Please send good vibes for our beloved WaterMan/H2OMan

[malaise]

who hasn't been well for a week. He was bitten by an insect or a spider and has been in serious pain with fever. He's off to the doctor this morning. Get well soon WaterMan.

[spanone]

1. Dear H2O Man, don't let the insects bug you.

Get well soon, friend...you are needed😎☮️♥️

[handmade34]

2. ((((((.....))))))

[Zoonart]

3. Good vibes to WaterMan.

Spider bites can be a nasty business. Glad he is seeking medical help.

[The Magistrate]

4. Best Wishes To The Gentleman, Ma'am

He is a splendid fellow. I do hope everything comes out right.

[Marthe48]

5. Good luck to him

Maybe check for Lyme infection. Whatever it is, hope he is over it soon!

[Alliepoo]

6. Oh no!

Sending all kinds of good vibes to our wonderful H2O man!! Hope he’s all fixed up and feeling better soon!

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Sending Positive Energy ⚡️ His Way!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

8. Ewww, spiders! Get better, H2OMan!!

❤️❤️❤️

[Harker]

9. Of course.

Soon he'll be right as rain.

[nolabear]

10. I'm so sorry! Get well fast. We need you!

[FM123]

11. Sending love and healing wishes his way!

[ornotna]

12. Best wishes H2OMan

Hope you're feeling better soon.

[gademocrat7]

13. Wishing H20Man a speedy recovery.

Take care, WaterMan.

[cate94]

14. Sending!

[jrthin]

15. Sending positive thoughts! Wishing for speedy healing!

[cry baby]

16. Good vibes sent!

Feel better, Waterman.

[MrsCoffee]

17. Get well soon.

[Texin]

18. Get well soon(est), H2OMan!

[BigmanPigman]

19. Was it a Brown Recluse?

That is what happened to a friend. His head hurt so much he banged it on the wall over and over. And a ton of vomit (it wasn't a migraine though). He thought it was food poisoning then remembered he was bitten while clearing out the yard.

If H2O Man has this, tell him it may come back in two weeks, even with medicine.

[QED]

99. Nothing to mess with!

My neighbor ended up in the hospital for several days. Those suckers are vicious.

[dalton99a]

20. Get well soon!

[Moostache]

21. Best wishes and speedy recovery (n/t)

[a kennedy]

22. Damn, a insect bite???

Sure hope you recover with no complications.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

23. Hoping you're feeling better soon.

[Johnny Noshoes]

24. Get well soon

nt.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

25. Good wishes to you WaterMan...

[Wawannabe]

26. H20 man

Get well soon!



💐

[renate]

27. Oh no! Get well soon!

[CentralMass]

28. Get better soon H20Man

Years ago as I climbed out from under a pop up camper that I was freeing up a support jack on my wife yelled out that I had a spider on my calf. I also had a wound there that from an incident early in the week. I quickly back handed my calf and scrambled out from under the camper. Over the next several days my lower leg ballooned and was burning and I ended up in the ER early Saturday moring where they cleaned out the wound and gave intravenous anti-biotics. I don't know if the spider bit me or not.

[malaise]

30. Wow!

Thankfully I have never had a spider bite me

[marble falls]

29. Next time bite 'em back.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

31. Malaise, that's the second one in as many days.

Lucky Charms has the same issue - sounds like red wasp or spider bite.

Hang in there H2OMan and keep us posted.......

[malaise]

34. Did not see that post - hope Lucky Charms is healing

[KY_EnviroGuy]

35. Check out....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181376842

[ucrdem]

32. get well soon H2Oman

We'll be glad when you're feeling better!

[monmouth4]

33. Hoping you feel better soon..n/t

[Scarsdale]

36. Glad he is seeing a doctor.

Some things can not be ignored. Spider bites seem minor, but can cause horrible side effects. Get well SOON.

[CaptainTruth]

37. Sending good energy! Get well soon!!!

[AllyCat]

38. Oh dear! Be well, H2Oman!

[peggysue2]

39. Best wishes to H2OMan

The spiders are ferocious this year. I was bitten 10 days ago and I still have a mild, 5-inch red patch on my underarm. Area was between stingy, achy and crazy itchy. I seriously thought of calling the doctor for a steroid shot but was reluctant to go to the office with rising Covid numbers. Fortunately, I did not run a fever.

Beware the creepy crawlies out there. Nasty this year.

Get well, WaterMan.

[bronxiteforever]

40. Good vibes going to H2O man!

[MoonRiver]

41. Best wishes to one of my favorite DUers!

[blogslut]

42. Take care, H2OMan!

Get better. We love you!

