The rumors are true, Omaha Steve no more (temp)

[Omaha Steve]

I've known for some time this was coming. I'll be on hiatus for several weeks starting March 21st. I'm having surgery as a result of an injury on the job on Dec. 17th. IF I was under OSHA regulations, my employer would be paying some kind of fine. I work for the City of Omaha. We are responsible to the state. The city has nothing to worry about.

I'm not looking ahead to this. I hope I'm not a worst case scenario when the surgeon is done. My MRI wasn't clear???

Regards from a blue collar among the blue party,

Omaha Steve

[tabatha]

1. Best of luck.

[auntAgonist]

2. here's hoping for a speedy recovery for you Omaha Steve.

Best wishes.

aA

[Oceansaway]

3. good luck Steve,

from a retired UAW local #281 member....wishing you a speedy recovery !!

[panader0]

4. I'm sure all will be well

Thanks to an undying labor representative. Your posts are greatly appreciated by the rest of us blue collar guys. See you soon.

[NC_Nurse]

5. I'll be sending good vibes.

Take care and best of luck for a successful surgery. :hi: :loveya:

[spanone]

6. see ya soon....best wishes

:toast:

[NEDem]

7. Good luck Steve

[Turbineguy]

8. All the Best!

Let us know how things go!

[John Q. Citizen]

9. Get well soon. I will miss your posts. It's good to have a labor advocate keeping us informed

[GOPBasher]

10. Good luck, Steve. n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Good luck Steve. Come back soon. You will be missed.

[OHdem10]

12. Best wishes, Steve.

[Buzz Clik]

13. Best of luck, Steve. There is no shortage of top notch surgeons in Omaha.

[mzmolly]

14. Well be thinking of you Steve.

Get well soon, and drop as a post ASAP.

[malaise]

15. All the best

:grouphug:

[knitter4democracy]

16. Oh crap, that's awful!

I hope they're taking care of your pain and managing your meds, too. Do you have a good internist to manage it all and do the follow up with?

Be gentle with yourself. Surgery's hard on the body. :hug:

[Earth_First]

17. Good luck buddy!

I look forward to your posts on labor related issues everyday!

Keep up the good fight!

Good things happen to good people!

[gateley]

18. Take care, Steve -

LOTS of love coming your way!

:grouphug:

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Take care, Steve.

I hope everything works out fine for you and that your health mends quickly.

[eleny]

20. Best of everything to you, Steve!

[catgirl]

21. You'll be in my thoughts Steve

Eat well and get lots of rest before your surgery! Listen to
nice music and think positive thoughts (like Obama becoming
President!). : )

[mdmc]

22. best of luck

[blondie58]

23. (((Steve)))

I wish you the best of luck. I'm sure that everything will be fine and I'm sure glad that you were covered on the job.

I say this while typing with one hand, due to rotator cuff surgery caused by a fall and I am pretty sure also by 14 years of repetitive movements (casing mail) causing my tendons to weaken. I am going to file a workmans comp claim as I think that it was, in large, caused by my job.

Keep us posted. Could you wife sign in and give us an update?

Dawn NALC Branch #47

[Omaha Steve]

27. Mine is cuff surgery too!

My AC joint has recovered. Now they will be working on my osteoarthritis and the torn tendons.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.emedx.com/emedx/surgery_stories/shoulder_arthroscopy_partial_rotator_cuff_tear.htm&h=326&w=320&sz=28&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=dNINDSrvf0wtfM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drotator%2Bcuff%2Bsurgery%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official

[blondie58]

30. yeah, I think that it is a fairly common injury

I know of many fellow letter carriers who have had it done. If you are an avid reader of things that you're going through, as I am, here is an excellent website
http://www.panoramaortho.com/cgi-bin/eOrtho.pl?category=6

Hopefully, they can do yours arthroscopically, as the recovery time is much faster.

[rockymountaindem]

24. Get well soon!

[PDJane]

25. Steve, take very good care of yourself.......

and keep us posted, please. I will miss your posts and your dedication...we need you here.

