I’ve seen quite a few nib pros for sale on the vanquish buy/sell/trade FB group lately. Definitely check there or even make a WTB post
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Jato The Ripper?
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I’ve seen quite a few nib pros for sale on the vanquish buy/sell/trade FB group lately. Definitely check there or even make a WTB post
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Sorry I've been MIA guys. It's been an eventful year already. Got laid off in late January, busted my butt and hustled to find a new job that I started in late February. Then just a few weeks after starting my new job, I was experiencing excruciating and debilitating pain that I assumed was a hemorrhoid. I've never had hemorrhoids so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was told by lots of people that the pain shouldn't be debilitating. After a week of lying in bed, on my couch, or in the hot bathtub and not really eating or drinking, I was able to get into a doctor. He told me to immediately go to the ER because I had a severe infection. So on March 10th, I went to the ER and it's a day that will have forever changed me.
Less than an hour after they took me back to a room in the ER, I started getting extremely lightheaded and what I thought I said to my girlfriend was, "I'm getting lightheaded." She said that only "I'm getting" came out of my mouth and then my eyes rolled back into my head, I postured, and I was gone. My heart had stopped beating...
From my end, I saw the "white light" that everybody talks about and I remember hearing things and kind of dreaming, but unfortunately or maybe fortunately, I can't remember any of it. My girlfriend, sister, and aunt were all there and witnessed this. I feel terrible about this. Apparently, my girlfriend ran out of the room yelling for help and miraculously my heart restarted itself before the nurses or doctors could intervene. When I woke up, I had an oxygen mask on my face and I was surrounded by tons of nurses and doctors. This made me claustrophobic, a phobia I often battle with. At first, I could see, but could not move or speak and it took my body a second to regain control. As soon as I could move, I tore the mask off of my face and told everybody to get back because they were freaking me out. I asked what had happened and when they told me that my heart stopped, I was floored. I have never had such a sobering slap in the face!
Then I remember the nurse stating loudly, something to the effect like "He's going again". That's about all I remember. That meant my heart was stopping again. In total, my heart stopped and restarted itself a total of 3 times without any intervention. I asked the one nurse how and why my heart restarted itself and she just said it's a miracle. I'm a lucky guy to be here based on my history, but this time feels different. I'm just so thankful to have more time with my amazing girlfriend, her son, and my incredible family. My poor girlfriend and aunts had to watch me "code" in front of their eyes multiple times. And my saint of a mom had to cut her first ever vacation in Florida short to come home for me.
I spent a month in the hospital. I'm still recovering my strength. Being malnourished for 2 weeks+ and bedridden in the hospital made my old bird legs feel like heavy Jello. Climbing the steps in my 3-story townhouse is a literal chore and a struggle. I'm far from being strong enough to ride the Harley right now!
It's been over a month and I still think about what I experienced and how lucky I am. As I've stated on this site before, I lost my late girlfriend in 2021 and while I'm not religious, I firmly believe she is guiding my life right now. She brought the perfect woman for me and my dream girl into my life. She kept me alive during my car accident in 2023 and somehow I still have my right arm and it's 100% functional despite the new hardware, and now this...
My mom's friend and former coworker lost her police officer husband in the line of duty. His quote lives on and it hits home now more than ever.
"If you stopped yourself every time you said, 'I have to' and changed it to 'I get to" it might change your entire experience."
You have no idea how happy I was to get to go into work the Monday after I was discharged!
Enjoy and appreciate life, guys! Give it hell because we don't know when our last second on this Earth will be!
Less than an hour after they took me back to a room in the ER, I started getting extremely lightheaded and what I thought I said to my girlfriend was, "I'm getting lightheaded." She said that only "I'm getting" came out of my mouth and then my eyes rolled back into my head, I postured, and I was gone. My heart had stopped beating...
From my end, I saw the "white light" that everybody talks about and I remember hearing things and kind of dreaming, but unfortunately or maybe fortunately, I can't remember any of it. My girlfriend, sister, and aunt were all there and witnessed this. I feel terrible about this. Apparently, my girlfriend ran out of the room yelling for help and miraculously my heart restarted itself before the nurses or doctors could intervene. When I woke up, I had an oxygen mask on my face and I was surrounded by tons of nurses and doctors. This made me claustrophobic, a phobia I often battle with. At first, I could see, but could not move or speak and it took my body a second to regain control. As soon as I could move, I tore the mask off of my face and told everybody to get back because they were freaking me out. I asked what had happened and when they told me that my heart stopped, I was floored. I have never had such a sobering slap in the face!
