Thanks all for your notes of encouragement. That really boosts my cofidence to know people care. The membrane was starting to come off, so yesterday the Doc finished removing it and the stitches holding it in place. After almost a year, I can see out of that eye! Blurry , but it will get better. The next important step is for it to heal correctly. That will take a few months. I will get back to Brutus when the weather cools down a little............................MO
{Steve Mick}
http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Pavlovich" <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:57 AM Subject: Re: Rebuilding Dodges and eyes
Good news! Great to hear the operation went well and your vision will be much improved; be a good patient till you can make "Brutus" burn rubber again.Gary P.----- Original Message ----- From: "MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:11 PM Subject: Re: Rebuilding Dodges and eyesThanks Mopar friends for your words of comfort and encouragement. It really does help to know friends have you in their thoughts, The Doc says everything could not have gone better . They are doing a few things to help healing in this procedure , and now healing properly is what I need. I should start seeing better in a week or two and be a little more comfortable. . Pain is not bad- over the counter meds take care of it. I have stitches that will remain for 4-6 months . Sounds a lot worse than it really is!!I got the "Scarebird" disc brake conversion installed Tuesday night and am very pleased with it. I willl have the wifey put up a way to see pics of it . They tell me I can't go to the shop and play with "BRUTUS" ( my 64 Dodge) for a while, but I am planning the next things to work on........................MO{Steve Mick} http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html----- Original Message ----- From: "David Bailey" <bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:11 PM Subject: RE: Rebuilding Dodges and eyesHi MO (Steve),I remember you being one of the first to greet / welcome me to this board when I signed on. Man, you sure made a lot of headway on the Dodge, far more then I have on mine! Between our commonalities you mentioned then and now in your time of need, I sure wish we were not so far apart so I could be of some help, as I know many others here would as well. Keep the faith, as we all will here for your speedy recovery!Prayers and best wishes Steve! Dave BaileyTo: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx From: micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Rebuilding Dodges and eyes Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:26:53 -0500I have been slowly working on my Dodge which is a real challenge , as I haveabout 25% vision for the past year.. Hopefully that will change after Wednesday the 14 th. The Docs will re- open my partialy sewn shut eyelids( one eye) Do a forth corneal transplant , Lay a self dissolving membrane over that( dissolves in about a week), and then sew my eyelids partially shut again( for protection from the environment) If all goes according to the plan, I will start seeing better in about a week or 10 days. I will be confined to the house , but with my magnifying glass,should be able to read the mail list. Please send me your best power my way!Recently on the Dodge: I torqued down all the bolts and nuts in thefron suspension and put the cotter pins in them. Front suspension now is totally rebuilt and detail painted.. I installed my " Scarebird" disc brake conversion brackets . new Dodge Ram 1500 front calipers and pads, And new70-72 Ford Galaxie 11" front rotors . Altho brakes are heavy in weight,this thing ought to stop on a dime and leave 9 cents change!, Seeing Dave 64's front 5 spoke aluminum whees convinced ne thats what I need instead of the planned chrome wheels on the front. After much searching at swap meetsand e-pay, I found a pair of era correct mid 1960's Ansen "Hustlers" Inexcellent condion The swap meet vendor even threw in a set of new lugnutsand washers. 15X 6 in the Mopar bolt pattern--exactly what I wanted.Another bonus, they clear the calipers. Scarebird said I might have to grinda little if I used stock steel wheels. Got my floors patched and the 4 speed tunnel welded in. and the 1965rear axel housing bolted in. Rear wheels are salvage yard Mopar 15X 7 copwheels painted white. I have the 3: 55 rebuilt sure- grip differentialsitting , waiting to be installed. A friend painted my firewall and inner fenders a BRIGHT red. The color that the Dodge will eventually be. I wooda done that myself, but thought I better stay out of the fumes. The completedash is out, and whenever I can get back to it, I will paint and detail that Wish me good luck!..............................MO {Steve Mick} http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. 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Thanks!1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
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