For Rami

**No Dice** · March 8th, 2019, 15:46

To Our Friend Rami

May 2019 be your best year ever

May the light of healing always shine down on you

We all at the SOH are with you sir

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***Rami*** · July 2nd, 2019, 14:44

Good evening,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be embarking on Mayo III very soon. I fly out to MSP on the morning of 14 July, with testing scheduled for 17 July and the surgery on 18 July. I will be staying in the Minneapolis-Western Wisconsin area until July 30th, when I will be returning home, except for a weekend at Germanfest in Milwaukee.

I will be in the area around the time of the OshKosh EAA airshow, but at this time I have not made definite plans to visit, because it will depend on what type of surgery they do. But the possibly of attending, even for a day, has not been ruled out entirely.

**highpockets** · July 3rd, 2019, 12:20

Rami
Hope you feel well enough to go to the EAA show in Oshkosh. Long way from S.E. Texas for me but always wanted to go. Had a trip planned years ago with another guy -- my wife is not an A/C enthusiast-- but he cancelled on me and I never made the trip.

What great experience for you if you can.

**Hurricane91** · July 5th, 2019, 18:41

Best wishes Rami. I hope everything works out.

***Killer Svend*** · July 7th, 2019, 23:27

Hals und beinbruch RAMI
killer svend

**Shadow Wolf 07** · July 8th, 2019, 05:50

Best of luck to you, Rami-san!

***Rami*** · July 8th, 2019, 06:42

Good morning,

Thanks for all of the well-wishes! I will of course be in touch. Most of the time I will be on vacation, or "holiday," it's only about three days I'll be in Rochester either at Hold the Mayo or recovering post-surgery.

**highpockets** · July 8th, 2019, 10:45

The best to you. Wisdom for the doctors!

***The B24 Guy*** · July 8th, 2019, 17:21

Best wishes Rami.

Regards,
B24Guy

**Ravenna** · July 8th, 2019, 17:44

Best of luck Rami.

Make that order "hold the mayo, wry and no pickle"

***Rami*** · July 13th, 2019, 22:31

Good morning,

Going to be leaving the house @ 3am to head to Braintree for the ride in to Logan Intl, I should arrive at MSP just shy of 9am CDT if the flight is on time.

JetBlue, Flight 835 if anyone wishes to track me.

***MaskRider*** · July 13th, 2019, 23:10

Have a safe flight, Rami.

Keep us posted on everything that's going on

Cheers,
MR

**stuart277** · July 14th, 2019, 00:14

Hi Rami,

All the best!

Kindest Regards,

Stuart

**Allen** · July 14th, 2019, 00:17

Best of luck!!!!!

***Rami*** · July 14th, 2019, 02:26

Good morning,

Safely aboard JetBlue Flight 835. ✈️

***MaskRider*** · July 14th, 2019, 02:51

Latest update: you departed, departed from the gate anyway, at 0639- 2 minute ahead of schedule! Well done!

MR

Latest update: 0704 14500 feet and climbing, 401kts! Have a good flight Rami!

MR

***Rami*** · July 14th, 2019, 03:04

Chris,

Here is the latest...421 MPH, 27K over Southern New Hampshire. Took off from Runway 15R/33L.

***Rami*** · July 14th, 2019, 03:15

Hello,

Our cruising altitude is 37,250ft, and our ground speed is about 415mph.

About 2hr, 26min to landing. I need that 4x flightsim feature!

**Shadow Wolf 07** · July 14th, 2019, 03:35

Gotta engage the slew function too.

***Rami*** · July 14th, 2019, 05:16

Hello again,

On the descent into MSP, looks like we will be early by about 10-ish minutes.

***Rami*** · July 14th, 2019, 05:36

Hello,

Landed safely.

***MaskRider*** · July 14th, 2019, 16:07

Originally Posted by Rami

Hello,

Landed safely.

Have a relaxing evening in MSP!

MR

**kdriver** · July 14th, 2019, 18:11

I hope everything goes well Andrew. All the best.

Kevin

**Captain Kurt** · July 14th, 2019, 21:32

Best of luck my friend!

**gaucho_59** · July 14th, 2019, 21:39

Originally Posted by Rami

Fibber,

I really appreciate your private encouragement with regard to my leg issues, and wanted to let you and others know I took your advice and insistence that I persist in finding a solution, and that my medical team at the wound care center has sent my information to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to see if I am a viable candidate for venous reconstructive surgery, where they literally use stents to reconstruct your interior vena cava.

They are the only facility in the country that does this procedure, and according to them, they do this type of operation "all the time," which is mind-blowing to me. They also think they can "de-clot" and fix some of the main veins that are currently blocked. Most of the people who have had this surgery successfully are about my age, and since I do not have either heart disease or diabetes, I may be an ideal candidate.

If it works, I will be much more comfortable, have greater venous flow, more duration on my feet, be far less prone to skin ulcers, and I won't have to teach from a wheelchair anymore!

The information was sent out on Friday, so I am hoping to hear this week. If they do want me to come out for the surgery, I will let everyone know. Even if this particular type of operation doesn't work in my case, the fact they have advanced this far means that there will likely be a way to help me in the near future.

Lots of luck Rami.... I'm sure you will see improvement if not a total cure...
Carlos