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Sad News: Blazing Arrow has passed away!!

Texan_Bill said:
We as men, need to quit being the guys that we are. We tend to stay away from doctors. We have a hard time going to hospitals (even if to visit a close friend that suffered a major stroke).... BUT You have to. I've made it a point to at the very least, get a yearly check up, including blood work, a chest x-ray and an EKG (I think it is... the one where they put like 13 probes or whatever all over your body)...


It was this process that encouraged me about 16 or 17 months ago, to drop around 48 pounds. My cholesterol was out of whack. My Triglycerides were over 600 (they're supposed to be under 150) and my blood pressure was hovering around "pre-hypertension"...

Since then, like I said, I lost 48 pounds. My BP is in check (although it spikes at times), Triglycerides are waaaaay down. Not where they should be, but I cut that 6+ in half and finally cholesterol is down to 159......


Sorry for the long, drawn out BS......... BOTTOM LINE. Get checked out regularly!!!
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Yeah, I haven't had a doctor check up in like 8 years. I haven't gone though, because I don't have insurance, so I just typically stay away from anything that has to do with the doctor. I just make myself have a strong thresh hold for pain or discomfort. I have insurance coming in about two more months finally, so I'll get me a check up soon just to find all my levels on cholesterol and blood pressure and stuff like that.
 
Texan_Bill said:
We as men, need to quit being the guys that we are. We tend to stay away from doctors. We have a hard time going to hospitals (even if to visit a close friend that suffered a major stroke).... BUT You have to. I've made it a point to at the very least, get a yearly check up, including blood work, a chest x-ray and an EKG (I think it is... the one where they put like 13 probes or whatever all over your body)...


It was this process that encouraged me about 16 or 17 months ago, to drop around 48 pounds. My cholesterol was out of whack. My Triglycerides were over 600 (they're supposed to be under 150) and my blood pressure was hovering around "pre-hypertension"...

Since then, like I said, I lost 48 pounds. My BP is in check (although it spikes at times), Triglycerides are waaaaay down. Not where they should be, but I cut that 6+ in half and finally cholesterol is down to 159......


Sorry for the long, drawn out BS......... BOTTOM LINE. Get checked out regularly!!!
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I know this, but it is still very hard for me to follow this advice. I have an issue I need to get seen for that could possibly be serious and I haven't been able to convince myself to go.....no need to tell me, I know I am a dumbass.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I know this, but it is still very hard for me to follow this advice. I have an issue I need to get seen for that could possibly be serious and I haven't been able to convince myself to go.....no need to tell me, I know I am a dumbass.
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My cousin was the same way. He said he had problems burping and would drink carbonated drinks to help him burp. He said he could feel the burp sometimes, but it wouldn't come out. Turns out, his arteries were clogging up (after FINALLY going to the doctor).
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I know this, but it is still very hard for me to follow this advice. I have an issue I need to get seen for that could possibly be serious and I haven't been able to convince myself to go.....no need to tell me, I know I am a dumbass.
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You and I are in the same boat. My wife is actually extremely concerned but whatever. I have excellent medical coverage so that's not the issue... just don't want to be poked and prodded anymore. Had enough of people sticking their fingers in my ears for a lifetime. Now I'm supposed to let them go up the tailpipe? Right.

It is what it is...
 
Found out from StarStruck about this and wanted to comment

This hits really deep on 2 fronts. 1) I never met BA but I really loved his stuff and I never took anything he wrote as vindictive. Just sounded like a fun guy talking noise to his rivals 2) I had, as many here know, a random heart issue that almost killed me at age 30 and then a surgery that came from the arrythmia it caused in 2008. If you didn't know the inital heart problem came from a virus I got..like the flu(I had chills and fever for 2 days)..that just attacked my heart. I had many symptoms talked about in here after the sickness went away....burping, chest tightness, etc...and ignored it until I couldn't anymore and then they told me my heart was enlarged 50%, it was out of rhythm and my ejection fraction or pumping strength was down to 20%. I survived and came back completely but many don't. A family friend of ours died from the same thing. I'm not sure what happened to BA but it could have been similar or it could have been a defect. So for all the guys out there, don't be macho. Your body sends you signals for a reason. If you feel "off" or have anything that doesn't jive, check it out. I'd rather be a little paranoid and careful than in serious trouble. They have incredible technology to see every little thing in your body now. Also, I'd recommend flu shots. I never got them until I had kids but I always wonder if that strain or whatever I got could have been prevented. It won't make you sick and it will protect you.

RIP BA. Prayers to your wife and child. I hope you got one big hug from both the day this happened.