[Peacetrain]

43. Good thoughts going your way H2O Man..

[LuckyCharms]

44. Get well soon, H20Man!

[IronLionZion]

45. Get well soon!

[BComplex]

46. Prayers and good wishes for a speedy recovery!

Please get well, H2O man!

[StarryNite]

47. Get well H2OMan

[EllieBC]

48. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery!

Does he live somewhere that has brown recluse? I’ve heard those are particularly nasty.

[OregonBlue]

49. Sending good thoughts your way. Hope he's well soon.

[MLAA]

50. 💕💕💕💕sending you energy to knock out the bug! 🙂

[Trueblue Texan]

51. Appreciating your words and thoughts...

Sending good vibes and get well wishes.

[Ilsa]

52. Wishing WaterMan a quick recovery! nt

[secondwind]

53. I wish you well, H20Man!!!

[iluvtennis]

54. Sending you MUCHO POSITIVE ENERGY H20 man. See ya back on DU real soon. nt

[H2O Man]

55. Thanks, everyone!

My son brought me for emergency care last week. The medical team has been in daily contact with me, keeping close attention to all the symptoms. Though I feel less horrible than I did, things are where I was told to see them again today.

Thus far, the full panel of blood tests appears to rule out lymes and Erhlichiosis. Anaplasmosis is another tick-related possibility. Or it may be a spider bite, similar to the one that hospitalized my cousin two weeks ago (it resulted in a serious infection in his intestine, where he had the surgery after being shot in the insane attack by the drunk cop a few years back.)

My son came here to drive me to the doctor. This is good, as I do not feel well enough to drive ....although my shoulders & neck aren't paralyzed as they were late last week, making any driving impossible.

On the bright side, my children all take care of me. My youngest daughter came by in the evening yesterday, and she and I went for a short walk out to my garden.She took some nice photos of it, and hopefully I can post one here soon.

My father used to say that human beings, out of ignorance, would kill off most of the larger living organisms on earth, until the tiny ones would kill off human beings. I try to keep this fully Irish message of hope in mind. (grin)

Peace & love, Patrick

[babylonsister]

56. Paralyzed? Sounds so scary.

I'm glad you and yours are taking care of you. Healing and healthy vibes to you, my friend!

[malaise]

62. Grin is right - you still have that sense of humor

Take care bro

[H2O Man]

79. It may be genetic .....

On Friday, after going back and forth, the doctor said I could return home, so long as my son kept a close eye on me. She said if I became delirious, he was to bring me to the ER immediately. He looked her in the eye and said, "Inthe case of my father, if he suddenly breaks out in rational thinking, I will know to seek immediate medical attention."

[malaise]

83. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[FailureToCommunicate]

90. Kids...don't cut us much slack sometimes. Glad you are on the mend. Wow, so scary.

Does this mean you may rethink your trip to the Amazon rain forest?

[Maeve]

152. I have kids like that, too

I believe it means we did something right! (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
Take care, a chara.

[LuckyCharms]

63. You raised good children Patrick

and I hope you continue to feel a bit better each passing minute.

[malaise]

67. Hope you're feeling better as well

[LuckyCharms]

70. I am malaise, thank you.

still hurts pretty bad, and starting to itch a little, but I'm not seeing any signs of infection yet, so that's a positive. Thank you for your kind words.

[H2O Man]

74. Seconds after posting,

my youngest daughter called me. She wanted to be sure I had a ride to the appointment, or she'd have taken off work to transport me. That would have been a lot of driving for her. She reminded me of when she was there to talk to one of my doctors about my brain injury a couple years ago. My daughter said I was too stupid to be trusted to take care of myself; the doctor, who I've known since 1969, said her impression that I was too stubborn to be trusted to take care of myself! Perhaps they are both right.

[malaise]

78. You did a lot right

[LuckyCharms]

85. If that is indeed the case, then we share the same traits...

My response to my loved ones when they plead for me to go to the doctor usually is...

"It's just a flesh wound".

Hang tough...you'll get through this.

[Dem2theMax]

138. Dads are never stupid. They are always stubborn!

Mine was the most stubborn I ever knew. I'm so glad your daughter still has her dad here so she can tease him and take care of him.

Please take it easy and heal. You are family. We are all one big family here on DU, and we all need each other.

[H2O Man]

180. Thank you!

I have noticed that my brothers, my father and his brothers, and my paternal male cousins are all as stubborn as a mule! Must be genetic. How it skipped me is a mystery, though both my sons are, too!