Then I remember the nurse stating loudly, something to the effect like "He's going again". That's about all I remember. That meant my heart was stopping again. In total, my heart stopped and restarted itself a total of 3 times without any intervention. I asked the one nurse how and why my heart restarted itself and she just said it's a miracle. I'm a lucky guy to be here based on my history, but this time feels different. I'm just so thankful to have more time with my amazing girlfriend, her son, and my incredible family. My poor girlfriend and aunts had to watch me "code" in front of their eyes multiple times. And my saint of a mom had to cut her first ever vacation in Florida short to come home for me.
I spent a month in the hospital. I'm still recovering my strength. Being malnourished for 2 weeks+ and bedridden in the hospital made my old bird legs feel like heavy Jello. Climbing the steps in my 3-story townhouse is a literal chore and a struggle. I'm far from being strong enough to ride the Harley right now!
It's been over a month and I still think about what I experienced and how lucky I am. As I've stated on this site before, I lost my late girlfriend in 2021 and while I'm not religious, I firmly believe she is guiding my life right now. She brought the perfect woman for me and my dream girl into my life. She kept me alive during my car accident in 2023 and somehow I still have my right arm and it's 100% functional despite the new hardware, and now this...
My mom's friend and former coworker lost her police officer husband in the line of duty. His quote lives on and it hits home now more than ever.
"If you stopped yourself every time you said, 'I have to' and changed it to 'I get to" it might change your entire experience."
You have no idea how happy I was to get to go into work the Monday after I was discharged!
Enjoy and appreciate life, guys! Give it hell because we don't know when our last second on this Earth will be!
Mopar man
Rock Stacker
Damn Jato, my sincere condolences for the experience sounds like crap... Glad you have the energy to get back in here and keep pushing. I was wondering for you as you were pretty active but I figured the new employment had kept you plenty busy... but wow ... as you can see there is lots of great people around you that care and worry for you and their love and care will help you heal... Take it easy and enjoy all aspects ... as the quote you mentioned .... we only get to do!!! so make the most of it, life is a blessing.
Judas, Tim! And here I thought that you had found the "new" you after wearing that diamond necklace just a bit too long. Figured you had shaved the body hair, joined the trans-circus, and that we'd heard the last of you.
Seriously... I've said it before and again I'll say that you are indeed a trooper of inspirational proportion. I get that it's not as if you've ever asked for these situations nor considered any other alternative than fighting through them but damn, you have truly risen to meet some incredible challenges and beaten some fairly bleak odds.
Sincerely made my morning to see you back on here and being candid enough to share the personal details. Sounds like you've got some genuinely loving and caring people in your corner and I know that support brings about an indescribable level of solace. I'm sure this has been a humbling experience as well, and that absolutely adds character and integrity to a guy that was already "one of the good ones".
Now, don't go doin nothin stupid or crazy anytime soon. Those that appreciate you being here can surely do without the extra anxiety for a while. Take care, brother and thanks for letting us know what's been happening.
Seriously... I've said it before and again I'll say that you are indeed a trooper of inspirational proportion. I get that it's not as if you've ever asked for these situations nor considered any other alternative than fighting through them but damn, you have truly risen to meet some incredible challenges and beaten some fairly bleak odds.
Sincerely made my morning to see you back on here and being candid enough to share the personal details. Sounds like you've got some genuinely loving and caring people in your corner and I know that support brings about an indescribable level of solace. I'm sure this has been a humbling experience as well, and that absolutely adds character and integrity to a guy that was already "one of the good ones".
Now, don't go doin nothin stupid or crazy anytime soon. Those that appreciate you being here can surely do without the extra anxiety for a while. Take care, brother and thanks for letting us know what's been happening.
Damn, that's wild. You told me you had a health scare and lucky to be here, but reading the story... Holy crap.
I grew up with a nurse for a mom, so I was never one to bother with going to see a doctor about issues that didn't feel that serious. As I get older I'm getting better about considering it might be something serious and not waiting so long to get checked out. I've also found my pain threshold to be pretty high (like when I went to prompt care to check out a stomach ache last June, and a couple hours later I was having surgery to remove a ruptured appendix) so i take that into account now as well.
I'm glad to hear you were in the right place when shit hit the fan. Hopefully you're getting the root issue managed so you don't have another round. Welcome back.