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Man, just as the Titans sign Randy Moss. I know he would have been here gloating about that, and rightfullly so. For as big an NFL fan as he was, its sad that he missed out on this
 
HoustonFrog said:
Found out from StarStruck about this and wanted to comment

This hits really deep on 2 fronts. 1) I never met BA but I really loved his stuff and I never took anything he wrote as vindictive. Just sounded like a fun guy talking noise to his rivals 2) I had, as many here know, a random heart issue that almost killed me at age 30 and then a surgery that came from the arrythmia it caused in 2008. If you didn't know the inital heart problem came from a virus I got..like the flu..that just attacked my heart. I had many sysmptoms talked about in here....burping, chest tightness, etc...and ignored it until I couldn't anymore and then they told me my heart was enlarged 50%, it was out of rhythm and my ejection fraction or pumping strength was down to 20%. I survived and came back completely but many don't. A family friend of ours died from the same thing. I'm not sure what happened to BA but it could have been similar or it could have been a defect. So for all the guys out there, don't be macho. Your body sends you signals for a reason. If you feel "off" or have anything that doesn't jive, check it out. I'd rather be a little paranoid and careful than in serious trouble. They have incredible technology to see every little thing in your body now. Also, I'd recommend flu shots. I never got them until I had kids but I always wonder if that strain or whatever I got could have been prevented. It won't make you sick and it will protect you.

RIP BA. Prayers to your wife and child. I hope you got one big hug in from both the day this happened.

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Welcome back Frog!! Some of us were starting to worry about where you've been.
 
NitroHonda said:
You and I are in the same boat. My wife is actually extremely concerned but whatever. I have excellent medical coverage so that's not the issue... just don't want to be poked and prodded anymore. Had enough of people sticking their fingers in my ears for a lifetime. Now I'm supposed to let them go up the tailpipe? Right.

It is what it is...
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If you can't/won't do it for yourself, man up and do it because you're a father and a husband. This is bigger than you, and you've got to accept the responsibilities that you are taking care of others and they care for you more than you could ever know.

I give this advice out of respect and friendship, bro'. I've changed my life in many fundamental ways in the past few years, and my inspiration is always a constant: my children and my wife.
 
Double Barrel said:
If you can't/won't do it for yourself, man up and do it because you're a father and a husband. This is bigger than you, and you've got to accept the responsibilities that you are taking care of others and they care for you more than you could ever know.

I give this advice out of respect and friendship, bro'. I've changed my life in many fundamental ways in the past few years, and my inspiration is always a constant: my children and my wife.
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Good post, kinda derailing the topic but I had a coworker who died from a motorcycle accident bout five months ago. He was a notorious hard rider, going too fast everywhere he went. He had a wife and kids and now there is nothing but a widow and children who will live the rest of their lives without their father, a little girl who won't have her daddy walk her down the aisle. All because he was too selfish to stop and think about how his actions could impact those he loves the most. Sad, so very sad.
 
Double Barrel said:
If you can't/won't do it for yourself, man up and do it because you're a father and a husband. This is bigger than you, and you've got to accept the responsibilities that you are taking care of others and they care for you more than you could ever know.

I give this advice out of respect and friendship, bro'. I've changed my life in many fundamental ways in the past few years, and my inspiration is always a constant: my children and my wife.
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Awesomeness!!!

While I'm not married, nor do I have children, I take care of myself for my parents and my sister. My parents would be devastated if they had to bury their baby son. It's my job to bury them when that day comes.

This is why I fight the urge to not see the doctor and go and get checked out every year. I even get flu shots yearly now, which I never used to (see Frog's post about flu like symptoms that caused him heart troubles and near death)...
 
jaayteetx said:
Good post, kinda derailing the topic but I had a coworker who died from a motorcycle accident bout five months ago. He was a notorious hard rider, going too fast everywhere he went. He had a wife and kids and now there is nothing but a widow and children who will live the rest of their lives without their father, a little girl who won't have her daddy walk her down the aisle. All because he was too selfish to stop and think about how his actions could impact those he loves the most. Sad, so very sad.
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I also ride hard. 3 arrests for reckless driving and counting...

Man... I'm doomed and a bad husband and father. Shows how little you know. Oh well.
 
Double Barrel said:
If you can't/won't do it for yourself, man up and do it because you're a father and a husband. This is bigger than you, and you've got to accept the responsibilities that you are taking care of others and they care for you more than you could ever know.

I give this advice out of respect and friendship, bro'. I've changed my life in many fundamental ways in the past few years, and my inspiration is always a constant: my children and my wife.
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And I respectfully reject the advice. I wasn't looking for any. I'm not perfect but I'm a very good father and husband. Thank you.

Do good and be good is my mantra.
 
NitroHonda said:
And I respectfully reject the advice. I wasn't looking for any. I'm not perfect but I'm a very good father and husband. Thank you.