My daughter was a bit frustrated that I waited 48 hours until seeking medical attention for the brain injury. I try to see it from her point of view, but old habits are hard to break. We have always been close -- as I am with her sister and brothers -- but became more so when she was the last one in school and living here during the "single parent" years. These days, afer graduating college, she has a good job in human services, working with troubled teens. She lives with her boyfriend, who I like a lot. But if she thinks (or knows) I'm injured or ill, she makes the drive over here to do whatever she can to help me out. I'm proud of the strong young woman she has become.

On a side note: my normal brother from the west coast visited when she was 5. He was teasing her a bit one afternoon, and was happily surprised with her resposes. I remember him saying he was impressed that a 5-year old had mastered sarcasm. He also liked that she knew so many Neil Young songs!

[Dem2theMax]

182. Oh, you made me laugh, and brought back some good memories of my Dad.

He was my best friend. He's been gone for almost eight years, and every day I need him for something. Lately, I've really been wishing I could get hugs from him. So hug your daughter for me. Tell her, from one daughter to another, she's doing a good job watching out for you!

H20 Man, I really hate to break this to you, but if you waited 48 hours to go get medical attention for a brain injury, the stubborn did not skip your generation.

Trying to talk my dad into going to the doctor when he needed to go, was like trying to talk a bear out of his den in the middle of hibernation. It just wasn't going to happen!

Thankfully, an ER nurse lived across the street from my parents. So I could always go get backup if need be. Dad would not always listen to me. But if an ER nurse showed up and said he had to go to the doctor, THEN he would go.

Stubborn was his middle name!

I am very glad you are on the mend. Now stay that way!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

84. .

[OnDoutside]

89. Keep fighting ! Best wishes.

[MagickMuffin]

92. Glad you have family to help tend to you

My dad got bit by a recluse, he was very sick and of course he drummed up support with his constant moaning. My survived.


Take Care of yourself and I'll continue to send healing love and light

🕯🌹❤️

[shanti]

98. Hope you're feeling better soon, H20 Man!

You are a DU treasure and have many friends here sending healing vibes your way. Peace and love to you too.

[Kid Berwyn]

127. Get back to work, already, ah?!

You do the hard part. We miss doing the fun part—reading your stuff.

Love ya, H2O Man! Octafish sends his best regards!

[H2O Man]

184. I've been looking

for his phone number!

[crickets]

135. My goodness! I am so glad to hear you're feeling a bit better.

Also glad to hear you have two wonderful kids to keep you out of further trouble. 😏 Get better soon!

[lostnfound]

153. I'M SOOOO GLADDDD YOU ARE OKAY!!!!!

[a la izquierda]

168. Oh my word!

I hope you’re on the mend. Your dad’s sentiment is the truth. I abhor spiders, but they are allowed to be, so long as they stay outside (I had a dog killed by a fiddle back some years back). The poisonous wee beasties get moved to the woodpile.

[librechik]

183. oh my goodness--heal and persist!

[Lucinda]

57. ...

❤️ ~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~ ❤️

[NNadir]

58. It could be a brown recluse. I recovered from...

...such a bite some years back. My hand swelled up to the size of a small cantaloupe.

It was very painful.

Brown recluses are very common, but are, happily, as their name implies, reclusive. I met mine in a wood pile.

I thought I was going to lose the hand. However I recovered nicely with no longterm effects, and we all wish him the same recovery i was fortunate to enjoy.

[Mountain Mule]

59. Oh my! Best wishes, H2O man!

[bluestarone]

60. Hoping for the best!!!

Hope he gets better!!!

[SergeStorms]

61. Oh no! Get well soon, buddy.

There are some nasty creepy-crawlies out there. They don't mean to harm us if we let them be, but as we all know, if we invade their territory and their little insect reflexes think they're being attacked, they respond in the only way they're programmed. I've been bitten a few times with some crazy reactions, and now I have to carry an EpiPen wherever I go.

Best of luck to you, H2OMan. I know you'll be back outside and enjoying life again very soon. Get well soon, amigo.

[rainin]

64. Get well soon, H20 man

[crickets]

65. Get better soon, H2OMan!

[Cozmo]

66. Always like to read what you have to say Please Feel Better Soon!

[hlthe2b]

68. Very best wishes to our H2OMan!

[volstork]

69. Best wishes

for a speedy recovery!

[davsand]

71. Feel better soon!

Good to hear you have support and love in addition to the DU community. Hope you feel much better very soon!


Laura

[c-rational]

72. Well wishes H2OMan - Good vibes to you.

[Pacifist Patriot]

73. So sorry to hear that!!!

[Hekate]

75. Thanks, malaise for the OP, & thanks, Waterman for the update...

H2O Man, you are irreplaceable. (You, too, malaise.) All best wishes for recovery. Will keep you in my thoughts.

