White Hats, Leaves, & Pterodactyls...Fly Fishing for Trout in Missouri

[ness]

1 hour ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Hold please…

 

 

 

We have a winner!

Please pm me your address and I’ll get it in the mail to you. 

[laker67]

Thank you for being kind enough to share Rick's book.  It would make him happy.  

 

Btw, week 3 post-op on my new knee.  Hopefully it will be a game changer for me next fall.  Was the surgery a good call?  I'm somewhere between "want to slit my throat" and "I can see the light at the end of the tunnel".  Started driving yesterday.  Freedom!!!

 

 

Sandy

 

[ness]

1 hour ago, laker67 said:

Thank you for being kind enough to share Rick's book.  It would make him happy.  

 

Btw, week 3 post-op on my new knee.  Hopefully it will be a game changer for me next fall.  Was the surgery a good call?  I'm somewhere between "want to slit my throat" and "I can see the light at the end of the tunnel".  Started driving yesterday.  Freedom!!!

 

 

Sandy

 

You’re welcome. 

Good luck with the new knee. I’m 2½ years into mine and very glad I did it. It’s a process and takes some time, but do what the doctor says and you’ll surely be way better off than before.

[laker67]

@ness How long before you felt like you could feel like the knee was "normal"?  It feels so heavy and clunky.  My bend is over 100 degrees, but it hurts like heck.

[ness]

6 hours ago, laker67 said:

@ness How long before you felt like you could feel like the knee was "normal"?  It feels so heavy and clunky.  My bend is over 100 degrees, but it hurts like heck.

Maybe 3 months before it felt normal. I think 100 degrees is good for 3 weeks. 

[Foghorn]

11 hours ago, laker67 said:

@ness How long before you felt like you could feel like the knee was "normal"?  It feels so heavy and clunky.  My bend is over 100 degrees, but it hurts like heck.

Going to be the bionic woman once that knee is back at 100%.

[laker67]

@Foghorn You know it!!!!

 

[laker67]

@Foghorn I got a gym membership.  Now 3 1/2 months post op.  I climbed on this eliptical stepper thingy and in eight minutes destroyed my quads.  I've been licking my wounds for nearly a week.  Ugh!!!  The stupidity!!!

[Foghorn]

I know what you mean. I let my enthusiasm and my desire to still compete get the best of me . I thought I was going to need surgery on my right hip after tearing the labrum 5 years ago. It was giving me a lot of trouble so I  scheduled a visit with an orthopedic surgeon. Two weeks before my appointment something popped in my right hip as I was bending over. Evidently some of the cartilage  went back in place. At least that's what the Doctor figured. Stay with it only start a little slower?

[grizwilson]

On 9/6/2022 at 8:36 PM, laker67 said:

https://www.amazon.com/White-Leaves-Pterodactyls-Fishing-Missouri-ebook/dp/B0BC2NF91T/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19UA384Z6AK50&keywords=white+hats%2C+leaves%2C+and+pterodactyls&qid=1662514333&s=books&sprefix=white+hats%2C+leaves%2C+and+pterodactyls%2Cstripbooks%2C275&sr=1-1

Laker67's book is available.  It's a quick read, but I hope you enjoy it.  He put his heart into these recollections.

Also, the author's webpage is Outskirtspress.com/WhiteHatsLeavesandPterodactyls .

In a day or three that site should include the podcast of his record brown.  Steve Brigman a/k/a Trout Bum did a great job in the interview.

 

Sandy

I bought this book some time ago.  Due to various reasons just sat down and read it last night.  It hit a bit close to home for me.  It is passed on to my wife Peggy, then our sons. I highly recommend the book, you can feel the heart coming through.  Thank You for sharing.