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Re: [smbc] Fred Meyer
Got a chance to visit Fred on Saturday right before his Dad and Hao
arrive and while another friend of his was there.
Fred seems to be most upset with the food. A hamburger arrived for
lunch and he almost jumped up and ran screaming from the hospital. He
wants to go home the most because the food is awful.
Anyway, he's having some hearing problem so feel free to shout at him
when you see him. Otherwise he's already planning his post hospital
stay and was talking about working after this week. This was before
his walk yesterday so hopefully he will not try to rush it. His dad
is in town for the week.
gregory
At 02:45 PM 5/6/2006, Irma Bozzi wrote:
>Marco et al,
>
>The latest report on Fred's Surgery on Friday:
>Fred had neck surgery at 10:20 a.m. -Good News!
>Doctor reported the neck was not found broken-C4
>was not fused (neck) but will have to wear a neck brace.
>The arm was a different story:
>Dr. Bellino ( a famous surgeon) managed to repair
>Fred's elbow which was shattered just above the right
>elbow (after 7-hrs). A good (italian ) repair which will give
>Fred back almost full range of functional movement--
>So--Fred's said "I guess that means I get to have a Ducati,"
>when I informed him he got a new Italian elbow-as we left
>the recovery room!
>
>Nevertheless-Fred is uncomfortable but anxious to come home on Sunday
>It is a bit optimistic-but keep him in your thoughts. I suspect he
>will be home Monday/Tuesday.
>He's in Room B114-2nd Floor (Rehab) at Stanford for now:
>With Best personal regards from Fred to all!
>Irma
>
>On May 3, 2006, at 2:54 PM, Marco S Hyman wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>For those that don't know, Fred Meyer was in an accident Sunday and is
>>now in Stanford hospital, impatiently waiting for surgery which will
>>occur Friday morning. To crib from a message from Hao [with my
>>comments]
>>
>> Shirley [Fred's mom] relayed the doctors' plans for surgery Friday.
>> Two teams will be operating on him. His [right] arm will have
>>plates and
>> screws put in and Shirley was told that he will not be going through
>> much physical therapy. With his neck, there's a break in his
>>vertebra
>> on the C4 segment. The doctors will be fusing the C4 to the C5
>>segment
>> which will result in a 17% loss in range of motion. He will
>>remain in
>> the hospital three days after surgery. Alan [another friend who was
>> visiting] had mentioned that both his brother and sister have had
>> this same procedure done, and that the loss of range means they
>> can't turn their head 90 degrees, and is not a great nuisance after
>> they've gotten used to it.
>>
>>Fred was in fine form this afternoon, sure that riding his Norton
>>instead
>>of some german bike is what saved him, the Norton being
>>unapproachable :-)
>>On the down side he's bummed out about what the paramedics did to his
>>new 'stitch. Hao was the unlucky person who got to tell Fred
>>about the
>>condition of his 'stich on Tuesday. After looking at it today I was
>>able to give Fred a touch of good news... the paramedics managed to
>>miss
>>the small extension between suit top and suit bottom with their
>>scissors
>>so it's not a total loss [maybe a 98% loss :-] Shirely thinks the suit
>>did its job quite well.
>>
>>Fred does not remember what happened. Last thing he remembers is
>>getting
>>gas in Pescadero. Dan, who was riding with Hao and Fred eastbound on
>>SR 84 reports:
>>
>> Fred's Norton Commando went out of control at the section of sunken
>> road about one mile south of the red barn. You may know the bit of
>> road I am referring to. The pavement has sunk several feet and been
>> patched more than once this year. It is extremely bumpy, cracked and
>> populated with deep depressions.
>>
>>That's all for now.
>>
>>// marc
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