I didnt disappear again...
 

i was in the hospital for about 2.5 weeks.

it was a long story and really sucked. i was brain dead for a while. intubated for a whole week. heavily sedated. now i dont remember half of december and dam near all of january.

as soon as i get my car back ill be coming out again.

heres what i look like brain dead.

NG tube in the nose.
intubated in both lungs down my throat
BIS monitors on my head and temple.
chest tube and central line into my sternum.

i also had 7 total IV's on my left arm, 8 on my right. not all used at the same time but holes poked in me none the less. i had an IV line into femoral artery to check blood gases every hour. Not to mention my personal favorite, a foley catheter.

people talk about friends who were close to death. i have been as close to death as anyone really can be. without remsa technicians and ICU dr's i would be not so much here today. scares the shit out of me to be honest. not something i feel good about. it even feels wierd posting about it here. but im pretty scared to do normal things. i been in my house for the last 2 weeks trying to recover from the pneumonia that happens when youre intubated. i cant really breath and im trying to retrain my muscles to do shit they could always do before.

i hope to have my car back soon and be able to come out and eat a chili dog with u guys.

Wow dude, glad to hear you're alright. What happened? Obviously you didn't already tell us, so feel free to continue not wanting to tell us the story if if you don't want to.

Holy Crap! Do they know what happen to cause this? Glad to hear that you are still alive after such an experience. You can still type better then me so your brain seems to be great. That sucks that you don't remember things. I feel I should tell you before anyone else does then, your wife left you for Scott Perry.

Holy shit! I thought you might of just had it with Subarus in general or something after cracking up your wheels on that curb a while back and just weren't coming around the forum. It sounds like you were really in the shit for a while, that sucks.

I'm glad to hear you're getting better. Like 100% said, you're not typing like you're brain damaged (well at least not more than the usual for this forum), so that's good news! Let us know if there's anything we can do for you. Get your ass back out to a meet soon!

I am so sorry to see you go through that. Glad to hear you are on the mend. Very scary.

Dang. Most I ever had was 1 IV for a couple hours. Glad you are on the mend.

Let us know if we can do anything for you.

Scary stuff. Glad to see you back up and running!

What's with old people and the phrase "on the mend". Did 1886 just get all up in here or what?

Don't dis us old folks our we will smack you down with more vocabulary and arcane idioms. :P

Damn. Get well soon man!

thanks guys. itll be another few weeks before im strong enough to come out. my car is still locked up awaiting new rims. i went with p45r 18x9.5 rotas. should look intresting. thanks for all the kind words. its strange now. people say they are changed by stuff like this. but everything has changed. nothing tastes the same. nothing smells or looks the same. kinda sucks how i didnt want things to change and got forced into the situation.

i was supposed to send some guy exhaust on the nasioc forums and i went into the hospital a day later. he waited like 2 days and filed a claim with paypal. they gave him his money back and took it from me cause i didnt respond. now hes crying like a baby and there is a scammer thread over there about me. sucks, but what can i do. hes got his money back so i guess theres nothing more for me to do.

^That really sucks. I am sure that someone here if not this thread in general can clear that whole mess up.

Those p45r are sweet rims. Very popular with the time attack folks, simply 'cause they're so damn wide. Plus they're kinda "classic JDM" looking. I'd totally rock those if I was willing to spend the cash on 18" race tires.

As far as NASIOC... just post up your story, let him know you're bummed that the deal fell through, but at least he has his money back so no harm no foul. But as always on NASIOC, be humble or OT will catch wind and do their best to ruin your day... and they're getting pretty good at it.

I found the thread. Unfortunately, people don't seem to care that he was sick and calling it "just another scam"

Sucks man :(

Damn Dude...I wondered where you went. I hope your recovery is coming along and you can settle in to normal life again soon. If you need anything while you re-coop, like a ride anywhere or whatever, just give me a call, I'm right around the corner after all.
Matt

BTW, p45f's are sick, mine's sitting on them right now.

orly? do u have any pics?

i been wondering what the wider ones will look like but noone is posting pics if they are running them.

mine are the flatblack time attack version. they should be here tomorrow or the next day depending on fedex.

I have the 18 x 8's, running a 245 tire.

http://www.seccs.org/forums/attachme...1&d=1171286510
http://www.seccs.org/forums/attachme...1&d=1171286510

those look great. i really like the color combo.

Holy crap! Good luck with your recovery dude. That's some scary stuff.

Yeah, they will look sweet on your black car too, especially the flat black.. I've owned a lot of different Rota wheels in the last few years, and I notice the P45's are the beefiest, most balanced and well built yet. I really do like them a lot.