I grew up with a nurse for a mom, so I was never one to bother with going to see a doctor about issues that didn't feel that serious. As I get older I'm getting better about considering it might be something serious and not waiting so long to get checked out. I've also found my pain threshold to be pretty high (like when I went to prompt care to check out a stomach ache last June, and a couple hours later I was having surgery to remove a ruptured appendix) so i take that into account now as well.
I'm glad to hear you were in the right place when shit hit the fan. Hopefully you're getting the root issue managed so you don't have another round. Welcome back.
Geez man, i started to send you a pm because I noticed you haven't posted in a while, but the site showed you online a few times and just figured you were kinda taking a break again.
Glad you're better. You going to have any long term effects or full recovery expected?
Glad you're better. You going to have any long term effects or full recovery expected?
I appreciate all of the positive words, guys! Just sharing my story to remind you guys to live, be happy, and appreciate what you have!
The retired engineer from my previous job called me a couple of weeks ago to see if I had found new employment, and by that time I had accepted the new position. He also told me he had a health scare and was now questioning if he wanted to continue working even one day a week for them. Well I reached out to him this morning and he told me that he'd spare me the ugly details, but he found out that he has cancer and is going to start chemo next week.
So often I see people get severely ill soon after retiring. 
I'm pissed for him. I hope he does well. But it's just another sign to enjoy and appreciate life! I once heard a quote that said "Nobody on their deathbed ever wished they had worked more". I know we all need money and have to pay bills, but think of that when you have to decide between working OT and spending time with your family and friends and/or doing what you love!
Thank you. I sincerely appreciate the kind words. All I know is my life and my point of view. I will tell you that sometimes it's almost easier to be the patient because you aren't on the outside looking in and worrying about a loved one.
That's funny! I'll try to not do anything crazy or stupid, but I don't always use my brain!
Part of my reason for the 1-month stay was because they ran every test you can think of. Obviously given my transplant history, my heart ages more quickly and they expected to find some coronary artery disease this far out, but they did not. In fact, the doctor kind of snickered because he couldn't believe he was saying it, but my arteries look completely normal! Again, I'm so lucky. The heart is old, but I still live a normal life. The thing to watch now is kidneys which are not 100% because of 25 going on 26 years of anti-rejection meds.
The retired engineer from my previous job called me a couple of weeks ago to see if I had found new employment, and by that time I had accepted the new position. He also told me he had a health scare and was now questioning if he wanted to continue working even one day a week for them. Well I reached out to him this morning and he told me that he'd spare me the ugly details, but he found out that he has cancer and is going to start chemo next week.
So often I see people get severely ill soon after retiring. I'm pissed for him. I hope he does well. But it's just another sign to enjoy and appreciate life! I once heard a quote that said "Nobody on their deathbed ever wished they had worked more". I know we all need money and have to pay bills, but think of that when you have to decide between working OT and spending time with your family and friends and/or doing what you love!Thanks!
Awe shucks. Thank you!
Thank you!
Haha! I'll never tranny myself, but I wouldn't have to do much shaving. I have the least amount of body hair I've ever seen on any guy.
Thank you. I sincerely appreciate the kind words. All I know is my life and my point of view. I will tell you that sometimes it's almost easier to be the patient because you aren't on the outside looking in and worrying about a loved one.
That's funny! I'll try to not do anything crazy or stupid, but I don't always use my brain!
Thank you! And thanks again for checking on me. Yes, I was definitely at the right spot when things when wrong. Had my girlfriend not urged me to go, I may have been at a worse ER and then who knows what would have happened...
Thank you! I was very fortunate. They do not believe there will be any permanent effects stemming from the heart stoppages. It's crazy that two days after my heart stopped, they were acting like nothing happened. And I'm all worried about it at that time and the one nurse told me that 2-days ago was ancient history in the medical field!
Part of my reason for the 1-month stay was because they ran every test you can think of. Obviously given my transplant history, my heart ages more quickly and they expected to find some coronary artery disease this far out, but they did not. In fact, the doctor kind of snickered because he couldn't believe he was saying it, but my arteries look completely normal! Again, I'm so lucky. The heart is old, but I still live a normal life. The thing to watch now is kidneys which are not 100% because of 25 going on 26 years of anti-rejection meds.
Damn Jato I'm sorry to hear about this, I'm so glad you're still with us!
