Thank You

[Heywood]

I just want to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers. My stay at the Mayo Clinic has come to an end and I finally came home yesterday.

Long story short, I had a mass on my left adrenal gland. This was producing to much Aldosterone, which in turn was causing my kidneys to dump all my potassium, among other things. After numerous tests, we decided to have it removed. Normally it would have been an easy operation, done with a scope in a few hours. However, they had a hard time seeing the gland (its tucked away on top of your kidney) so I had to have an open surgery.

7 days and one gnarly scar later, they released me from the hospital. Another week of blood labs and I was cleared to go home. Needless to say I'm pretty sore, tired and beat up. But coming home is the best medicine.

I'm gonna give myself plenty of time to heal and build my strength back up, and hopefully I'll be back on the water by the end of the year.

Thanks again to those of you that kept my spirits up with the texts and pictures. It meant a lot.

[krash]

Welcome back.... here's to getting better , do what the doctors say.

Side note -- My heart doctor told me today (2 years post heart surgery) I should go see a Kidney doctor due to something he sees in my blood labs from last week.

[Mark R]

Yeah Buddy, that's great!! Nice to have an answer and solution. Sore and tired is all right if there is a light at the end of the tunnel (and it's not a train)! Be lookin to see you soon!

[shamus]

When your all healed up we will go tickle some Mayaka beavers.

[Ump608]

Great news Haywood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shamus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too many "a's" aye. Damn man "Myakka"

[Mark R]

Great news Haywood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shamus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too many "a's" aye. Damn man "Myakka"

Ump, he can call it whatever he wants if it gets Bill out!

[bicoastal]

Congrats Bill. Hoping you have a quick recovery!

[Ump608]

Mark R,

True, I would agree with that.....................love ta see Haywood back on the water.

Just like messin' with Shamus. Did ya ever notice he talks funny, he even types with an accent.....

[Mark R]

Mark R,

True, I would agree with that.....................love ta see Haywood back on the water.

Just like messin' with Shamus. Did ya ever notice he talks funny, he even types with an accent.....

Walks funny too. Don't even go to paddling.

[Wuluf]

Great news Bill! Get well and head to South Florida for that Flamingo trip you owe me.