For Rami

[MaskRider]

Latest update: you departed, departed from the gate anyway, at 0639- 2 minute ahead of schedule! Well done!

MR

Latest update: 0704 14500 feet and climbing, 401kts! Have a good flight Rami!

MR

 

[Rami]

Reply...

Chris,

Here is the latest...421 MPH, 27K over Southern New Hampshire. Took off from Runway 15R/33L.

 

[Rami]

Reply...

Hello,

Our cruising altitude is 37,250ft, and our ground speed is about 415mph.

About 2hr, 26min to landing. I need that 4x flightsim feature!

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Gotta engage the slew function too.

 

[Rami]

Reply...

Hello again,

On the descent into MSP, looks like we will be early by about 10-ish minutes.

 

[Rami]

Reply...

Hello,

Landed safely.

 

[MaskRider]

Hello,

Landed safely.

Have a relaxing evening in MSP!

MR

 

[kdriver]

I hope everything goes well Andrew. All the best.

Kevin

 

[Captain Kurt]

Best of luck my friend!

 

[gaucho_59]

Best wishes!

Fibber,

I really appreciate your private encouragement with regard to my leg issues, and wanted to let you and others know I took your advice and insistence that I persist in finding a solution, and that my medical team at the wound care center has sent my information to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to see if I am a viable candidate for venous reconstructive surgery, where they literally use stents to reconstruct your interior vena cava.

They are the only facility in the country that does this procedure, and according to them, they do this type of operation "all the time," which is mind-blowing to me. They also think they can "de-clot" and fix some of the main veins that are currently blocked. Most of the people who have had this surgery successfully are about my age, and since I do not have either heart disease or diabetes, I may be an ideal candidate.

If it works, I will be much more comfortable, have greater venous flow, more duration on my feet, be far less prone to skin ulcers, and I won't have to teach from a wheelchair anymore!

The information was sent out on Friday, so I am hoping to hear this week. If they do want me to come out for the surgery, I will let everyone know. Even if this particular type of operation doesn't work in my case, the fact they have advanced this far means that there will likely be a way to help me in the near future.

Lots of luck Rami.... I'm sure you will see improvement if not a total cure...
Carlos

 

[sixstrings5859]

Prayers sent. God Bless. Regards,Scott

 

[Typhoon Willy]

Good luck and best wishes, Andrew!

TW

 

[_486_Col_Wolf]

Rami,

Just wanted to wish you the best of luck on your surgery on Thursday. Always remember, you have a whole community of people here winging for you through this.

 

[rhumbaflappy]

Best wishes for your surgery and recovery!

 

[Rami]

No laptop on trip...

Good evening,

Some bad news from Rochester...my laptop is not working. Either my power cord or my motherboard went kaput.

Will try and sort it out next week...have more important stuff to focus on at The Mayo.

 

[p14u2nv]

Good luck to you Rami at Mayo...hope it all works out for you.

 

[Allen]

RIP Laptop. Best of luck!!

 

[highpockets]

Yep. Focus Rami. Steady on the stick.

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

An update:

From his postings on FB, it would appear that Rami's procedure, scheduled for tomorrow, is postponed until OCT. This will give the doctors more experience inserting the new type of stent to be used.

I apologize Drew for stealing your thunder, but many members are worried and praying fo you, and I felt they needed an update.

SW07

 

[Rami]

Reply...

From his postings on FB, it would appear that Rami's procedure, scheduled for tomorrow, is postponed until OCT. This will give the doctors more experience inserting the new type of stent to be used.

I apologize Drew for stealing your thunder, but many members are worried and praying fo you, and I felt they needed an update.

SW07

Greg,

Just the insertion of the stents. The dilation is still tomorrow.