Damn, sure am glad to hear you have a good woman there to keep bring ya back buddy. I hear that white light is an invitation.
I hear your wise words. Life truly is short and unforgiving. The future is now. Gotta live and love it up.
...and build tiny trucks.
I hear your wise words. Life truly is short and unforgiving. The future is now. Gotta live and love it up.
...and build tiny trucks.
Man that some scary sh@$! Glad to hear you are ok and on the mend.
Sounds like we are having the same kinda year. I too was in the hospital at the same time you were. Luckily I only spent a week in there. I had a Cologuard test come back positive for colon cancer. Definitely not what I wanted to hear. Luckily my team of doctors moved quick and cut that section of colon out. Good news after that was I was cancer free.
Life is short and can turn on a dime. Life changing events sure do make you see things differently.
Glad to see you back on here Tim!
Sounds like we are having the same kinda year. I too was in the hospital at the same time you were. Luckily I only spent a week in there. I had a Cologuard test come back positive for colon cancer. Definitely not what I wanted to hear. Luckily my team of doctors moved quick and cut that section of colon out. Good news after that was I was cancer free.
Life is short and can turn on a dime. Life changing events sure do make you see things differently.
Glad to see you back on here Tim!
Thank you, sir!
Thank you! Yeah the white light made it scary. I never want to leave this place because I don't want to be without my girlfriend. As sappy as that sounds, it's the truth. She deserves at least some credit for pushing me back towards health twice now.
I've become such a sap, but meeting a good woman is the best thing that can happen to a man. I truly believe that now. If it wasn't for my late girlfriend and my current girlfriend, I probably wouldn't be here. I never expected, planned, nor behaved to live past the age of 40.
I waited later in life than most to seriously date because I had grown up surrounded by so many bad relationships where most married couples were unhappy, talked negatively about marriage and/or relationships, the man was controlled by the woman or, to a lesser extent, the woman was controlled by the man, and most of them ended in divorce. I wanted no parts of that misery and lack of freedom. This was especially true when the first 22 years of my life weren't completely free because I was held back by health issues.
Then I was lucky enough to meet my late girlfriend who opened my eyes and showed me what unconditional love and devotion is. To find a good woman is lucky, but to find one willing to deal with me, my attitude, my selfishness, my arrogant, cocky, asshole of a self, and the fact that "growing old with me" probably isn't a reality is a HUGE ask. When she passed away, I thought my dating days were over.
Once the gaping hole in my heart and soul healed, I quickly met my new girlfriend and from the second date I felt she was "The One". I still feel that way. I always thought "when you know you know" was corny bullshit until I experienced it. I've never been so in awe, so head over heels, and so infatuated with a woman. To meet yet another amazing woman who is devoted, loving, super-intelligent, and willing to stick with me through this terrifying incident, and knowing future battles lay ahead, is beyond lucky. And she is good for me because, while she loves that I'm the most confident person she's ever met (her words not mine), she isn't afraid to knock me down a few pegs and bring me back to reality when I need it. More importantly, she pushes me to be a better person and to take care of myself for me first, for her, for her son, and for my family.
Her mom was the biggest naysayer in the beginning of our relationship because of the odds stacked against me. She worries for my girlfriend and for her grandson. But after getting to know me and realizing my intentions are pure and I'm 100% in this, she has become one of my biggest fans. It's pretty cool because my girlfriend was most worried about the two of us butting heads. We're both "strong-willed" and stubborn. And we may still butt heads in the future, but I think we'll be OK.
And now I'm just bragging about my girlfriend and rambling on so I'll finish with this...
These days I tell all the young guys (and girls) to demand what they want from the other person in a relationship. Don't settle for less because somebody out there will be willing to give you want you want and need to be happy. But if you settle, then people will only be as good and treat you only as well as you expect. I always remind young guys that a good woman will change your life and make it better, but a bad one will ruin your life.
Thank you!Man that some scary sh@$! Glad to hear you are ok and on the mend.
Sounds like we are having the same kinda year. I too was in the hospital at the same time you were. Luckily I only spent a week in there. I had a Cologuard test come back positive for colon cancer. Definitely not what I wanted to hear. Luckily my team of doctors moved quick and cut that section of colon out. Good news after that was I was cancer free.
Life is short and can turn on a dime. Life changing events sure do make you see things differently.
Glad to see you back on here Tim!
I saw you were laid up as well. I'm glad you caught that early and got it taken care of! I hope you're fully healed.
