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DFW

(60,637 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:50 PM Yesterday

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

Here’s to this being easy and very successful.

fierywoman

(8,652 posts)
20. Surrounding you with light and love, a peaceful, easy, no problem, only good stuff experience!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:47 PM
Yesterday

Marthe48

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

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

JMCKUSICK

(6,772 posts)
30. You're certainly in my prayers DFW,
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:14 PM
Yesterday

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

Oh and Go Deutschland!

calimary

(91,203 posts)
33. Good luck and swift healing to you, DFW!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:16 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
23 hrs ago

And that recovery is much easier than anyone expects!

We'll be waiting to hear from you!

MLAA

(19,834 posts)
46. Sending you wonderful, healing vibes! You got this!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:08 PM
23 hrs ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rhiannon12866

(260,280 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
23 hrs ago

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
23 hrs ago

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

(157,145 posts)
56. Godspeed and all our best vibes from Lionel and myself!
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 08:55 PM
23 hrs ago

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
22 hrs ago
in the soft, sweet eiderdown of hope and love and friendship from all of your friends here at DU. Godspeed, my friend.

Niagara

(12,368 posts)
60. Alles gute, DFW
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 09:38 PM
22 hrs ago

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
20 hrs ago

Best wishes, DFW.

BigmanPigman

(55,711 posts)
65. I'm grateful that this place knows what they're doing,
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:18 PM
20 hrs ago

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

Aussie105

(8,278 posts)
67. The Great Pumpkin has your back!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
19 hrs ago

Nothing to worry about.

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

niyad

(134,833 posts)
68. May these wizards be real, and may we see you shortly. All vibes
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
19 hrs ago

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
12 hrs ago

n/t

senseandsensibility

(25,871 posts)
82. I love the way you are keeping your sense of humor
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:41 PM
3 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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