Apologies to the forum for my absence

laurentyvan · January 4, 2011 4:08AM

Wow, it's good to be back!

My health kind of collapsed this summer and as a result so did my mental health.

With concerns in every direction I did not even think about coins or LordM's trip to England for months, and for that I am sorry.
Without too much personal detail I'm better and should be near normal this spring.
As to lordM's trip, we had $2700 pledged. $2600 is in my possession, there is about $300-$400
pledged which has not been sent to me yet. Current total therefor is around $3000, including sales from donated coins.
LordM will go to England as I am not ready to give up all the work we did to get us this far. More on the subject soon.

I will try to communicate more frequently but am still dealing with issues.
For example, after 2 years on pain medication I am now an addict to the pain killers which I just came off of.
I suffer from insomnia, cold and hot sweats, nausea, diarrhea, restless leg, agitation, total loss of appitite, muscle spasms, loss of concentration, elevated blood pressure,
racing heart, phantom aches and pains, irritability and depression-all of this as a result of taking opiates for pain for 2 years and then stopping cold turkey.
Today I begin a supervised withdrawl from the opiates-should take about 2-3 weeks. Then perhaps I'll be back to normal.

I am typing this on my new computer, the old one having died suddenly. I will catch up on mail as soon as I can. Good to be back among friends.

1jester · January 4, 2011 4:41AM

Welcome back, Laurent! I hope and pray for your return to good health.

OchoReales · January 4, 2011 5:02AM

Here is to your full return to health. I am on Vicodin for a cancerous tumor in my pelvis (one year now)so I truly sympathize. My prayers for your speedy recovery!

Joel 2:25

Hussulo · January 4, 2011 5:07AM

Welcome back Laurent, sorry to hear about your troubles but wishing you a speedy recovery!

theboz11 · January 4, 2011 5:08AM

Great to see you back.

FilthyBroke · January 4, 2011 5:30AM

Good to see you! Please take care of yourself, and let us know how you are doing. I wish you a quick recovery.

Kurt4 · January 4, 2011 5:41AM

Hang in there laurentyvan. I have a couple of friends that got addicted to painkillers. They are off them now and doing fine. I'm sure you'll come through this and be back to normal in no time.

STLNATS · January 4, 2011 6:26AM

Great to see you back.

+1. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

laurentyvan · January 4, 2011 6:30AM

Many thanks for the kind words!

I certainly didn't mean to expose my troubles here but shared pain is diminished pain...

I will start to go through 6 months of posts that I missed but if someone could list say, 3 major coin or forum- related things that happened
during my absence which might interest me, I would appreciate it.

olmanjon · January 4, 2011 6:51AM

Laurent-glad to have you back buddy. How about we meet for lunch at Mickey Finn's? I will be in Florida until the 15th of January but will be free after that. Give me a call or pm after the 15th.
Olmanjon

Silvereagle82 · January 4, 2011 7:31AM

Laurent,

You da man!! Get well my friend !! Good to hear from you!!

lordmarcovan · January 4, 2011 7:39AM

WHOOO-EEEE!

Boy, Cap'n, are you ever a sight for sore eyes!

I can't think of any Yeti I would have been happier to see come shambling out of the icy wastes!

I am truly sorry to hear of your woes. I had my own bouts of poor mental health (i.e., clinical depression) which kept me away from here almost as long as you, but fortunately I didn't have to deal with physical pain on top of that. I sincerely hope you'll be on the mend soon.

There has been some stirring (mostly guilt, on my part) as to what to do about the whole "LordM to England" trip thing, with folks having paid up so much money. (Until rather recently, I was blissfully unaware that the funds had actually been collected rather than just pledged).

I came stumbling in out of my own Yetidom to find many things changed. One sad note was the Cameron Kiefer tragedy, about which I've spoken little, since it's... well ... not a nice thing to speak about. The other was the crazy price of bullion, which went into the stratosphere while I played Rip Van Winkle. I came back and put some stuff up for sale way below melt, and it was pounced on rather quickly!

Anyway, I was gonna call you because I was feeling guilty about all this money that had been collected in my name- that the donors needed some sort of reckoning on it- and I was dreading that call, because I knew you had issues to deal with. I told myself I would wait until after my mother's birthday to call you, since that's another day when one is dutybound to make a phone call.

Well, guess what... my mother's birthday is today, January 4th. You're a master of the timely entrance, it would seem.

It's really good to see you again, and not just because your reappearance will save me some grief, either.

Zohar · January 4, 2011 8:15AM

Welcome back. Looking forward to your informative posts! Best of health to you.

SYRACUSIAN · January 4, 2011 9:46AM

Laurent, so glad to hear from you after all this time. Happy new year, and it's such good news that LordM will do his trip! Hope you feel better soon.