[live love laugh]

76. Get well soon ❤️

[kentuck]

77. Get well soon, Waterman.

We need your wisdom.

[Cal Carpenter]

80. Take care, H20Man! A treasure to DU and the world

[yardwork]

81. Feel better!

[kpete]

82. Yes,

Get well
and stay well
YOU are needed here,
kp

[I_UndergroundPanther]

86. H2o I hope it's ok

I really hope he was not bitten by a brown recluse spider. Hope he gets well and back on DU, I enjoy his posts.

[StevieM]

87. Best wishes H2OMan. And please get well soon. (eom)

[OneGrassRoot]

88. Thank you for letting us know! n/t

[safeinOhio]

91. Get well soon

[liberalla]

93. All best wishes and healing vibes to Waterman!

[niyad]

94. (((((((((H20man) sending healing vibes.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

95. Take care H2O Man

So sorry you are having to endure this. Glad your kids are there for you.

Thanks for letting us know Malaise.

[SheltieLover]

96. Healing vibes on the way!

Take good care, H2O!!!

[Stuart G]

97. We are with you...Get well soon

[totodeinhere]

100. Good vibes and best wishes sent his way. n/t

[panader0]

101. Yikes buddy. No fun .

I was stung by a scorpion on Father's Day, but was fine within 24 hours.
I'll be interested to find out what got you. Get well fast! All the best.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181373597

[malaise]

103. On Father's Day

How did you find that?

[QED]

102. Hope this passes quickly and that it wasn't a brown recluse.

[Tom Rinaldo]

104. We need you hale and hearty at the keyboard H20 Man...

Get well SOON and feel better even sooner.

[AirmensMom]

105. I hope he gets well soon.

Get well, H2OMan.

[Doreen]

106. Take it easy and get better.

[Mike 03]

107. Very best wishes to H20 Man

Damn, that's sad news. Recovery quickly and get well soon!!!

[mountain grammy]

108. Hoping for fast healing

For dear H2Oman. 😘. Please get well soon

[rurallib]

109. good luck and hurry back!

[littlemissmartypants]

110. Oh, No! Sending positive energy and good vibes.

I hope the doctors are able to take care of him.

I was bitten by a spider and ended up in the ER with a terrible wound and a fever.

It's good he's getting care. I hope the odds are in his favor.

❤ lmsp

[smirkymonkey]

111. I hope you feel better soon H2OMan!

I'm so sorry to hear you are in pain and not feeling well. I hope you are being well taken care of and make a speedy recovery!

[calimary]

112. Indeed. Get well soon, H2OMan! Thanks for letting us know, malaise.

Virtual to you both.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

113. My dear H20 Man!

Please take care of yourself..........we need you and your calm intelligent voice!



Hope you feel much better very soon.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

114. You are missed, Sir.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[pandr32]

115. Sending wishes for him to get better

It sounds like an awful ordeal.
Come join us again soon, H2OMan.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

116. Your timing sucks, H2O Man!

If you're gonna pick a fight with a bug, don't do it during a pandemic.

Get well soon; looking forward to an essay!

[ProfessorGAC]

117. Wishing Him A Speedy & Complete Recovery

Sounds awful.
Get well soon, Waterman!

[steve2470]

118. get well soon, Mr. Waterman!!! nt

[malthaussen]

119. Good vibes for Pat...

-- Mal

[Upthevibe]

120. Good vibes out to H20Man....

[Kali]

121. you bet!

hope recovery is uneventful and fast. spider, scorpion, wasp, bee, ant stings and bites are normal for summer around here, but this year we are dealing with a rabid skunk bite! https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181373791

[Martin Eden]

122. H2O Man, you have always been a fighter.

With your inner strength and thousands of friends in your corner you will beat this thing!

[highplainsdem]

123. Prayers and good vibes on the way.

[Heartstrings]

124. Healing vibes sent! nt

[JDC]

125. Best wishes

[plcdude]

126. Get well soon

And take it easy for a little while

[Firestorm49]

128. Speedy Recovery, H20.

[mahina]

129. Thinking of you H2Oman, love and aloha to you. Be well, stay well.

Thank you malaise.

[diva77]

130. Wishing you a speedy recovery with as little discomfort as possible!

[tishaLA]

131. get well soon, sir

i always look forward to your posts

[proud patriot]

132. love , light

and Aloha

[peacebuzzard]

133. Get well soon, H2OMan,

keep us posted. Sorry to hear about this.
So many creepy crawlers outside this time of year, many are highly poisonous. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Solly Mack]

134. K&R

Get well, Waterman. Then stay well.

