What happened to... What's his name??

[stumprat]

You bet. I'll probably give him a call early next week.

[billythekidrock]

If by chance you speak with him- let him know that we wish the best for him and hope he can come back soon.

+1

[saylean]

Agreed. He always had great posts. Give him my best!

[bighorns2bushytails]

Agreed. He always had great posts. Give him my best!

[stumprat]

Talked to Ivar tonight.
He is getting better and will be going home soon. He was pleasantly suprised to hear of all the well wishing.
Sounds like he should be back posting on the boards soon.

[shoot-em-dead]

Kinda funny- just wonder what he (Ivar) will think when he sees the title of this thread.

[ICEMAN]

Kinda funny- just wonder what he (Ivar) will think when he sees the title of this thread.

Yep, may have to do a name change...

Adna, thanks for the info. I really enjoy his enthusiasm as he experiments with his new found sport.

[boneaddict]

    Hope to hear from him soon.    Let this be a lesson to you Hosers, if anything happens to you or you get in a bind, let us know.  Pretty cool safety net of gentleman and ladies on here willing to help.   As simple as shoveling snow to feeding the mules. 

[Machias]

   Hope to hear from him soon.    Let this be a lesson to you Hosers, if anything happens to you or you get in a bind, let us know.  Pretty cool safety net of gentleman and ladies on here willing to help.   As simple as shoveling snow to feeding the mules. 

I like the last line Bone. 

Glad to hear he is feeling better.

[demontang]

Good to hear he is recovering. Hope he gets better and starts posting again.

[jdb]

   Hope to hear from him soon.    Let this be a lesson to you Hosers, if anything happens to you or you get in a bind, let us know.  Pretty cool safety net of gentleman and ladies on here willing to help.   As simple as shoveling snow to feeding the mules. 

not sure why but it cracked me up you called us hosers. wonder how many got tyhat?

[Kain]

Tell him to get better soon.  He is on the Newbie team with me and so far only BTKR has put any down.    

[ivarhusa]

Guys,

Thanks for for all your well-wishes.  I am touched.

Short Version: August 10th I went to hospital for an upper GI exam.  A polyp was removed, but in the process some damage was done to my pancreas. It escalated into necrotizing pancreatitis putting me into a world of hurt. Iwas in Virginia Mason Medical Center for over four months.

I just returned home yesterday.  I am still very feeble and can barely walk to the bathroom. Hunting is likely many months away.

Long Version: I guess there is not a lot of need for long version, but I will add that I was close to death  several times.  The process redced my weight from 217 pounds down to 143 pounds.  I am now at 152 pounds. Skinny. If I can find it, I'll try to put my old Scout uniform on!  Wouldn't that be a hoot.

I am also tied to a feeding tube 16 hours a dat (drip from a pole), further limiting my mobility.

I will resume following interesting  threads on this site.

Ivar

(Feeling better but  a long way to go.)

[Machias]

Good to hear your on the road to recovery, let us know if we can help with anything.

[shoot-em-dead]

Sounds like you have the right attitude and I for one am glad to see you back. Lots of new threads for you to read while you recover. If you need anything just ask and I am sure myself or the guys on the site will be willing to help out.