Jimmie Rodgers Surgery: A Success!!
Here is an email sent by Michael Rodgers, Jimmie Rodgers son regarding the surgery Jimmie went through on Thursday, June 28th to remove the steel plate that was put in his head 40 years ago.
The surgery began that morning with a group prayer with the Dr's and family.Dad was in great spirits talking with the nurses and the admitting staff and even signed a few autographs for them. He didn't seem to have a worry in the world but deep down I know he was nervous.When they wheeled him into the operating room the surgeons had "Jimmie Rodgers Greatest Hits" on the CD player.Dad suggested that they turn that guy off as he didn'y really like that guy to much (Ha). They all laughed and asked what he wanted to hear. Dad said how about a little Johnny Cash. And so Johnny sang dad to sleep.Once he was out cold they put JR back on the music system and left it on the rest of the surgery.
About four minutes after beginning, the Doctors pulled back the scalp to reveal the plate. When they did that the plate literally lifted up and jumped up away from his head. The Doctors, five in all a Neuro Surgeon, Two Plastic Surgeons,Two Stem Cell Specialists and the rest of the team began to clean the plate and lift it away from the head. It released itself and came away clean. On the video tape of the surgery we could hear the Neuro Surgeon say Oh my God look at that. How did that get there? Under the plate was revealed a complete and intact skull bone where three months ago there was none.The entire hole in the bone which was an eight inch by six inch oval had grown completely closed with a new skull bone which was smooth and shaped to match the existing skull. It was perfect in every way and was the same thickness as the other bone.The Droctors said that in 35 years of surgery they had never seen anything like it.
The surgery began that morning with a group prayer with the Dr's and family.Dad was in great spirits talking with the nurses and the admitting staff and even signed a few autographs for them. He didn't seem to have a worry in the world but deep down I know he was nervous.When they wheeled him into the operating room the surgeons had "Jimmie Rodgers Greatest Hits" on the CD player.Dad suggested that they turn that guy off as he didn'y really like that guy to much (Ha). They all laughed and asked what he wanted to hear. Dad said how about a little Johnny Cash. And so Johnny sang dad to sleep.Once he was out cold they put JR back on the music system and left it on the rest of the surgery.
About four minutes after beginning, the Doctors pulled back the scalp to reveal the plate. When they did that the plate literally lifted up and jumped up away from his head. The Doctors, five in all a Neuro Surgeon, Two Plastic Surgeons,Two Stem Cell Specialists and the rest of the team began to clean the plate and lift it away from the head. It released itself and came away clean. On the video tape of the surgery we could hear the Neuro Surgeon say Oh my God look at that. How did that get there? Under the plate was revealed a complete and intact skull bone where three months ago there was none.The entire hole in the bone which was an eight inch by six inch oval had grown completely closed with a new skull bone which was smooth and shaped to match the existing skull. It was perfect in every way and was the same thickness as the other bone.The Droctors said that in 35 years of surgery they had never seen anything like it.
They did not need to recreate a new skull bone at all. Dad was completely healed and made whole again after 40 years.The stem cell Doctors sprayed a stem paste made from dads blood over the skull bone and onto the skin flap and the Plastic Surgeons closed him up. The stem paste will keep him from swelling and will encourage skin growth onto the bone.The entire procedure took about 28 minutes and after one hour in recovery Dad walked out of the room on his own much to the anger and dismay of the nursing staff. He spent one night in the hospital and was released yesterday.
When we left the hospital yesterday he was hungry so we went to a nearby Olive Garden restaurant for lunch. You should have see everyone's face when dad walked in with this turban bandage on his head. It was very funny.As of this morning June 30, 2007 he went bass fishing and when I spoke to him about an hour ago he had landed two.My father and our family want to personally thank everyone who has sent emails and well wishes from around the world. Your prayers and positive thoughts were heard and all of our lives have been changed in such an amazing way.
We cannot thank you enough. So if anyone asks you how Jimmie Rodgers is doing please tell them that he is completely healed and is in perfect health.
Congratulations to Jimmie Rodgers and I look forward to having him on The Night Prwol Show again soon.
-MTC
When we left the hospital yesterday he was hungry so we went to a nearby Olive Garden restaurant for lunch. You should have see everyone's face when dad walked in with this turban bandage on his head. It was very funny.As of this morning June 30, 2007 he went bass fishing and when I spoke to him about an hour ago he had landed two.My father and our family want to personally thank everyone who has sent emails and well wishes from around the world. Your prayers and positive thoughts were heard and all of our lives have been changed in such an amazing way.
We cannot thank you enough. So if anyone asks you how Jimmie Rodgers is doing please tell them that he is completely healed and is in perfect health.
Congratulations to Jimmie Rodgers and I look forward to having him on The Night Prwol Show again soon.
-MTC
posted by Matt The Cat at 4:10 PM
5 Comments:
Thank you so much for the interview
with Jimmie Rodgers on July 12, 2007. I have been trying to find
out what had happened to him years
ago when he was attacked. I really
thought that he had died and I am
so very happy that he is indeed
still with us and planning to sing
again. He has always been my very
favorite from the beginning.
Thank you so very much for the
interview with Jimmie Rodgers on
July 12, 2007. I was appalled
when he was attacked and could
never find out how he was or if he
even survived his injuries. You
have made me so happy to hear his
beautiful voice and know that he
is alive, well, healed and ready
to begin singing again. I can not
wait to buy his book and more
music! Thank you, Matt the Cat
for your show. God Bless Jimmie
Rodgers from a huge fan.
I was always a fan. I remember the news about the attack...several years later the very same thing happened to me.
Jimmie, you're the greatest! Stay well!
HAPPY TO HEAR OF HIS SURGERY SUCESS.IT WAS TRULY A MIRACLE....HAPPY BELATE BIRTHDAY WISHES..HOPE THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING FOR JIMMIE AND HIS BEAUTIFUL MUSIC...COME ON, WE NEED TO HEAR MORE OF HIS WONDERFUL VOICE..GOD'S BLESSINGS.. ALITA
I know this surgery was performed well over a year ago. Just wondering how Jimmie is doing today, Oct. 20, 2008? I do hope he is healed and helathy. Jimmie Rodgers' Greatest Hits was my 5 year old daughters' favorite CD that we played over and over while driving cross country last summer. I can sing HONEYCOMB almost as well as Jimmie! Godspeed to you Jimmie. Rich
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