Lol, change of plans

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Earlier in the week I had cut a deal on a truck I had been looking for awhile. Wife and I decided to do a smash trip to reno this weekend to pick this truck up.

Friday night drove to mammoth from temecula and decided to spend the night. Woke up saturday morning to head into reno and close out the deal. On the drive i started to get sick as all hell. Crushing abdominal pain, urge to pass out and had pale diaphoetic skin. Being a paramedic by trade for the past 14 years, i was headstrong on not going to the hospital 600 miles from home even if i was sick.

Well my wife (who is also a paramedic) won that fight. I gave in a went to the local ER. Ruptered appendix and emergency surgery. Dr here was laughing his ass off as he was listening to me talk to the seller of the truck. Lol, we are closing the deal in the parking lot of the ER in few hours

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[Sleek-Jet]

That's hardcore...

Glad you are on the mend.

 

[Go-Fly]

Case and point, we have real men on this forum.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Prayers for a speedy recovery

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Lol, thanks for th kind words. I guess i will throw up a little teaser picture of said truck. Original owner with 80k miles

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[82daytona]

Lol, thanks for th kind words. I guess i will throw up a little teaser picture of said truck. Original owner with 80k miles View attachment 810839

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Cole trickles favorite wheels [emoji1787]


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[SOCALCRICKETT]

Lol, they aren't mine either. Im going with billets once i get home and settled

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[82daytona]

Lol, they aren't mine either. Im going with billets once i get home and settled

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Atta boy! Get better soon and keep the pics coming.


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[Wizard29]

Lol, thanks for th kind words. I guess i will throw up a little teaser picture of said truck. Original owner with 80k miles View attachment 810839

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Hope you get better soon.

Did you give up on the rusty roofed one you bought a couple of months ago?

Looks like a nice Monte Carlo parked behind your new toy too.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Yeah, im having the roof patched, but just knowing its patched kept bugging me. This truck is much lower miles and doesnt need much

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[scottchbrite]

That stubbornness kills our kind constantly. Glad your wife was the smart one
My wife had the same thing happen to her at work. She drove from Lake Forrest to Loma Linda Murrieta- over Ortega- because she wanted to be closer to home. The whole time she was telling me her S/S and I kept telling her to go to Mission Hospital.

 

[Kachina26]

Earlier in the week I had cut a deal on a truck I had been looking for awhile. Wife and I decided to do a smash trip to reno this weekend to pick this truck up.

Friday night drove to mammoth from temecula and decided to spend the night. Woke up saturday morning to head into reno and close out the deal. On the drive i started to get sick as all hell. Crushing abdominal pain, urge to pass out and had pale diaphoetic skin. Being a paramedic by trade for the past 14 years, i was headstrong on not going to the hospital 600 miles from home even if i was sick.

Well my wife (who is also a paramedic) won that fight. I gave in a went to the local ER. Ruptered appendix and emergency surgery. Dr here was laughing his ass off as he was listening to me talk to the seller of the truck. Lol, we are closing the deal in the parking lot of the ER in few hours View attachment 810831 View attachment 810832

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Mine went out on the 4th of July in Havasu. No way in hell I was going to the hospital in town. Thankfully, I made it to Loma Linda University Medical Center before it burst. Strange that you have an incision in the upper mid abdomen.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Wow. Outstanding. And all of this was accomplished without any input from the RDP Medical Review Board? Lol. Glad you got it taken care of.

 

[LHC Kirby]

A burst appendix can kill you.... you’re lucky. When I went to the hospital they did surgery, doctor said it was the biggest appendix he ever saw... without busting....

 

[monkeyswrench]

Really, you couldn't find a lowered Chevy on chrome rims in SoCal?


Glad you're ok, that sepsis shit sucks ass, and so do hospital trips in general. At least your wife made you go to the hospital, and didn't go for a roadside appendectomy

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Sweet, I scored big! Beautiful truck!

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[wallnutz]

Sweet, I scored big! Beautiful truck! View attachment 810919 View attachment 810920 View attachment 810921 View attachment 810922 View attachment 810923 View attachment 810924

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Now that’s funny. Good luck on the recovery and good luck with the truck.

 

[HNL2LHC]

That does look like a good vehicle. :thumbup: Best to you for a speedy recovery by the way. LOL

 

[DaveC]

Hard core

You should have hung a BA out of yore hospital gown

 

[monkeyswrench]

If it weren't for the IV's, I'd be thinking mental asylum

Hope you're feeling better!

 

[RiverDave]

Lol, thanks for th kind words. I guess i will throw up a little teaser picture of said truck. Original owner with 80k miles View attachment 810839

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Well that will make you feel better!

 

[74 spectra20 v-drive]

dude you are a nut! Glad you are OK, my Son has his appendix out in March and it was tough seeing the pain he went thru. Truck looks awesome!

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Finally got some pictures of the truck to show you guys.

If anybody has to know, yes this truck was absolutely worth my appendix.

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[shreve"T"]

Dammit that truck is clean !!!

 

[Ziggy]

Nice touch with ol' Teddy

 

[RiverDave]

That truck is perfect!!

 

[HNL2LHC]

Nice find you got there.

 

[MissB]

haha, good thing you are ok!! Nice deal!

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Damn that’s sba and clean.

 

[575cat]

Just about died from burst appendix when I was 13 , Gangrene , pneumonia , 6 + weeks in the hospital .

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Nice touch with ol' Teddy

Lol, thanks. There is actually a sound clip of my unborn son's heartbeat in the bear.

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[rivermobster]

Sweet, I scored big! Beautiful truck! View attachment 810919 View attachment 810920 View attachment 810921 View attachment 810922 View attachment 810923 View attachment 810924

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That's awesome. lol!

 

[buck35]

Umm, nice rig ,but not a truck....
Glad you recovered from the ordeal!

 

[CJ_Donahue]

The truck is beautiful but the story is amazing. Keep it and pass it to your son.

 

[DaveC]

Appendix are overrated anyway

clean Hoes are not.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

The truck is beautiful but the story is amazing. Keep it and pass it to your son.

That is the plan, i will enjoy it as havasu cruiser for a few years and when my son is of age we will do a full resto on it and hand him the keys

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[SOCALCRICKETT]

Appendix are overrated anyway

clean Hoes are not.

Lol, that was the most expensive weight loss surgery. 3k out of pocket to loose a few ounces

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