Holy Hell! I hope you are feeling better. Get well soon bro, hopefully we will be seeing you at a meet sometime in the near future. BTW your car is going to look sick as hell with those Rotas.

Man, it's good to hear that you're on the road to recovery. Want some Germany chocolate or something to help you feel better?

That look pretty bad. I hope you get well soon.

I didn't see the thread... but I'm curious how it's a "scam" if Phil still has his parts, and the other guy still has his money. That's not a scam, that's just a deal that fell through. Regardless of the extenuating circumstances, I can see why the guy might be upset but he shouldn't be angry and screaming "scammer!" :?:

Wow. Sorry to hear about this. Hope you get better quickly!

I can see why he yelled 'scammer' at first, but being dead is a pretty good excuse for not shipping something out on time. He should have forgiven and moved on.

Man Nasioc is pathetic. I hate that site.

Are you kidding me?

Sometimes people are too quick to call scammer there. While there probably are a fair amount of scammers, there doesn't seem to be any leniency for real problems and exceptions.

Link to the thread? I gotta read this. :unamused:

It probably would have gone a little better is Dayofpain would have responded with a little more... how do you say... tact.

^^^ I agree, but still. I'd at least give someone a half of a benefit of a doubt if they said they were in an ICU.



....you look like you could have been one of my patients. Glad you weren't, I don't like to have to jab a foley into someone I 'know'.

Know how lucky you are to be discharged from the ICU and seemingly 'normal'. I spy ventilator, NG, BIS monitor, and I suspect you were on a few titrated drips. Most folks don't recover from such a state. Glad you made it.
NASIOC can go molest collies

Agreed, a little tact would have gone a long way. But anyone that knows Phil knows he tends to bluntly call it as he sees it.

I can understand being pissed off when getting out of the hospital and having to deal with this crap and cutting loose in the thread. Was it a good move? Not really. But it's understandable.

i responded like that because of the emails he sent me. the other posts he had made. not to mention the countless pm's he sent me. i had also sold my prodrive seat at the same time. the other buyer was completely nice and content. i got back to him with "tact" and he got his seat. sure he was a little miffed it took so long but after explaining it to him he was 100% cool. this other guy just flipped shit and was a complete dickhead. i knew people would be upset. i tried to be nice and contact him through pm first but he kept posting on the thread. he kept being a dick through pm's. i guess i had enough when i finally noticed the thread was moved to scammer section.

Totally understandable IMO. The guy was out of line for not giving you the benefit of the doubt, especially considering the situation w/ the hospital plus having gotten his money back from PayPal.

At that point most people would just be happy they didn't get scammed for real and drop the issue.

I can't stand NASIOC. What a load. That seriously makes me so angry. Lately it seems the only time I go there I get mad. I'm pretty much fed up with large boards in general. People that don't know each other act too stupid over the interweb.

Well for every fucktard like that you got plenty of friends around here.

I hope you have a quick recovery.

i really appreciate everything you guys have said.

i cant wait to come back out. i miss my car now. i put my bride seat in the other day. a gias maziora. sooo much nicer than the prodrive.

I wish you a fast recovery, Phil. Glad you are getting back to normal so (relatively) quickly.

Reading the NASIOC thread it sounds like Paypal may be screwing up the buyer's knee-jerk claim. Or he could just be full of shit...

I wouldn't put it past PayPal to hold the money for a week or so under the pretext of "investigation" just so they can make interest on it.

Figure with all the disputes filed, they probably can pull in $1M/year extra income off that move alone.

i guess the only thing i can say is, i dont have it anymore. and havent had it since like jan 9th. so i dont give a fuck.

Glad you are ok now man. That's some scary stuff. Hopefully you'll come out better for the experience though.

You must not know Phil.

Wishing you a good continuing recovery. You're a miracle, considering all you went through (of what you remember). People who haven't been through the 'hospital experience' have no clue. If they are unlucky and end up in the same boat (ooh - is that an 'old people' expression?) someday they may have to go through such an experience and then their attitude will come back to haunt them...

When I was in for spinal surgery and had a complication, I was put on a demerol drip for awhile. While I was awake, Rachel told me later I sounded really out of it - and I don't even remember her being there and talking to her. I could hardly function. You have my empathy.

Hey Phil! When I talked to you a little while ago, you said you had not doing so well, but damn! That pic says alot. If you need ANYTHING at all brotha, you have my number. Do not hesitate to call if you need ANYTHING! Can't wait til you are 100%. Give me a call when you are for sure! Take Care