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Bighead

Hey guys..haven't been around much, or fishing much.

Earlier this year I got a very severe case of the flu...like the kind that killed people in the 1800's...I was a 6'4" 320 pound weight lifter that looked like a defensive end...I lost 21 pounds in 4 days...then got an upper respiratory infection that turned into pneumonia...and culminated with a blood clot (deep vein thrombosis) in my left calf.

Due to those illnesses...my kidney function of my so,it are kidney has taken a big hit. Long story short, I have to have a biopsy on my one good kidney, and the blood thinners im on greatly increase risk of a bad outcome...and if I,do nothing...I end up on dialysis in 12-18 months.

I missed every day to fish this spring, and with the blood clot in my leg...going down PINS so,I isn't going to happen...let alone going at all.

I am scheduled for a second opinion with a kidney doctor here in corpus, and am pretty much planning on having a filter put in a main artery for the clot so I can stop taking blood thinners long enough for the biopsy and recovery to take place. Will probably do all of this in August/September.

My point...enjoy every day you get on the water...especially those with friends and loved ones.

At this pint, I have zero idea if ill get back on the water again...the vibrio and other things would, quite literally, kill me.

Your fishing pictures and reports are a huge morale booster...it motivates me to be positive because I want to get back to this...I live for getting a line out to that third bar...hearing the clicker take off, and fighting a jack or shark or bull red....and seeing others do this is uplifting.

Keep fishing guys. Keep fishing.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Hope you get better soon! I need some Bob Hall Pier reports Cool

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OneMoreCast88 · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:08 pm Post subject:

Get well

I like your "armed with a quart of shrimp" style.

Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:14 pm Post subject:

Bighead, get well SOON. The fish will be there, you take care of yourself.

BUT, if you could have picked any time to be 'out of action', this would be the perfect time. This cold-water upwelling is wrecking havoc with the surf, and it even makes it's way into the Lagoon (went scouting for crabs and found SQUAT today - except for the one mega flounder that was shooed along his way this morning). Wink

SmokeWagonDan · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:15 pm Post subject:

Get well soon Bighead
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Bigrock · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:08 pm Post subject:

I miss your presence here on the board Bighead. Chime in and chat from time to time. No vibrio here! Very Happy

Get well soon and my prayers are with you!

hickroots07 · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:11 pm Post subject:

Prayers sent for ya! Hope ya get all this straightened out and get back on the water ASAP!
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ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject:

Hope you'll be able to get back on the water you love soon. I'll have to catch a fish or two in your honor.

RiPPin LiPS · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:53 pm Post subject:

I hope you get back out on the water soon BH !!!
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:03 pm Post subject:

Can't say much more than the others have Bighead. Sure do hope things take a turn for the MUCH better for you man! Wink

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deputydawg · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:12 pm Post subject:

I have missed your reports! Hope you get well soon and are available to fish again!

SeanHHH · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:41 pm Post subject:

Looking forward to reading your reports again soon.

Bighead · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys...I've got so big decision and hurdles coming up.

I'm hoping to get back to it in October...prime time for PINS time.
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:28 pm Post subject:

Best of luck Bighead!!! Wink

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eksda · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 288

so sorry to hear that you have been so ill. i will put you in my prayers for better heath. i wonder if you could do pier fishing. that will limit some of your exposure to the saltwater. i have asthma and another illness that can be compromised. what if you wear gloves that may help in so far as unhooking the fish.i hate to see you having to give up fishing. praying for you