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Get well wishes for MAC66

Started by Superheat, December 03, 2013, 01:01:39 PM

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Superheat

December 03, 2013, 01:01:39 PM Last Edit: December 05, 2013, 11:51:23 AM by Superheat
I received word today from Gary's wife that his heart surgery on 12-2-13 went well.  Here's what she wrote:

"Just wanted to let you know Gary's surgery went well, he is ahead of schedule with his recovery. He is in a lot of pain but that was expected. He has already been up in his chair and they have advanced his diet already, all good things! Thought you could pass the word to the Appleseed family. Thanks" - Mrs. Mac66.

Upright and taking nourishment?   What else would you expect from MAC?

Let us all send Gary some get well wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery. 

Btw, the surgery was NOT for a heart attack or anything like that.  He just needed a little tune up.  LOL.  I will let him elaborate if he wants to.

hawkhavn

#1
December 03, 2013, 01:55:01 PM
GET WELL MAC!!

O0

HH
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#2
December 03, 2013, 01:57:16 PM
Get well soon, Mac.  Glad to hear your surgery went well and you are on the mend.

ShadowMan
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fisherdawg

#3
December 03, 2013, 02:48:02 PM
Get well soon Mac! O0   
Best wishes & Merry Christmas,
fisherdawg
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Whippet

#4
December 03, 2013, 02:52:51 PM
I bet he has already scheduled the "Hospitalseed" #)

Speedy Recovery my friend.
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SteelThunder

#5
December 03, 2013, 03:03:20 PM
Wonderful!!

I'll have to start making Steve Austin bionic sounds whenever I'm around him.
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Roundballer

#6
December 03, 2013, 03:33:02 PM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Mac66.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.  O0

scuzzy

#7
December 03, 2013, 03:58:16 PM
Hope you're doing better right now. Speedy recovery and best wishes.
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Bluesteel

#8
December 03, 2013, 04:12:04 PM
Get well soon, Mac!

ITB

#9
December 03, 2013, 04:37:46 PM
Quote from: Whippet on December 03, 2013, 02:52:51 PM
I bet he has already scheduled the "Hospitalseed" #)

Speedy Recovery my friend.

"Hospitalseed"  awesome.   ;D

Get well, my friend.  We gotta play with those Rugers!
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Reddot

#10
December 03, 2013, 06:11:02 PM
Get well Mac!!

Fred

#11
December 03, 2013, 09:11:19 PM

  Yessir! GET WELL! QUICK!

  (Gosh, I bet everyone is wishing that... :) )
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Caliper

#12
December 04, 2013, 12:53:22 AM
How is this possible?  Mac has one of the best hearts I've seen out there! 

Get better, Mac!

Oz

#13
December 04, 2013, 07:04:18 AM
Do what the nice doctors tell you and get well soon, Mac!
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Pitmaster

#14
December 04, 2013, 09:12:46 AM
Get well soon.

The couple of times I was in the hospital this year I did more than one "HospitalSeed". I even wore my RWVA t-shirt. Maybe I need a pair of those Appleseed sweatpants to go with it, in case I need to go in again.
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Johnnyappleseed

#15
December 04, 2013, 12:39:40 PM Last Edit: December 04, 2013, 03:48:36 PM by Johnnyappleseed
Plenty of time to recover  Mac ! 4 months to April 19 th. ;)
Best wishes and may you have a speedy recovery .

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TomM1Thumb

#16
December 04, 2013, 12:54:57 PM
Mac 66,

Best wishes for a Fast and Complete Recovery, To You From DeadEyeRed and I.

Tom
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#17
December 04, 2013, 09:56:19 PM
Best wishes for a complete, rapid, and painless recovery. Well, complete and rapid anyway.
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Graywolf

#18
December 04, 2013, 11:39:18 PM
Get well soon, Mac!  Prayers for rapid and full recovery for you.
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TaosGlock

#19
December 05, 2013, 11:39:10 AM
Get well soon MAC!
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Rascal21

#20
December 05, 2013, 12:18:20 PM
Get well soon Mac! Best wishes for a quick recovery.

D.S.S.

#21
December 05, 2013, 01:40:51 PM
Gary, my family and I are offering up prayers for you and your family.  See you on the trail!

Brent
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Barbie

#22
December 05, 2013, 08:37:34 PM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!!   :)
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Miki

#23
December 05, 2013, 09:21:23 PM
Get well SOON! The Mac and Miki show doesn't work without you.  :-[

Charles McKinley

#24
December 06, 2013, 01:03:27 AM
Prayers for a speedy recovery!  You have all those Rugers to break in!  ;D
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#25
December 06, 2013, 02:29:58 AM
Get well quickly Mac!  Listen to your therapists and do what they say!!!   O0

You'll be home in no time.  You'll have lots of time to do some dry fire practice!!!

Take care!
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mac66

#26
December 06, 2013, 12:53:32 PM
Hi all. My wife just showed me your messages. Thanks for all well wishes.  Had an aortic valve replaced Monday, was up walking around on Tuesday. Out of ICU on Wednesday. Doing good, felling well, off pain meds . supposed to be home by now. But here I sit waiting for the heart rythum to stabilize. Common thing with open heart surgery.  Now they  tell me Monday before i go home. Other than the Afib thing I doing well and feel good .

I'll check in again when I get home.
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fisherdawg

#27
December 06, 2013, 03:52:22 PM
Quote from: mac66 on December 06, 2013, 12:53:32 PM
Hi all. My wife just showed me your messages. Thanks for all well wishes.  Had an aortic valve replaced Monday, was up walking around on Tuesday. Out of ICU on Wednesday. Doing good, felling well, off pain meds . supposed to be home by now. But here I sit waiting for the heart rythum to stabilize. Common thing with open heart surgery.  Now they  tell me Monday before i go home. Other than the Afib thing I doing well and feel good .

I'll check in again when I get home.

Glad to hear it, Mac.
Best wishes,
fisherdawg
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"Young man, what we meant in going for those Redcoats was this: we always had governed ourselves and we always meant to. They didn't mean we should."
(Captain Levi Preston, of the Danvers militia, at age 91, remembering the day)

That it is an indispensable duty which we owe to God, our country, ourselves and posterity, by all lawful ways and means in our power to maintain, defend and preserve those civil and religious rights and liberties, for which many of our fathers fought, bled and died, and to hand them down entire to future generations.  Suffolk Resolves, September 9, 1774, attributed to Dr. Joseph Warren

M1bzrk

#28
December 07, 2013, 12:25:17 AM
Good & speedy recovery, Mac.  We expect nothing less from someone who aced the 10/22 competition.
Keep it up,
M1bzrk

wingwrench

#29
December 07, 2013, 05:52:45 PM
Wishing for you a thorough recovery. Speedy as a bonus..
Get well, Be well

Dave
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