A few of you have heard that I’ve been in the hospital and I can now confirm the “Rumor”
Yes I’ve been in the Hospital since April 28th…
And Yes I almost DIED!
The good news is things are looking on the up and up and I expect to be home in a few days.
For those that are curious to know what the heck happened to me I’ll give you a quick synopsis.
April 23-24th – Finished up a successful bootcamp with 12 wonderful people who came in from all over the world.
April 26 - Thought I’d relax and take the day off. That afternoon I started having a stomache ache. I had been getting these about twice a month.
April 28th – Stomach Ache still going on and getting BAD! Had my wife take me to the ER at 4am.
- Docs find a bowel obstruction and then it clears a few hours later.
April 29th – Docs do Surgery to repair a hernia which is “probably” causing the obstruction.
May 1st – Thinking everything is ok and getting ready to come home the next day start feeling sick again.
May 2nd – All “HECK” breaks loose and I’m in the worst pain I’ve ever been in my life. Docs rush me into emergency surgery and open me up like a fish and find the “REAL PROBLEM” – Not to get gross or anything but some stuff had “Died and Popped” in my insides! Surgery was 3 hours and they fixed me all up!
May 10th – Feeling great and hope to go home in a few days. :)
I wanted to give a big thanks to all of you that have called, visited, sent cards and emails. I want to thank my wife and my 5 kids who have been instrumental to my recovery.
Thank you for all the prayers on my behalf. I know this IS the reason I am here today!
I plan to be here on this earth for many many more years!
Take care,
Joel
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Hi Joel,
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I think I can speak for everyone in saying we are glad it all turned out OK, and we’re glad to have you back! DON’T hurry the recovery…
Don
Glad to hear you are ok Joel, what a close call. Thanks for your honesty, and I hope your family spoils you rotten for the next few weeks. Blessings all round. MP, Australia
Joel,
I’ve been following you for a while now and I’ve found your blog is really, really helpful for people who are venturing into IM. I want to thank you for everything you are sharing here in your blog.
I hadn’t checked it in a couple of weeks, and now that I did, I read about your unplanned trip to the hospital. I’m glad everything’s OK now and I pray for your complete recovery.
Have a good trip back home.
Cheer up,
Jorge R.
Hi Joel,
)
I think I can speak for everyone in saying we are glad it all turned out OK, and we’re glad to have you back! DON’T hurry the recovery…
Don
Joel,
I’ve been following you for a while now and I’ve found your blog is really, really helpful for people who are venturing into IM. I want to thank you for everything you are sharing here in your blog.
I hadn’t checked it in a couple of weeks, and now that I did, I read about your unplanned trip to the hospital. I’m glad everything’s OK now and I pray for your complete recovery.
Have a good trip back home.
Cheer up,
Jorge R.
Glad to hear you’re ok, stay strong!
Glad to hear you’re ok, stay strong!
I was talking to Darryll Gilliland yesterday and he told me a little about your experience. I must have missed this post! I’m sorry to hear about what happened and I pray for your future health.
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