[wellstone dem]

26. good luck

let us know how you are doing when you can.

[uppityperson]

28. Good luck, hope all goes well and smoothly and you heal up quickly.

[ancient_nomad]

29. I'm so sorry to hear this...

Prayers and all best wishes for a speedy recovery! I will miss you and your informative posts.

:hug:

[madokie]

31. anyone with a heart as big as yours will be ok so hang in there and make the most of it

if you try to make the nurses jobs easier and make them smile, let 'em know you are there to take orders and not give them and you will be well rewarded for your efforts, I know from experience on that one too so I'm not just typing out by ass either.
Good luck and I hope your surgury and recovery goes well.
Sending good time okie vibes your way.
peace

[Nutmegger]

32. Best of luck to you Omaha Steve.

May you have a successful surgery, and a speedy recovery.

:hug:

[Booster]

33. Hang in there, Steve. All my good vibes coming your way.

:hug:

[UpInArms]

34. good thoughts going your way, Omaha Steve

get well soon and come back and tell us!

:hug:

[annabanana]

35. Hang in there Steve.

The Labor Forum will not be the same until you return!

[Mythsaje]

36. Good luck with the surgery...

I almost wish my problem was a result of an on-the-job injury, but, then again, I've dealt with L and I before and am possibly better off dealing with it myself. Wish I was making money, which I would be on L and I, but it helps not having to jump through some of their stupid hoops.

[Stinky The Clown]

37. Bon Chance!

[Hekate]

38. Best of luck, and get well soon. Swift and gentle healing, as a friend of mine once said. nt

[madfloridian]

39. I always read your posts, even if I don't comment. Thanks and good luck.

:hi:

[pacalo]

40. Sending good thoughts your way. You're in my prayers, Steve.

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. Good luck and do what they tell you

that therapy is critical as well, after the surgery

[DeepModem Mom]

42. Wishing for successful surgery and a speedy recovery, Steve!

[DainBramaged]

43. My best to you, we will try to keep the Labor forum shining bright

This blue collar hopes your blue collar heals up fast and gets back to us soon.

:hug:

[Blue_Tires]

44. best wishes

[nickyt]

45. With wishes for a speedy recovery, Steve! Give yourself permission to just

focus on your healing, and let everything else "slide", no worries! Have yourself plenty of Vitamin C and Calcium, that'll promote good, clean healing...we'll miss you, but you go get those bad pains on the run, friend.

[Wilms]

46. .

:thumbsup:

[Old and In the Way]

47. Very best wishes and I hope you can rejoin us soon!

[tom_paine]

48. Good luck, Steve.

[Liberal_in_LA]

49. good luck

[readmoreoften]

50. Sending you good thoughts, Steve. You contribute so much to DU.

You're one of the reasons I stay.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

51. Holding you and yours close, Steve.

:grouphug:

You make sure someone can keep us posted while you recover.

We'll be here.

[brentspeak]

52. Good luck, Steve.

Get well soon.

[OhioChick]

53. Good Luck, Steve

And Keep in Touch, Will be thinking of you. :grouphug:

[KT2000]

54. Best Wishes

for success and speedy recovery!
Looking forward to your posts after you are well.

[orleans]

55. we love you steve. and we'll be thinking about you (in a good way)

in the meantime you have a few weeks to pack your hospital bag
(take the laptop and post while on painkillers--that's always fun!)

good luck with everything. don't let it get you too majorly stressed out.

(btw--what happened? what are you getting surgery for?)

[Omaha Steve]

56. I got hurt on the job on Dec. 17th

I had to jump through some hoops including a doctor that said I wasn't hurt. He didn't need an MRI. When my shoulder started dwelling up almost a month after the accident, I got the MRI. I won't be able to type with 2 hands for several weeks. It all depends on how much they have to do.

Omaha Steve

[MrsMatt]

57. Heal quickly Omaha Steve

I always appreciate your posts - especially those involving animal cruelty (and calls to action).