Admin: Spam and updates for All

[Danneaux]

Greetings, All!

As most of you now realize, we are once again in late summer spam-posting season. All are designed in some way to hook eyes and generate a response. Please ignore it if you can and definitely do NOT click on any links in the posts! I will continue to ban the posters by all means and delete the posts as quickly as I can. I will be adjusting filters as well.

I must ask your forebearance as there may be some brief delays in my spam removal efforts for as much as a couple days at at a time. I will be undergoing surgery 05 September to FINALLY correct a comprehensive pre-birth defect I have struggled with the whole of my life. I will be in hospital and guest house for 4 weeks but only a couple days away from phone, laptop, and Forum so should be back up and running soonest on my Admin duties.

For those who are curious, I was a DES (Dietylstilbestrol) Baby, result of an anti-miscarriage drug prescribed to my at-risk mother with best intent by her doctors in high doses for all nine months she carried me to term in 1960. Much like Thalidomide, the drug has since been largely banned for the intergenerational physical and genetic (900+) mutations it can cause. It seems I hit the jackpot for both and in the last several years they have become potentially life-threatening. The intent is to fix the remaining physical aspects insofar as possible and compensate for the genetic ones. There will be some physiotherapy to get back in the saddle again at about 3 months; my return to cycling form should progress rapidly from there. I feel good now and should again soon after the dip.

So, if spam begins to appear, please ignore it and know I will get to it as soon as!

All the best, Dan.

Danneaux, Thorn Cycles Forum Administrator

[Andyb1]

Danneaux,
All your work on this Forum is really appreciated.  It must use up a fair chunk of your time but it helps keep this place safe and nice.

What you wrote about your health came as a real shock.   Forums often only show a limited picture of each of us.  Your attitude is really positive and I hope all goes well and that you are soon on two wheels again.

Andyb1

[GaryRT]

The very best of luck to you Dan.

Gary.

[Andre Jute]

Good luck, Dan. You deserve some -- plenty! -- after all that.

[macspud]

Good luck with the operation, Dan.
Fingers crossed for your speedy recovery and regaining your cycling fitness.
Mac
🤞

[PH]

Thanks for your time and effort Dan, it's much appreciated.
Hope the surgery all goes as planned and wishing you a speedy recovery.

[Danneaux]

My heartfelt thanks for your kind wishes, thoughts, support and encouragement in open Forum, PMs, and emails.

Experts at three medical universities agree on the course of action and my surgeons are regarded as world-class in this field. I feel confident in them, like them, and they are deeply invested in a good outcome for me, so roll on Friday when all should be done and dusted except for the recovery.

Now, go take some good rides for me so I can live vicariously till I'm back on my bike again! 

All the best, Dan.

[George Hetrick]

Wishing you a successful surgery, and a rapid recovery.

[geocycle]

All best wishes Dan, your efforts for this forum are always appreciated.  I hope you are back to your full cadence soon.

[Danneaux]

Hi All!

I'm back, mostly! Surgery yesterday was successful and major with two surgeons and a dozen team members who all did a stellar job. Pain is well managed and recovery is going well. Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts. I have a long road to full recovery and with time and effort, it should go well. Doctors say I "should" be able to ride my bikes again after three months have passed, so that's a tremendous incentive.

All the best,  :)Dan.

[Andre Jute]

I'm back, mostly!

That's the most most of us can hope for after surgery.

Surgery yesterday was successful and major with two surgeons and a dozen team members who all did a stellar job. Pain is well managed and recovery is going well. Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts. I have a long road to full recovery and with time and effort, it should go well. Doctors say I "should" be able to ride my bikes again after three months have passed, so that's a tremendous incentive.

Good for them and good on you, Dan. But next time you should try my doctors: After heart surgery, my cardiologist, carefully chosen for also being a cyclist, let me ride on the third day, admittedly not far but as a statement of intent definitely most bracing.

Pain will pass and leaves no memory: really -- what people remember is the idea of pain, that there was a disturbance of one's equilibrium, not the actual local assault of pain on particular nerves. Focus instead on how much your life will be better afterwards.

Vastly relieved that you made it through what sounds like complicated surgery.

-- Andre

[macspud]

Dan,
My fingers are crossed for your speedy recovery.
Mac
🤞

[Andyb1]

If you can cycle in 3 months time then you should be able to play the piano in a month’s time……
Assuming of course that you could ever play the piano!
Glad all progressing well.

[mickeg]

Great.

After my second shoulder surgery, I had to sleep sitting upright wearing a sling for six weeks, was told to not to drive or do anything at all for those six weeks.

Was six months before the surgeon said I could ride a bike.

So, sounds great.  Recovery, do not push it, make sure you heal faster than the amount of stress that you apply.

Watch the carb intake.  If you are really immobile, then insulin resistance can set in and you do not want that to occur.  And I am sure they want you to get enough protein to heal fast too.

[John Saxby]

VIVA!! Wonderful news!

John

(who has just exhaled  )