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"Sano" Dave Fiedler update

Started by MSwiss , Nov 03 2010 08:06 PM

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#1 MSwiss

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:06 PM

Guys have been asking all the time about how Sano Dave is doing. He called a few minutes ago. Before I answered the phone, I was thrilled to see the call was coming from his home.

After seven operations (most to clear up a pesky infection from the first surgery) and three weeks in the hospital, he was excited to be back there.

He sounded great, his long term outlook looks real good and he promised he would be back to the raceway fairly soon to get some of the special verbal abuse that only I can dish out.

He wanted to thank everyone who called, visited, and of course signed the get-well card at his namesake race.

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:10 PM

That's excellent news about Sano Dave. Glad that every thing went well.

See ya at the Checkpoint race, Dave.

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:11 PM

Glad to hear good news. Good luck, and get well, Dave.

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:12 PM

Great news indeed!

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:15 PM

Dave,

It's great that you are doing well. You know you are still my hero!

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:18 PM

Awesome! Glad he's doing better!

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:52 PM

Hey, Dave! Hope you can get out soon to Wanker Valley for the annual leaf burning!

Let me know,

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 09:02 PM

Dave, we hope to see you in January in top fiddle.

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 10:18 PM

WTG, Dave!!!

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 11:34 PM

Great to hear the good news.

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 11:55 PM

Dave,

Glad to hear that you're home!!

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 12:00 AM

Thanks, Mike. That's great news.

Dave, Hope to see ya at CPC3.

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 03:44 AM

Good to hear our friend is doing better.

Get well, Dave

Do you think he was racing up the hallways at the hospital in a wheelchair? :laugh2:

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 06:42 AM

Great news!

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 07:19 AM

Most excellent!

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 08:51 AM

Great news, hang in there Dave!

Hope to see you up and around the tracks soon!

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 11:10 AM

Glad to hear you are home, DUUUDE, get well soon!

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 11:51 AM

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery for ya, my friend...

We need ya here for the Checkpoint 2011, it wouldn't be the same without you...

Yer West Coast bud,

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 12:02 PM

Great news! Dave get well and come play DUDE!

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 01:21 PM

Dave, we want you health to be excellent. A trip to the West Coast in January might be fun and might get you away from that winter weather, It might also endanger your health to hang out with your West Coast friends till all hours. Standing for all those races will also be a strain. Consider the health risks carefully.

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 03:02 PM

Best news I have heard all day.

Glad to see that you are home.

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#22 Dave Fiedler

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Posted 04 November 2010 - 03:32 PM

Guys, thanks so much for all the well wishes! I found out two new things about my self.
1 I really hate hospitals(with the exception of beautiful nurses)
2 I really miss retro racing with you guys
Just got some recovering to do, then its off to chemo & radiation treatments per my doc.
Got to get back to slot racing. Wouldn't like to ever miss a big retro race again.
Thanks again so much for all the phone calls during the sano4 and all well wishes all along. You just don't know how much I appreciate it.
And a very special thanks to my best buddy Howie, for pushing me to see the doctor in the first place.
Thanks guys

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