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Title: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Brent Williams on October 08, 2024, 08:13:10 PM
Thoughts, prayers and good vibes for Jim Rhoades.  He's undergoing spinal surgery Wednesday. 
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: John Miller on October 08, 2024, 08:22:13 PM
Thanks, Brent, for letting me know. I'll keep him in my prayers.

John
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Mike Hazel on October 08, 2024, 10:09:36 PM
Please keep us updated.  Jimmy is one of my favorite people.     
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: john e. holliday on October 09, 2024, 08:38:36 AM
Hope the surgery goes well.   Prayers from the old DOC. D>K
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Larry Renger on October 09, 2024, 08:41:24 AM
Best wishes for Jim.

The good news is that I had spinal surgery a couple of years ago. No problems and it fixed my condition completely. Hopefully he will have the same outcome.

👍🤠👍
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Ty Marcucci on October 09, 2024, 10:49:06 AM
Tell Jim I said hi..Hope he recovers quickly. H^^
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Gerald Arana on October 09, 2024, 12:26:16 PM
Thoughts, prayers and good vibes for Jim Rhoades.  He's undergoing spinal surgery Wednesday.


I sure hope his goes waaaaaay better than mine did. I'll skip the details and just say that the Dr. got an "F" in surgery that day. And that's why I have to use a cane to stand up.

Good luck Jim and prayers for you.

Jerry
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Motorman on October 09, 2024, 12:44:08 PM
Get well soon Jim Rhoades.


MM :)
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Paul Walker on October 10, 2024, 11:23:32 AM
Best of luck Jim.
I had my spine "modified" 20 ish years ago. It saved my life. Without that surgery I would not be here today.
Hope yours goes as well Jim!
Hope to see you next year at the NW Regionsls.
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Will Hinton on October 10, 2024, 12:57:11 PM
I put Jim on the FCM prayer chain, pray he does as good as my son just did. 
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Brent Williams on October 10, 2024, 05:59:07 PM
I heard from Gordan that Jim's surgery went well. They have had Jim up and doing a bit of walking.
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Larry Renger on October 10, 2024, 07:02:53 PM
Yay!!!

 :)! <= :D. 👍✌️🤠
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Jim Rhoades on October 14, 2024, 08:20:12 PM
Thanks for the good words.
    I am out of the hospital and in re-hab now.  The surgery was successful and I can walk.  At the Nats and W/C I was having a bit of trouble walking long distances.  A couple days after returning home it started being difficult to stand and walk and got worse each day until I could not take care of myself and went to the emergency room.  1 1/2 weeks in the hospital and diagnosed with Stenosis.  A narrowing of the vertebrae pinching on the nerves when I stood up.  My insurance insisted on going to re-hab for 3 weeks to see if that would relieve the problem which of course it did not.  Off to the hospital again for surgery.  As I said earlier all is well now and now I can walk without pain and need to build up my strength and endurance so I can go home.  Probably in 3 weeks as I live alone and have stairs to contend with etc.
    I look forward to flying season next year if I can cure the weird problems I have been having with my Apteryx.

Jim Rhoades   
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Dave Hull on October 14, 2024, 11:32:31 PM
Wishing you the best possible recovery, Jim!
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Ken Bird on October 15, 2024, 07:32:59 AM
Glad to hear that the surgery was successful and that you’re on the mend Jim!

Best wishes,

Ken
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Dave_Trible on October 15, 2024, 08:16:02 AM
Glad the surgery went well for you Jim!  Sounds like you will be back up to full speed soon.   I have Stenosis as well though not to the extent of yours.   Mine just makes an arm-usually NOT the flying arm go to jello and just hang for brief periods once in a while.   

Take care

Dave
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Dan McEntee on October 15, 2024, 09:52:42 AM
   Good news to hear Jim!! All the best wishes for your continued recovery!!

    Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Howard Rush on October 16, 2024, 01:16:09 AM
Good news. I remember Jim running rapidly between stunt and speed circles at the NW Regionals, but he was only 75 then.
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Paul Walker on October 16, 2024, 07:50:27 AM
Great news Jim!
See you at the NWR next year.
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Shorts,David on October 16, 2024, 06:05:51 PM
Speedy recovery Jim!
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Crist Rigotti on October 16, 2024, 07:26:14 PM
Have a good recovery Jim!
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Steve Helmick on October 17, 2024, 06:06:04 PM
Great news, Jim, and hope you get your youth back!

Today, I just got the news that I'll be having my left knee replaced on Nov. 5 instead of Nov. 24 as previously scheduled! Yayyyy! I guess somebody chickened out. But I had to have the discussion with the spousal unit...IF she would be my designated assistant/caregiver. That lead to an argument, of course. It started because they used the word "partner". OMG!   HB~> Steve
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Chris Cox on October 17, 2024, 09:11:08 PM
Glad things are progressing in the right direction Jim.  Good therapy might be pretending you are flying an Overhead Eight!

See you in Roseburg!
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: Mike Hazel on October 18, 2024, 09:11:18 AM
Jimbo,    Some additional good therapy would be to spend some time twisting around the speed pylon.   See you in Roseburg next year!
Title: Re: Positive thoughts for Jim Rhoades. Back surgery
Post by: john e. holliday on October 18, 2024, 11:25:28 AM
Glad to hear Jim is doing well.  Now he needs someone to move in temporally to assist him.    D>K