Do good and be good is my mantra.
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I wasn't trying to chastise you, bro'. And I certainly wasn't calling you out as a father or husband. On the contrary, from what I've read, I think you're probably great in both areas.

And that being said, I'm sure that your wife and children want you around for a long, long time. But, it's a free country, so you are obviously free to do as you please.

As far as looking for advice, perhaps you should refrain from posting your lack of desire to seek medical attention on a public forum if you don't want advice from anyone that cares about you. :winky:
 
Double Barrel said:
I wasn't trying to chastise you, bro'. And I certainly wasn't calling you out as a father or husband. On the contrary, from what I've read, I think you're probably great in both areas.

And that being said, I'm sure that your wife and children want you around for a long, long time. But, it's a free country, so you are obviously free to do as you please.

As far as looking for advice, perhaps you should refrain from posting your lack of desire to seek medical attention on a public forum if you don't want advice from anyone that cares about you. :winky:
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Now you're saying I shouldn't post stuff that actually impacts me and what's being discussed in this thread? Whatever. I know where I'm posting and i know what i'm saying. I'm probably letting this annoy me a bit too much but there has been a little bit too much of judging going in this thread with the whole issue of motorcycles and anal probing.

Allowing a doctor to probe me is obviously an extremely difficult thing for me and many other men to handle. I just don't get why my kids and wife get thrown into the mix. Of course they want me to live. Hell... I want to live. I just can't get past it so this whole "dangling my family in my face" thing kinda irks me. This is a very real problem. It shouldn't make me feel any less of a father or a man to my family because I struggle with it. I understand it can be a choice but it sure doesn't seem like a choice to me because I can't do it. If I don't let the wife get down dirty back there then I'm most certainly not going to let a strange person do it.

For the sake of my life... I am counting the days until they come up with more advanced screening devices and find another entryway. Especially for my prostate. Cut me open if need be but stay away from my rim.
 
NitroHonda said:
For the sake of my life... I am counting the days until they come up with more advanced screening devices and find another entryway. Especially for my prostate. Cut me open if need be but stay away from my rim.
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Weird how threads evolve.

FYI - You can get a PSA test as part of annual blood work (that's what I do). The doctor can forgo going "uptown" if the numbers are normal.

I'm going to lose my mother pretty soon because she wouldn't go to the doctor. She treated a cancerous growth with Neosporin for over a year.....sad.
 
When I said I wasn't looking for any advice... I should have said I wasn't looking for somebody to tell me to think of my family. They are ALWAYS the first thing I think of in ANYTHING I do. Duh.

If I sound mad, I'm not. I just didn't like it much. Ima good father and person and family man. I do the best I can and know how but I am the furthest thing from perfect.
 
NitroHonda said:
Now you're saying I shouldn't post stuff that actually impacts me and what's being discussed in this thread? Whatever. I know where I'm posting and i know what i'm saying. I'm probably letting this annoy me a bit too much but there has been a little bit too much of judging going in this thread with the whole issue of motorcycles and anal probing.

Allowing a doctor to probe me is obviously an extremely difficult thing for me and many other men to handle. I just don't get why my kids and wife get thrown into the mix. Of course they want me to live. Hell... I want to live. I just can't get past it so this whole "dangling my family in my face" thing kinda irks me. This is a very real problem. It shouldn't make me feel any less of a father or a man to my family because I struggle with it. I understand it can be a choice but it sure doesn't seem like a choice to me because I can't do it. If I don't let the wife get down dirty back there then I'm most certainly not going to let a strange person do it.

For the sake of my life... I am counting the days until they come up with more advanced screening devices and find another entryway. Especially for my prostate. Cut me open if need be but stay away from my rim.
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Sorry I said anything, dude. I thought we were friends enough to offer a little advice, like I would do for any friend. That's what I get for thinking and assuming, especially in a thread about a 33 year old dude suffering a heart attack. I will keep that in mind for future reference.

How about I don't give a rat's ass what you do. Does that make you feel better? It was not meant to push your rather sensitive button(s) that I didn't even know existed. I regret even bothering at this point.

I don't like doctors, getting checked up, hate needles, but I do it. But, that's just me, and many folks have offered advice to me in spite of my dislikes and I took it in stride without getting my panties in a wad. I knew the advice was given BECAUSE THEY GAVE A **** ABOUT ME.

Do whatever you want. I'm done talking about it. No hard feelings (from me, at least), but whatever. :worldpeace:
 
NitroHonda said:
For the sake of my life... I am counting the days until they come up with more advanced screening devices and find another entryway. Especially for my prostate. Cut me open if need be but stay away from my rim.
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Actually the screenings aren't that bad. I even had an issue where I had to have a colonoscopy to make sure nothing serious was going on. The procedure wasn't bad at all because you are pretty much out of it. The hardest part was the cleansing the night before.