For example, after 2 years on pain medication I am now an addict to the pain killers which I just came off of.
I suffer from insomnia, cold and hot sweats, nausea, diarrhea, restless leg, agitation, total loss of appitite, muscle spasms, loss of concentration, elevated blood pressure,
racing heart, phantom aches and pains, irritability and depression-all of this as a result of taking opiates for pain for 2 years and then stopping cold turkey.

What are you, nuts? Cold turkey from opiates is a no no for anybody above 25, I know that first hand.

Today I begin a supervised withdrawl from the opiates-should take about 2-3 weeks. Then perhaps I'll be back to normal

The insomnia will persevere beyond this time. If you feel the subject is too private, you can PM me if you wish. Maybe I could help with a tip or two.

canadacolornut · January 4, 2011 9:48AM

Glad you're back Laurent.

What a classy response LordM!!

worldcoinguy · January 4, 2011 12:23PM

Welcome back! Sorry to hear about the troubles. I hope this place helps get you on the right track.

1960NYGiants · January 4, 2011 1:29PM

I, too, wish to add my voice to the welcome back chorus. I missed your posts.

Best wishes on your journey on the road to better health. I can say from personal experience that the road will have an unexpected bump or two - when that happens, lean on your family & friends, that's what we're here for.

Swampboy · January 4, 2011 3:42PM

Get well soon Laurent.
I went down that road when I was weened off pain killers in 1985.
It ain't easy!!

Hang in there, it will be worth all your efforts.

sumnom · January 4, 2011 4:50PM

It's good to see you back among us!

oldshep · January 5, 2011 12:47AM

Laurent -so glad to see your post - please hang in there,and when things look bad,jump on the forum to chat with friends.
Shep

ormandh · January 5, 2011 4:36AM

Get well sooner than later! What is the cost of a share to send thou Holey one to this great island in which you speak of? I will definitely buy a share or two. If you need a little guidance or a possible extra location, I have relatives that reside in Surrey and who know the locales very well. -Dan

nicholasz219 · January 5, 2011 7:19AM

Laurentyvan:

Welcome back, sir! I hope your troubles are soon behind you! It was weird reading forum posts and not seeing you or Lord Marcovan for that matter.

Sorry that you have had such troubles. I understand why you would keep them to yourself but it is still a relief to see old friends back again.

If that is your library in your tagline, I am impressed! It is inspiring for me as I pine for my own corner of the world filled with books one day.

Lord Marcovan! Glad to see you walking amongst us again!

TwoKopeiki · January 5, 2011 8:17AM

Good to have you back from (what sounds like) a very dark place. Please take care of yourself, Laurent. I hope your family is with you and is very supporting in this process towards recovery.

BillyKingsley · January 5, 2011 8:41AM

Welcome back!

Garneteye · January 5, 2011 9:34AM

Let me add my

<< <i>Welcome Back! >>

to the chorus. Concentrate on getting better, the other items are trivial compared to your recovery. You were missed because of your personalty.

laurentyvan · January 5, 2011 9:46AM

What a solace to read missives from old friends!
What comfort I take from your good advice!
If friendship was gold, it's price would ascend
to levels unthought of, to Galaxian heights.

Wait...isn't that happening right now?

Aethelred · January 5, 2011 11:39AM

Hi Laurent,

It is great to hear from you and to know that you are well. You will be in my thoughts and prayers as you recover from your addiction to painkillers. It is a very hard battle, but it is one you can win. I don't want to push so I will not PM you, but if you need support, advice, or just to talk please PM me at any time.

Again, it is great to see you posting again. Too many of us "old timers" aren't posting anymore, so when one of us comes back it is a happy day!

wybrit · January 5, 2011 9:52PM

Glad to see that you are on the rebound. I wish you success in kicking your dependence on that poison.

1jester · January 29, 2011 7:50PM

How's the recovery coming along, Laurent? I hope well.

Could you please donate all the money you're holding of mine to Cameron Kiefer's family? I'd appreciate that a lot.

Thanks, and continued prayers for you and your health.

Mike

Omega · January 29, 2011 9:37PM

Welcome back and good luck with your recovery.

Muygrandeoso · January 30, 2011 2:24AM

My thoughts are with you Laurent. Heres to a speedy recovery..

ormandh · January 30, 2011 3:22AM

I, myself, know the problems of this type of withdrawals from such a terrible drug. I had a family member who was addicted to this type of painkiller. It was painful to go through, but I will say that the family member in question was able to rebound quickly. Today, she is a much better person to deal with. Hopefully, your progress is much easier and faster than hers was. So, Good luck! -Dan

olmanjon · January 31, 2011 4:41AM

Went to lunch with Laurent last week and he seems to be doing pretty good considering all the problems he has. Welcome back to the fold big guy.
Olmanjon

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