[Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.
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Tue Jan 13 11:06:23 EST 2015
Graham,
I have found that a soft cotton undershirt (I prefer Hanes....tag less) is
the answer to the sensitivity of the chest wound. I tried several
combinations, but found the t shirt offered the most comfort. I even wear mine to
bed. One problem I've had is removing the adhesive from the wounds. The
hospital removed all the bandages and compresses prior to my leaving the
hospital, but left the adhesive for me to remove. The adhesive sticks to
everything including the soft cotton undershirts, so I have made a real effort to
remove most of it.
The day after I had the surgery they had me walking around the ICU unit
pushing a cart which held my oxygen tank and the collector for all my body
fluids. I was told I did very well. By day two I stopped calling the nurses
every time I had to use the head and just went by myself. I was released
Christmas day and was told by my surgeon that I had progressed better than
most, something like one in a hundred do as well as I was doing. That gave me
added incentive to continue the progress once I got home. I can't do much
more than walk, but I walk a lot and have dropped something like 24 pounds
since this all began. I think most of the weight loss is due to my not
drinking any alcohol. When you start adding up all the calories I was consuming
every day, it was easy to see where the weight came from, to say nothing of
the money I've been saving.
The only remaining pain I have is the chest wound, which is to be expected.
I was given morphine in ICU, but now have nothing more than a super
strength Tylenol which I use sparingly.
I was offered a rehab program through the hospital, but declined it. Our
local YMCA has a program for cardiac rehab patients which I will use and I
think is best for me. They have excellent equipment and a swimming pool which
I plan on taking advantage of once I'm cleared. I see the surgeon in two
weeks and hope to be cleared to drive and the following week my
cardiologist.
My wife has been a rock through all of this and I can't thank her enough.
She has been preparing healthy meals and has made several homemade soups
which were out of this world. Besides doing her full time computer job, she
takes care of me and all of the household chores. I will owe her big time
once I'm cleared for regular work.
I am looking forward to being back in shape in a couple of months and back
out sailing. In the mean time I will try to keep everyone on the list on
the straight and narrow. I want to thank the list members for all the well
wishes and prayers. I was very fortunate to have caught this problem before I
had a heart attack and did any damage to the heart muscle. I figure I'm
good for another sixty years or so.
Rummy
In a message dated 1/12/2015 9:26:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
Thanks Rummy:
Good of you to answer given your somewhat compromised situation. Sorry to
hear that you are in pain. Hopefully that will not last long. Talking to
many others who had this surgery I have learned that everyone has their own
story to tell with regards to pain or complications etc. The worst pain I
had was a severe cramp that developed after about 2 weeks. It lasted 4
days
and was the only time I needed to take morphine for pain. None of the
cardiac specialists on my "team" had seen this before and thankfully it
hasn't returned.
How does your chest feel? Mine was numb to touch for a year but at the same
time I couldn't wear a shirt for 4 months without it feeling like it was
made of coarse sandpaper and I had to place the seatbelt over my shoulder
so
it wouldn't touch my cheat for more than a year. Others seem not to have
that problem. It always seems perverse to me that something can be both
numb
and painful at the same time.
I was very impressed when you said that you were walking a quarter mile
within days of surgery. At that point getting to the bathroom was what I
considered a triumph. You must have been in good shape. I thought I was in
reasonable shape but discovered afterwards that I was actually in bad
shape.
I work out regularly now, and for the first time in my life, and am
stronger
than I have been in years. I hope there is a cardiac rehab program
available
to you. It did a world of good for me.
As expected your advice on rig tuning is compelling. I don't think my rig
was very tight but I would not have called it "finger tight" either. So I
will be less compulsive about this and be happy with both a loose rig and
mind.
Thanks for making the effort.
Graham
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Sent: January-12-15 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.
Graham,
I'm still on pain meds so I'm not up to my usual (nice) form. First of all,
Stan has stated in the past that there are no known specifications from the
factory for using the gauge to adjust the stays. Secondly, the manual
describes in detail the procedure for tightening the shrouds. The words
FINGER TIGHT are used. No mention of a gauge or any other means for
tightening.
People sometimes freak out when on a good heel they see the lee shrouds
flopping in the wind. NOTHING wrong with this. It's part of the design.
The biggest problem with over tightening the shrouds is you will distort
the
deck and the hull and can actually do damage to the centerboard trunk.
This is a deck stepped mast, not a keel stepped mast. It is also a very
light weight fiberglass boat, not a 15,000 pound monster. Quite honestly,
I
haven't found much advantage to tweaking the shrouds other than to get the
mast straight and perhaps put a little rake into the standard mast if you
are into racing.
Do not try to make more of this boat than it is. In other words, if it
ain't
broke, don't fix it. Also, KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID. (Kiss system) Trust me,
this is not the first time we have had this discussion on the list and it
won't be the last.
Rummy
In a message dated 1/11/2015 7:46:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:
Rummy:
I haven't heard the rant and don't know what your objection is. How does
the gauge harm the boat?
Graham
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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22
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Sent: January-11-15 5:41 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Chain plates and loos gauge.
I won't go into one of my usual rants, but instead urge you people to not
apply a loos gauge setting to the R22. It simply does not apply to this
craft. But, if you are still stupid enough to try it, I'm sure the group
would love to hear about the damage you will be repairing.
Rummy
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