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DFW

(60,639 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:50 PM Thursday

We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of.......

Cardiac surgery. In nine hours, I have to report to the Krupp Clinic in Essen. If there is trouble, I'll be out of commission for a while. If there is a disaster, I'll be gone for good. In all likelihood, however, I'll be back here late Saturday. With heart surgery, you never know, but 22 years ago, this very place saved my life, and their technology has only improved since then.

So, signing off for tonight, and, probably, tomorrow morning, too. For those of you who take religion seriously, tell the Great Pumpkin that he had better not let me down, or else next Halloween you'll be getting a Zucchini instead!

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We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of....... (Original Post) DFW Thursday OP
Sending prayers your way. Irish_Dem Thursday #1
Keeping you in our thoughts DFW. Diamond_Dog Thursday #2
You're going to do great, DFW. LuckyCharms Thursday #3
Healing vibes on the way to you! SheltieLover Thursday #4
All the best to you! PittBlue Thursday #5
Gute Besserung! Ocelot II Thursday #6
Hugs for you and your family. We'll be cheering you on from here. alwaysinasnit Thursday #7
Here's to you...... Nowadays, we have such complicated procedures and it's routine. Norrrm Thursday #8
😁 blm Thursday #9
Sending our best and warmest vibes to you! CurtEastPoint Thursday #10
Oh, no, not a zucchini. You'll scare the great thunder god. Biophilic Thursday #11
Magic wands at the ready!! Nittersing Thursday #12
FSM preserve you ... eppur_se_muova Thursday #13
Have the best outcome. See you on the flip side. Srkdqltr Thursday #14
Wishing you all best, dear DFW. 3catwoman3 Thursday #15
Be well, good luck and we Pastafarians say ramen. Easterncedar Thursday #16
The Japanese say ramen, too DFW 21 hrs ago #72
But it's all noodly goodness Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #75
That's one of the perks! n/t DFW 19 hrs ago #78
Good Luck and best wishes! mgardener Thursday #17
Good luck and... 2naSalit Thursday #18
Wishing you all the best. Thinking of your family as well. Solly Mack Thursday #19
Surrounding you with light and love, a peaceful, easy, no problem, only good stuff experience! fierywoman Thursday #20
Best wishes for a swift and complete recovery, DFW Grim Chieftain Thursday #21
Sending you positive vibes and a Lifeafter70 Thursday #22
One of my friends just had heart surgery Marthe48 Thursday #23
DFW, sending with you dlilafae Thursday #24
Just breathe. You're going to be fine. See you soon! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #25
Best wishes orangecrush Thursday #26
best wishes! rurallib Thursday #27
Sending prayers your way. KS Toronado Thursday #28
❤️ underpants Thursday #29
You're certainly in my prayers DFW, JMCKUSICK Thursday #30
Good luck.🙏 surfered Thursday #31
Peace, of cake. cachukis Thursday #32
Good luck and swift healing to you, DFW! calimary Thursday #33
Good luck. n/t rzemanfl Thursday #34
DFW best of luck with everything FakeNoose Thursday #35
Best wishes to you! KatyaR Thursday #36
Sending you LA Blue Bengal Thursday #37
Looking forward to hearing about it all BaronChocula Thursday #38
Best wishes for your procedure and a speedy recovery DFW.. KPN Thursday #39
Here's hoping your surgeon gets an excellent nights sleep and your results are excellent. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #40
Viel gluck Herr DFW. Wir sehen uns wieder. kairos12 Thursday #41
Good luck and positive vibes🌹 Figarosmom Thursday #42
You've got this DFW. WinstonSmith4740 Thursday #43
All best wishes Wild blueberry Thursday #44
Best of luck DFW! I hope it all goes really well! BComplex Thursday #45
Sending you wonderful, healing vibes! You got this! MLAA Thursday #46
Wishing you all the best! Silver Gaia Thursday #47
Sending you those powerful DU vibes and prayers as well that we'll be seeing you again soon Rhiannon12866 Thursday #48
Best of luck, DFW. SergeStorms Thursday #49
Sending healing hugs and prayers to you. gademocrat7 Thursday #50
Best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery! Hey Joe Thursday #51
All the best to you DFW mountain grammy Thursday #52
Godspeed, DWF. Laffy Kat Thursday #53
DFW bikeboy Thursday #54
Wishing you fast healing Tree Lady Thursday #55
Godspeed and all our best vibes from Lionel and myself! CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #56
Wrapping you... some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #57
Wishing you the best question everything Thursday #58
Healing vibes! Rizen Thursday #59
Alles gute, DFW Niagara Thursday #60
Good luck and blessings to you,DFW debm55 Thursday #61
The best of luck to you! Rest, relax and heal. Maraya1969 Thursday #62
You are in our embrace and we look forward to having you back healthy! hlthe2b Thursday #63
""" AllaN01Bear Thursday #64
I'm grateful that this place knows what they're doing, BigmanPigman Thursday #65
Healing vibes for you, DFW! Looking forward to seeing you back here Saturday! highplainsdem Thursday #66
The Great Pumpkin has your back! Aussie105 Yesterday #67
May these wizards be real, and may we see you shortly. All vibes niyad Yesterday #68
Wishing you a smooth and perfect procedure with swift healing. love_katz Yesterday #69
In my prayers, hope your recovery good well ms.pamela Yesterday #70
Here's to a successful surgery, and complete recovery! electric_blue68 Yesterday #71
Sending healing vibes to you! HeartsCanHope 20 hrs ago #73
Hoping the best outcome for you... MiHale 19 hrs ago #74
🫂 and 🍀to you and your family. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #76
DFW......I'm sending you healing vibes and healing prayers. Please be well, again. pdxflyboy 19 hrs ago #77
May your surgeons do a good job, Bayard 17 hrs ago #79
I'm getting to this a bit late but FemDemERA 15 hrs ago #80
Wishing you all the best, DFW! BlueMTexpat 15 hrs ago #81
I love the way you are keeping your sense of humor senseandsensibility 10 hrs ago #82

