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Clive's tales of woe. a fellow carver's pain in the neck

#1 Guest_ford hallam_*

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 11:33 AM

Hi all,

some of you know my brother Clive, the "enfant terrible" of the netsuke world and may be aware of the fact that over the last few months he's been experiencing increasing problems with neck pain and numbness in his arms. I know that he will cringe when he reads this but I thought that you'd want to know that he will be undergoing surgery sometime in the next few days.

Apparently one of the discs between the vertibrae in his neck has shifted and is pressing on the spinal cord. The operation, an anterior cervical disection, will remove the offending bit and replace it, with either a carbon fibre support, or a bone graft will be implanted. All in all, not a particularly pleasant procedure to endure and not without risk.

So, please keep my irascible brother in your thoughts and send him all the good vibes, prayers, universal healing energy :D or whatever works for you, that you can. I know he'd be touched ( not that he'll admit it :mellow: ) and I'm sure every bit helps.

I'll keep you updated with his progress.

thanks, and regards to all,

Ford

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 11:48 AM

Good thoughts on the way to your brother, Ford.
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Posted 28 September 2007 - 11:49 AM

Oh you b****** :mellow:

Why didn't you tell them to send cash!!! :D

#4 Guest_ford hallam_*

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 11:54 AM

cheers Mike.

Oh yeah! don't send flowers, just send money....to me, I'll see he get's it :mellow:

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 12:06 PM

Clive, please know that I am hoping for the best outcome for you! You'll have a bunch of us here urging the surgeon's hands to do their best to get you back to wielding your own carving tools soon enough.

Sorry guys, I am out of cash.

Janel
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Posted 28 September 2007 - 12:21 PM

Thanks Mike and Janel... your best wishes are appreciated.

It looks like I'll be going in on Sunday night and hopefully they'll do the op on Monday morning.

I've asked them to save all the bits they remove and I'll see what I can make with them... I'm hoping my collectors are gonna pay premium bucks for an actual piece of me. :mellow:

Tallyhoo.... No rest for the wicked :D

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 12:23 PM

Clive,
You could teach those surgeons a thing or two about hand skills. Best of luck, and a quick recovery!

-Doug

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 02:56 PM

Clive,
My prayers and best wishes go to you and your surgery. Please let us know how it all goes.

Ford,
Check's in the mail...... :mellow:

Sincerely,
Fred
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Posted 28 September 2007 - 03:08 PM

ta very much Fred :D , I'm sure Clive will appreciate the addition to my wine cellar :mellow:

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 03:29 PM

Break a leg, Clive- my best wishes to your speedy recovery!
Tom Sterling
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Posted 28 September 2007 - 03:34 PM

Clive!
All the best with the surgery and speedy recovery, yeah?

btw, who's carving the bone graft? :mellow:

t

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 06:01 PM

Dear Clive,

All the best in that surgery, our Power filled with Mana thoughts will be placed on you!

MERDE!!!

Hugs,

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Posted 28 September 2007 - 06:03 PM

Clive

Best wishes for a successful op and an speedy recovery


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Posted 28 September 2007 - 09:33 PM

Hey Clive,

Hope they get all those little thing-a-ma-bobs back in a coherent place in your neck.

But really - Best Wishes and Blessings to you for a speedy recovery.

I want to see a photo of your work - new work that is.

With Love,
Magnus
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Posted 29 September 2007 - 12:13 AM

Many thanks for your best wishes lads.... I really do appreciate your support.

....I suppose this means I'm gonna have to start being nice to everyone. :mellow:

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 06:01 AM

Hi Clive,
I hope your surgery goes well.
Get well soon!

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 09:42 AM

Hallo Clive,

All the best for you, a surgeon with calm hands and a fast recovery.

Karl
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Posted 29 September 2007 - 11:14 AM

Hi Clive,

Best wishes and good vibes from sunny Hong Kong.
Let's hope the necessary gets done well and is entirely uneventful.

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 01:04 PM

Best wishes Clive. My thoughts are with you.
Dick

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Posted 29 September 2007 - 01:12 PM

View PostClive, on Sep 28 2007, 08:13 PM, said:

Many thanks for your best wishes lads.... I really do appreciate your support.

....I suppose this means I'm gonna have to start being nice to everyone. ;)

NAAAAH!
Mike
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