BTW, I ride too and have been for years. I don't ride crotch rockets though. I have a Hog and am very aware of how dangerous it is out there. It's bad enough out there when you are a responsible rider because you obviously can't control the morons around you. However those guys that go flying by doing over 100 plus weaving in and out of traffic are just asking to eat a bumper or worse. I have no respect for them.
 
Double Barrel said:
Sorry I said anything, dude. I thought we were friends enough to offer a little advice, like I would do for any friend. That's what I get for thinking and assuming, especially in a thread about a 33 year old dude suffering a heart attack. I will keep that in mind for future reference.

How about I don't give a rat's ass what you do. Does that make you feel better? It was not meant to push your rather sensitive button(s) that I didn't even know existed. I regret even bothering at this point.

I don't like doctors, getting checked up, hate needles, but I do it. But, that's just me, and many folks have offered advice to me in spite of my dislikes and I took it in stride without getting my panties in a wad. I knew the advice was given BECAUSE THEY GAVE A **** ABOUT ME.

Do whatever you want. I'm done talking about it. No hard feelings (from me, at least), but whatever. :worldpeace:
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Stick it where the sun don't shine then.

*shrugs*
 
Well there were some nice thoughts and sentiments expressed towards the passing of BA.. It all disintegrated on page 7..


Awesome!
 
I would like to apologize for the derailment. It was not my intention. I apologize to DB and the others... most of all... to Blazing Arrow.

RIP.
 
Texan_Bill said:
Well there were some nice thoughts and sentiments expressed towards the passing of BA.. It all disintegrated on page 7..


Awesome!
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You know, Sparrow would probably be chuckling away if he saw all of the admiration and condolences he's getting in this forum. Especially from you of all people Bill. I think he'd be shockingly surprised and and very pleased. :)
 
Texecutioner said:
You know, Sparrow would probably be chuckling away if he saw all of the admiration and condolences he's getting in this forum. Especially from you of all people Bill. I think he'd be shockingly surprised and and very pleased. :)
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Right!! No seriously, he and I used to chat behind the scenes quite often. LOL! Neither of us were very mean-spirited guys (although you couldn't tell that from some of the flame wars we had).
 
You do whatever that is fine but I always except advice with a simple ok and then move on. It is your choice to take the advice or leave it. That being said, this thread is about only BA and may he R.I.P.
 
Texan_Bill said:
Right!! No seriously, he and I used to chat behind the scenes quite often. LOL! Neither of us were very mean-spirited guys (although you couldn't tell that from some of the flame wars we had).
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Yeah, I thought you guys were arch rivaled enemies man. That's pretty nice to hear though. Sparrow was annoying at times, but other times he made me laugh and I always giggled some times when he got under certain fans skins in here.
 
gary said:
You do whatever that is fine but I always except advice with a simple ok and then move on. It is your choice to take the advice or leave it. That being said, this thread is about only BA and may he R.I.P.
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Mr. Gary please don't restart that non-sense. This isn't the forum for that and Nitro came back and apologized to DB and more importantly BA for contributing to derailing the topic at hand. I'll be happy to start (if you don't want to) another thread related to that stuff...
 
Texecutioner said:
Yeah, I thought you guys were arch rivaled enemies man. That's pretty nice to hear though. Sparrow was annoying at times, but other times he made me laugh and I always giggled some times when he got under certain fans skins in here.
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He was really light-hearted, so he laughed as some of us would get really upset with him. He and I had an issue that got pretty ugly at one point, though. The whole Trent Green v. Travis Johnson incident. I mean that got really ugly......... but we chatted behind the scenes and worked out our differences - as we should... It was all good after that. Well, not really. We continued to spar!! ;)
 
Texan_Bill said:
Mr. Gary please don't restart that non-sense. This isn't the forum for that and Nitro came back and apologized to DB and more importantly BA for contributing to derailing the topic at hand. I'll be happy to start (if you don't want to) another thread related to that stuff...
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No comment Bill. This thread should start over again I wish but the clock does not turn back though. It was kinda silly IMO. Move on.
 
gary said:
NO COMMENT. This thread should start over again I wish but the clock does not turn back though. It was kinda silly IMO. Move on.
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I have... Except you started your post off with "NO COMMENT" and yet still made a comment.. LOL!!!

:lol:
 
gary said:
Don't know why I was called out TB but I was trying to get everyone back to our prayers for BA and not talk about illnesses or when we need to go for a check up. This is a thread for prayers for BA and his family. I am not the only one who went offtopic in this thread we all do sometimes as long as we remember the main point.......
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You weren't called out bro!

Exactly!
 
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