutic so they need to make room for a new patient.

THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: Different tunnel, different light. I suppose it's a step in the right direction, but we'll have to see how it goes.
Tealon Holdron
player, 453 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Wed 17 May 2023
at 16:02
  • msg #579

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

In reply to GM StarMaster (msg # 578):

It is good that things are moving in the right direction.  Keeping fingers crossed for your recovery.
Tealon Holdron
player, 454 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Fri 7 Jul 2023
at 21:33
  • msg #580

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Dear All

I was lucky enough to find one of StarMaster's other games but before I could join, he had gone into hospital.

This was posted 22hrs ago, I am gutted and have no way to informed the original poster of this group:

"Fellow Human Beings ... Fellow Gamers ... Friends ...

It is with a saddened heart that I inform you all of the passing of Robert Rusk -- better known to many of us as StarMaster.

Rob passed in his sleep on Thursday morning, July 6, 2023, at approximately 10:30am.  He had been hospitalized since early in the year due to complications concerning Cancer & associated surgeries.  He was 73 years old.

Rob was a Comics Fan Boy & fiction writer wannabe his whole life and came to Roleplaying in the Early Days of 1978.  It was my distinct pleasure to have met him, and gamed with him, since that time.

After his Retirement, Rob committed himself to the community he found in RPol, participating in over 20+ games, here.  He was an especial "softie" for GM-adopting abandoned games and working to keep them running, for the enjoyment of the Players.

He will be missed.
"

This message was last edited by the player at 15:33, Sat 08 July 2023.
Korkas
player, 100 posts
Trollkin Monk Bodyguard
AC: 18 HP:39/39 G: 5/6
Fri 7 Jul 2023
at 21:42
  • msg #581

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Condolences to his family.
Tealon Holdron
player, 455 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Thu 27 Jul 2023
at 19:24
  • msg #582

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Message passed on to a gamer in another of StarMaster's games where a friend of the family passed condolences on.
Tealon Holdron
player, 456 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Fri 18 Aug 2023
at 21:25
  • msg #583

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Would there be much point in me trying to see if RPoL can let me run this game?  Would anyone be interested in continuing to play?
Ioelenna Winterspire
player, 140 posts
Nyssa Winter Warwytch
Adept/Warmage
Fri 18 Aug 2023
at 21:26
  • msg #584

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

In reply to Tealon Holdron (msg # 583):

I would
Tealon Holdron
player, 457 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Fri 18 Aug 2023
at 21:31
  • msg #585

Re: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Ioelenna Winterspire:
In reply to Tealon Holdron (msg # 583):

I would

Cheers.  Anyone else?
Korkas
player, 101 posts
Trollkin Monk Bodyguard
AC: 18 HP:39/39 G: 5/6
Fri 18 Aug 2023
at 23:11
  • msg #586

Re: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Never saw that message. I'd give it a go. Curious how you'll run it. Seems a lot of homebrew.
Tealon Holdron
player, 458 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Sat 11 Nov 2023
at 15:15
  • msg #587

Re: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

In reply to Korkas (msg # 586):

I agree but looking at the rules put forward and style of play, it's do-able.  Also, no harm in keeping to the books either.

I'm told I'd need to set up a new game and link the scripts.  Would have to pull over to new thread.  All here would be welcomed for the RTJ or what ever it is called.  Just say who you are.

Korkas, would you want to run it, co-gm or just play?
Korkas
player, 102 posts
Trollkin Monk Bodyguard
AC: 18 HP:39/39 G: 5/6
Mon 13 Nov 2023
at 17:11
  • msg #588

Re: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

In reply to Tealon Holdron (msg # 587):

I am barely keeping up with my threads as it is. I wouldn't have time to run it. I'd enjoy trying to continue the character.
Tealon Holdron
player, 459 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Mon 13 Nov 2023
at 18:02
  • msg #589

Re: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

In reply to Korkas (msg # 588):

This is doable, will send link in PM when game set up.
Tealon Holdron
player, 460 posts
"Blaster"; ArcaneMechanik
AC 14 (22); HP 24/24
Sun 26 Nov 2023
at 11:15
  • msg #590

Re: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Still in the process of moving things over.  Please bare with me.

link to another game
Anyone from the Original Cast that comes over, will be given Co-GM status even if not going to be GM, just in case.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:33, Sun 26 Nov 2023.
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