Biophilic

(6,742 posts)
11. Oh, no, not a zucchini. You'll scare the great thunder god.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:03 PM
Thursday

Here’s to this being easy and very successful.

fierywoman

(8,653 posts)
20. Surrounding you with light and love, a peaceful, easy, no problem, only good stuff experience!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:47 PM
Thursday

Marthe48

(23,658 posts)
23. One of my friends just had heart surgery
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:58 PM
Thursday

Doing very well. Fingers crossed my prayers help you, too

JMCKUSICK

(6,773 posts)
30. You're certainly in my prayers DFW,
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:14 PM
Thursday

may yours go as smoothly as mine did, accompanied by the very best nurses too of course.
God Speed!

Oh and Go Deutschland!

calimary

(91,206 posts)
33. Good luck and swift healing to you, DFW!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:16 PM
Thursday

We’ll be waiting for updates, especially the good ones!

KPN

(17,564 posts)
39. Best wishes for your procedure and a speedy recovery DFW..
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:37 PM
Thursday

Hope to see you back here soon. We need you.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,278 posts)
40. Here's hoping your surgeon gets an excellent nights sleep and your results are excellent.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:39 PM
Thursday

I go to meet with my cardiac surgeon tomorrow to discuss my own open heart surgery.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,480 posts)
43. You've got this DFW.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:54 PM
Thursday

Because we've got you. Looking forward to hearing from you Saturday night.

Wild blueberry

(8,397 posts)
44. All best wishes
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:00 PM
Thursday

See you on the flip side (as we used to say when we were young).
Cheers!!!

BComplex

(10,001 posts)
45. Best of luck DFW! I hope it all goes really well!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:06 PM
Thursday

And that recovery is much easier than anyone expects!

We'll be waiting to hear from you!

MLAA

(19,835 posts)
46. Sending you wonderful, healing vibes! You got this!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:08 PM
Thursday

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rhiannon12866

(260,323 posts)
48. Sending you those powerful DU vibes and prayers as well that we'll be seeing you again soon
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:12 PM
Thursday

Sounds like you're in exactly the right place to get the best care possible and sending all the best to your lovely wife, too, since she no doubt could use some support as well.

SergeStorms

(20,965 posts)
49. Best of luck, DFW.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:14 PM
Thursday

However, if the very worst should happen - and we all hope it doesn't - make certain DJT has the next number out of that little ticket dispenser, please? 😉

You'll be fine, and take all the time you need to recover. We got this.

P.S.
Now you're good for the next 22 years.

CaliforniaPeggy

(157,161 posts)
56. Godspeed and all our best vibes from Lionel and myself!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:55 PM
Thursday

I suspect you'll do just fine and return to us late Saturday!

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,814 posts)
57. Wrapping you...
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:02 PM
Thursday
in the soft, sweet eiderdown of hope and love and friendship from all of your friends here at DU. Godspeed, my friend.

Niagara

(12,371 posts)
60. Alles gute, DFW
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:38 PM
Thursday

Sending healing energy and vibes your way!


P.S. And what exactly is wrong with zucchini, Mister?

hlthe2b

(114,988 posts)
63. You are in our embrace and we look forward to having you back healthy!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:08 PM
Thursday

Best wishes, DFW.

BigmanPigman

(55,716 posts)
65. I'm grateful that this place knows what they're doing,
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:18 PM
Thursday

Soon after your trip to The Krupp Clinic you'll be celebrating the success.

Aussie105

(8,282 posts)
67. The Great Pumpkin has your back!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
Yesterday

Nothing to worry about.

Just a little tweak of the pump, you will be fine.

niyad

(134,845 posts)
68. May these wizards be real, and may we see you shortly. All vibes
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
Yesterday

for best possible outcome.

pdxflyboy

(963 posts)
77. DFW......I'm sending you healing vibes and healing prayers. Please be well, again.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:56 AM
19 hrs ago

n/t

senseandsensibility

(25,872 posts)
82. I love the way you are keeping your sense of humor
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:41 PM
10 hrs ago

Don't know if I could, but I would try to have your attitude in the same circumstances. Here's to a successful surgery and a fast recovery, my friend. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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