[yonder]

136. Wishes for a speedy recovery are on their way, Water Dude.

Move up behind a couple of left jabs and then a big right hand. That should do it.

[asiliveandbreathe]

137. Get well soon, H2OMan - support from DU on full display..

You should be up and doin' the jig in no time...

[canetoad]

139. Thinking of you, H2OMan

The spider is going to be a better person if it takes anything away.

[Soph0571]

140. Ouch

be well love

[Ninga]

141. Ninga waving her magic wand of healing energy for a speedy recovery, H2OMan!

[femmedem]

142. Dear H2O Man, I hope the doctor can fix what ails you!

You're one of DU's treasures. I can't tell you how many times I've scanned the greatest page to see if you've written one of your thoughtful essays. You bring so much to this virtual community, and I can only imagine what you bring to the folks who are lucky enough to know you in real life. I hope your pain eases and you're feeling better soon.

[orleans]

143. we love you. feel better & get better "right the fuck now!"

(quotation attributed to walt starr--2006 from what i can tell; just thought you might recall and it would bring a smile)

[malaise]

148. Ha for

right the fuck now

[eleny]

144. I so hope your doctor has a remedy to give you quick relief

My thoughts are with you and I'm so glad to hear your family is taking good care of you!

[Xolodno]

145. Speedy recovery!

Insect bites and stings are no joke.

Killed a black widow a month ago that took up residence in my BBQ. Those will bring down any healthy individual, now that I'm a bit older and have a heart issue, I keep the poison very handy.

[sellitman]

146. Get well soon.

You are a mensch.

[PurgedVoter]

147. WaterMan you are the best of us, stay well.

Your clear voice has seen us through much.

[Generic Brad]

149. I wish H2O Man a speedy recovery

He is one of the all time DU greats. Get well soon!

[Dennis Donovan]

150. Jesus, man!

Get well, Pat!!

[Pepsidog]

151. Be well. You are one of my favorite posters.

[Kitchari]

154. Best wishes

sending good vibes

[Skittles]

155. recluse spider?

I had to visit doc for that - it hurt and was pretty gross.

[Maru Kitteh]

156. Just NO, OKAY? He's NOT ALLOWED to be sick! We need him too much.

So it's NOT OKAY, OKAY?

But. If he has to be, tell him to butter up and charm the nurses. We want him taken care of really well. And give him our love.

[coeur_de_lion]

157. His son reports he is doing better

And was outside building a chicken coop with his other son so . . .

He is on the mend.

But that sure as shit was scary.

[malaise]

158. Great news

Thanks

[coeur_de_lion]

178. I posted this before I noticed

H20 had responded himself. I had a worrying message from him in the early part of the day that I didn't see until I got home from work. I freaked out and messaged first him then his son.

Then I saw his responses to others on this thread and felt pretty silly.

[malaise]

179. Don't feel silly

Hope he's feeling even better this morning

[Maraya1969]

159. Love sent your way H2OMan

[Beacool]

160. Good vibes going his way.

May he make a speedy recovery.

[bdamomma]

161. Get better

H2OMan. We are here for you.

[SlogginThroughIt]

162. Get well soon!

Those spider bites can be nasty.

He is a fellow Minnesotan right?

[7wo7rees]

163. Get well soon!! You are missed!! Much love and healing to you.

Spider bites are bad. Ms. TwoTrees has had a couple.

[ZZenith]

164. 'Tis but a scratch.

Hurry back to full health, good sir.

[TygrBright]

165. Holding H2OMan in the Light! n/t

[CatLady78]

166. Get well soon H20man!

I did not know that even relatively scary spiders like brown recluses could do that kind of damage. Hope you feel better soon.

[Withywindle]

167. Spirit shine light on you, H2OMan

Get well soon. We are with you.

[PCIntern]

169. Omg. Please get well soon!

I’m glad you’re being well taken care of!!!

[democrank]

170. You're in my thoughts, H20 Man.

Sending strength and love.

[MrScorpio]

171. All my vibes to the Water Guy

[Maxheader]

172. Good vibes sent..

[LiberalLoner]

173. Oh please get better soon!

[pwb]

174. Ah shit.

Hope you get well soon bud. Peace.

[Magoo48]

175. Peace and healing...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

176. One of DU's best writers.

I enjoy his posts a lot. He takes significant time to think out and write his posts, which are more like a featured opinion writer than just a mere message board post. That devotion to quality is admirable.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he writes professionally.

[sheshe2]

177. Get well soon,H2O man.

[alfredo]

181. Get well, and happy antihistamines to you.