Happy Birthday, dear Mr. Fish.I hope your shoulder troubles will resolve sooner than you think they will,
sleep will be yours, and thatlife will be full and funagain. Much love.
I have to say... I never once ever thought that I would conclude that the best birthday present I could ever imagine for my 65th would be a steroid injection! But, it actually came to pass yesterday when -- on my birthday! -- I kept a doctor's appointment with an orthopedic specialist concerning the chronic and at times debilitating pain in my left shoulder. This condition -- which I described in more detail over in the "Frozen Shoulder" thread -- had intensified over the past 2 months to the point that I was denied restful sleep and any semblance of a quality of life.
Thankfully, this story does have a happy ending, at least for now. The physician -- Dr. Erik McGoldrick, who comes very highly recommended by his peers and in a short time showed me that he was both skillful and empathetic -- administered "the shot" which, to make a long story short, has so far had the hoped-for effect of eliminating most of the pain and allowed me to get a long restful sleep last night for the first time in months. Hooray!
It is my fervent hope that I will have manageable levels of shoulder pain for the next few months, and will continue on the road to full recovery. Future treatment will likely entail an MRI, and perhaps corrective surgery if warranted.
After the 90-minute drive home from the doctor's appointment, I attended a nice dinner party hosted by some of my best friends here. I was so tired, though, that I only had one celebratory beer and left the party early, and was in bed and fast asleep by 9 pm. Sleep, glorious uninterrupted sleep... what a treasure... you don't really know you miss it until it's not happening.
Thankful to be on the mend and to be embraced by friendship -- virtual or otherwise. Love to all, no exceptions.
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 04:19 pm
Happy birthday Mr. Fish!
Happy birthday Mr. Fish!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 04:26 pm
HBDGF!
HBDGF!
(And best of luck with the shoulder.)
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 04:26 pm
Happy Birthday Gary, hope you
Happy Birthday Gary, hope you have a grate one!!!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 04:46 pm
GaryFish! Sending you a big
GaryFish! Sending you a big birthday hug and hope to see you at the Mystic on June 22!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 04:47 pm
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 04:56 pm
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
May it be full of cupcakes and rainbows!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 05:24 pm
As Trailhead suggested,
As Trailhead suggested,
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 05:37 pm
Happy Birthday G-Fish!
Happy Birthday G-Fish!
It’s my daughters birthday too.
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 05:56 pm
Right ON ! Happy Birthday to
Right ON ! Happy Birthday to THE Garyfish ALL The Best Always.
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 06:00 pm
Happy Birthday, Garyfish!!
Happy Birthday, Garyfish!! Hope you're having a wonderful day!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 06:15 pm
Happy Bday my Brother.
Happy Bday my Brother.
look forward to seeing you.
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 06:18 pm
Happy Birthday Gary - See you
Happy Birthday Gary - See you in a few weeks!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 06:25 pm
Happy Birthday!! .
Happy Birthday!!
.
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 06:36 pm
Keep on rockin', Gary!
Keep on rockin', Gary!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 06:49 pm
Hope you're having a very
Hope you're having a very hippie birthday, GF.
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 07:03 pm
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 08:36 pm
Happy Birthday and best
Happy Birthday and best wishes for a fun filled year ahead!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 08:39 pm
Freak Freely Mr. FISH !!! See
Freak Freely Mr. FISH !!! See ya Soon Come !
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 10:16 pm
Happy Birthday, my fishy
Happy Birthday, my fishy friend!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 10:17 pm
Happy Birthday Garyfish
Happy Birthday Garyfish
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 10:19 pm
Hey happy birthday to you !!
Hey happy birthday to you !!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 10:33 pm
Happiest of birthdays to you!
Happiest of birthdays to you!
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on Monday, June 4, 2018 – 10:41 pm
Happy birthday, Gfish!
Happy birthday, Gfish!
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 02:55 am
Fish. ON
Fish. ON
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 07:21 am
Happy belated Birthday G-Fish
Happy belated Birthday G-Fish. Hope it was a great one.
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 12:20 pm
Hope your B-Day was the
Hope your B-Day was the happiest, Gary!
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 12:24 pm
Happy Belated Birthday, Gary!
Happy Belated Birthday, Gary!
It's always a pleasure to see you.
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 02:16 pm
Happy belated birthday, Gfish
Happy belated birthday, Gfish.
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 04:49 pm
Hope you got some resolution
Hope you got some resolution yesterday Gary. Call me when you are in range.
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on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 11:25 pm
happy belated birthday !!
happy belated birthday, gfish!!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DNB - Best band & fans in the land! GaryFish
on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 01:59 am
Hey everybody... thanks for
Hey everybody... thanks for all the well-wishes!
I have to say... I never once ever thought that I would conclude that the best birthday present I could ever imagine for my 65th would be a steroid injection! But, it actually came to pass yesterday when -- on my birthday! -- I kept a doctor's appointment with an orthopedic specialist concerning the chronic and at times debilitating pain in my left shoulder. This condition -- which I described in more detail over in the "Frozen Shoulder" thread -- had intensified over the past 2 months to the point that I was denied restful sleep and any semblance of a quality of life.
Thankfully, this story does have a happy ending, at least for now. The physician -- Dr. Erik McGoldrick, who comes very highly recommended by his peers and in a short time showed me that he was both skillful and empathetic -- administered "the shot" which, to make a long story short, has so far had the hoped-for effect of eliminating most of the pain and allowed me to get a long restful sleep last night for the first time in months. Hooray!
It is my fervent hope that I will have manageable levels of shoulder pain for the next few months, and will continue on the road to full recovery. Future treatment will likely entail an MRI, and perhaps corrective surgery if warranted.
After the 90-minute drive home from the doctor's appointment, I attended a nice dinner party hosted by some of my best friends here. I was so tired, though, that I only had one celebratory beer and left the party early, and was in bed and fast asleep by 9 pm. Sleep, glorious uninterrupted sleep... what a treasure... you don't really know you miss it until it's not happening.
Thankful to be on the mend and to be embraced by friendship -- virtual or otherwise. Love to all, no exceptions.
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on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 06:53 am
Happy belated!
Happy belated!
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on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 12:52 pm
Sorry I am late but Happy
Sorry I am late but Happy Birthday Brother Fish!
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on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 02:36 pm
Happy birthday! I hope it was
Happy birthday! I hope it was a great one!
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on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 03:20 pm
FONDESTBELATESTWISHES !!!
FONDEST
BELATEST
WISHES !!!
Dinner with your Friends, followed by a peaceful Sleep sounds like a Great Birthday Present.
Always a Blast seeing you at the Shows !! Hope to catch another DNB show with you and the usual / unusual folks sometime soon