The Last New Thing

George Cleveland wrote:
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Can anyone think of anything else?


g.c.

All that equipment stuff is cool, but the thing that made the most
difference in my flyfishing was Cox-2 inhibitors. Now with the heart
related side effects, and my recent bout with heart failure, well, I'm
f*cked. Looking forward to lots more time in my canoe from now on.

Light weight boots are a close second. Made a huge difference in the amount
of time I could stay on the water (back when I could).
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Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

The Orvis model Jeep Grand Cherokee. :-)

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rw wrote:
The Orvis model Jeep Grand Cherokee. :-)

I'll also nominate $2000 faux antique bamboo rods. :-)

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Stan Gula wrote:
George Cleveland wrote:
...
Can anyone think of anything else?


g.c.

All that equipment stuff is cool, but the thing that made the most
difference in my flyfishing was Cox-2 inhibitors. Now with the heart
related side effects, and my recent bout with heart failure, well,
I'm
f*cked. Looking forward to lots more time in my canoe from now on.

Light weight boots are a close second. Made a huge difference in the
amount
of time I could stay on the water (back when I could).
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Apparently, they've determined that it was the Cox-2 that caused your
problem?
As an aside, my wife was taking Vioxx, then switched to Celebrex after
Vioxx was pulled from the market. About three months ago, she developed
a blood clot in her left eye, which has caused a permanent loss of
about 25% of the vision in that eye. She has had a number of tests,
including the one where you swallow a tube so they can look at your
heart, and they found no reason she should have developed the clot.
They have put her on Lipitor, Aspirin, and Plavix as a precautionary
measure. None of the doctors, (especally the one that prescribed it),
will implicate Vioxx as a possible cause.

FWIW, she was taking Vioxx because of arthritic knees. For a while
after the clot incident, she was off all pain meds, and was in agony.
She is now taking Voltaren, (an NSAID), and Glucosomine, and is getting
about the same relief as she did from Vioxx.

I hope you can find some combination of meds that wll allow you to
regain more mobility....but fishing from the canoe ain't all that bad.
{:-)

George Adams wrote:
Stan Gula wrote:
All that equipment stuff is cool, but the thing that made the most
difference in my flyfishing was Cox-2 inhibitors.

Apparently, they've determined that it was the Cox-2 that caused your
problem?

No, it's definitely Graves' disease (was, that is, until they nuked my
thyroid gland). However, having had some heart symptoms (*some*, heh) shuts
me off. When I was in the hospital, people were very interested that I had
taken occasional doses of Vioxx and Celebrex.

I'm not even going to bring up pain meds with the docs until late this
summer...

Sorry to hear about your wife's problem.
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Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan Gula wrote:
George Cleveland wrote:
...
Can anyone think of anything else?

All that equipment stuff is cool, but the thing that made the most
difference in my flyfishing was Cox-2 inhibitors.

I always thought that was some kind of chant, you know - like "death to
tyrants".

Now with the heart
related side effects, and my recent bout with heart failure, well, I'm
f*cked. Looking forward to lots more time in my canoe from now on.

I went by the "secret spot" at Nine-Mile today and it's still frozen
solid, but I'm ready for some canoe fishing NOW, dammit!

Light weight boots are a close second. Made a huge difference in the
amount of time I could stay on the water (back when I could).

Hey, there's always the short-walk places over in my neck of the woods.
Besides, they'll come out with something else to help your knees and
you'll be back to normal in no ti... I mean, you'll be back to your
oldself in no time. ;-)
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Tim
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Tim J. wrote:
I went by the "secret spot" at Nine-Mile today and it's still frozen
solid, but I'm ready for some canoe fishing NOW, dammit!

Hey, there's always the short-walk places over in my neck of the
woods.

The ponds will be opening soon. JL went to the lower Swift yesterday and
reported no interest from the brookies. In a couple of weeks, I could see a
mid day trip to the secret spot.
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Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan Gula wrote:
Tim J. wrote:
I went by the "secret spot" at Nine-Mile today and it's still frozen
solid, but I'm ready for some canoe fishing NOW, dammit!

Hey, there's always the short-walk places over in my neck of the
woods.

The ponds will be opening soon. JL went to the lower Swift yesterday
and reported no interest from the brookies. In a couple of weeks, I
could see a mid day trip to the secret spot.

It's probably a little early to be talking about it yet, but since we
just had our first above-freezing night last night, a few weeks could be
the ticket. I'll probably go on an exploratory journey next week some
time and see what things look like on the banks. If still snowy and icy,
I'll wait on the fishing. I *hate* that super-fast stream entry system.
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TL,
Tim
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Tim J. wrote:
I'll probably go on an exploratory journey next week
some time and see what things look like on the banks. If still snowy
and icy, I'll wait on the fishing. I *hate* that super-fast stream
entry system.

If you're nice, I might show you the secret no-4-foot-bank-easy-access
access...
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Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan Gula wrote:
Tim J. wrote:
I'll probably go on an exploratory journey next week
some time and see what things look like on the banks. If still snowy
and icy, I'll wait on the fishing. I *hate* that super-fast stream
entry system.

If you're nice, I might show you the secret no-4-foot-bank-easy-access
access...

Does it involve a rope swing?
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TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj