I, too, am looking forward to your check-in when you feel able. Take care of yourself.

Hope the dog is in hospital being cosseted by careful nurses and will bounce back quickly.

I'm here. I'm home. Up to this moment in time everything is 100% fine. Barring the usual weirdness, the op was a success. It was kinda major. No pain. Do I feel any less bruised? Nope. Any less battered? Nope. Any less emotional? Nope. It's 6.00 a.m. I'm in those post-anaesthetic blues. So much so, I had to get up and turn on the 'puter to help re-focus.

And I found this post had re-emerged. I'm too spun out right now to possibly convey how much that meant. Forgive me if I don't respond properly just now, eh? It's done. My head is all over the place. Better stop. Gimme a day or three. I am Dogster. Dogs do not give in.

So good to "hear your voice" again, dog! Rest up.

It's good to hear from you. Any response in your "post-anaesthetic blues" is a good one.

There has been some interesting activity on this board while you've been away. I'll be looking forward to your response.

So glad to hear the op was a success and we can expect to hear from dogster on the road again in the not-too-distant future. Beat those blues into submission!

So glad you checked in -- thanking God you are okay. Be good to yourself, rest up, get your head together, start the healing process and come back when you are ready. We miss you is all . . .

Welcome back, Dog...

I'm very happy to hear your procedure was a success! Relax and take care of yourself!

Happy belated birthday! Remember that birthdays are good for you. People who have the most birthdays live the longest. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Dog lives!

There has been so little traffic on this board while you've been gone . . .

Hey Dogster, I have a new outfit to be photographed with you again at the 2009 Boston GTG. I certainly hope you will be back in the saddle by then. Otherwise, I will have to move on and that will be sad.

I'm sorry you've been in the dog infirmary. Happy Birthday, happy leg veins, and happy travels again soon.

Oh, and Thursdaysd, I loved your thread on Morocco. I'm heading there in Oct on a photography expedition and throughly enjoyed your funny and insightful comments.

But back to Dog. We miss you. Drink that juice, rest, exercise those legs

Y'know Dogster, my late dad was kind of a little guy, but he was always fond of saying "it's not the dog in the fight that's important, it's the fight in the dog". I know you're fighting your way back here right now. Don't be blue, we'll always be here for you. (Alright, it's not as exciting as some beautiful exotic girls who'd massage you, but we're just going to have to do for now, won't we?)

BC

[Why thanks, BostonHarbor (blush). Hope you have a great trip! I'm sure the photos will be stellar. I'm about to leave myself for a two month trip, but I'll look for your TR when I get back (hint!)]

Hi Doggie - glad to hear from you. They sent you home very quickly - thought you were going to be in for a week. Hope you didn't disgrace yourself! Well actually it would be good if you did.

Hope you feel mended soon.

Miss those barks and tail wagging.
Get well soon

Fantastic news dogster. Hope you chase the blues away and are up on all twos in no time.

bookchick: I know you've had tests, are anxiously awaiting results. I hope it all turns out the best!

Even though I still look and feel like I've been in a street fight I've got to admit it's getting better... a little better all the time... '

George Harrison's words sung slowly by Dogster. Pathetic. Tomorrow it will be 'I feel pretty' from West Side Story.

But then, soon, I will be tap dancing with my zimmer frame. My legs do appear to work - in their own recalcitrant fashion. A certified slow-motion miracle. How long does it take to be proclaimed a saint?

I do not wish to hear the word 'catheter' again in my life. I'm sorry I've even mentioned it. My nurses were women. So was my surgeon. I wouldn't have it any other way. But I think it was all an act of revenge, just the same.

Tap dancing with a zimmer frame should draw in the crowds. So glad you are feeling a little better. You're lucky they were all women - at least a bit of sympathy as they deal out the revenge or maybe just a snigger or two.