Some Serious Hardware...

[Drew Pojedinec]

When the TSA folks tell me I need a pat down, I normally tell them "Well I've been offshore for over a month, so I think it's a GREAT idea."

I also smile, wink, and giggle a lot while this is going down.
I find my security checks are fairly quick.

[Bwrinkle]

May god bless him in his recovery.  I have a significant background in anatomy and physiology and having had polio myself I have never seen a back that bad. The doctors did a magnificent job.

Good Luck!!
Byron

[Heo]

  Young TFA Agents Well my wife always wear those
vintage lingeries like Corset and so on. And they contain
some serious hardware. Steelsprings, washers,hooks...
One time when she set of the metal detector there was
this young guy 18-19 something that take her aside and
run the handheld detector and it beeped on the thigh
What do you have for metal thing there?
Ohhh its just ...those ehmmm you know
NOOO i dont know....
So she pulled up the skirt and showed the clips that holds
the stockings. The kids face turned tomato red ...tha..tha...
thats okay you ca ..ca..can board tha.... tha....plane 

[ToddK]

Jay, my families best wishes to Max and your family. If he shows any of the mental strength and tenacity that you have, he will get through this for the better. My daughter had to have open heart surgery about 4 years ago, just the thought of having one of your kids opened up like that is scary enough. But she got through it okay, and you wouldn't know anything was wrong with her these days. I'm sure it will be the same with Max in a year or so from now. Good luck to you all.

[GJCAT427]

Jay I just read the post about your son. Best whishes from my family to yours. We are going through a family situation right at the moment. My mother in law fell 9' off the porch at there home and broke both legs. One compound at the left ankle and a broken shin bone at the knee on the right leg. She`s in a lot of pain and will be out of commission for the rest of the summer. Garry

[KMcCullah]

Best wishes to Max for a speedy recovery. But it will take some time. Also makes me wonder if scoliosis has ever popped up anywhere else in the family tree?

My first ex-wife had scoliosis and a rod in her back. Installed in the early 70's. They didn't have much "give" to them back then. We had four kids together. Was just gonna have 3 kids but had twins the last go around. Went from a son and a daughter to two sons and two daughters! My twin daughter started to show signs of scoliosis at 10yrs. By 13 she had to have the same surgery as Max. It was amazing to me how fast her spine grew crooked. She gained about 2 inches in height with her rod. But her twin brother is still a good foot taller than she is today. Crazy genes in this family tree. 

[Richard F]

Jay, just saw this post.  Hope all is going well with Max.  I'll be praying for him.

Richard

[Nightmist66]

Best wishes for a quick and full recovery!