Monday, February 11, 2008

Rick is out of surgery and in ICU!!  He has seen his family and is doing amazing considering the day.  The surgeon said it was very successful.  Rick has a smile on his face and hopes to be moved to a private room sometime tomorrow.  Keep checking the blog and we will let you know how he is doing and when he can have visitors - it should be in the next day or two.  Thank You for all your well wishes - keep them coming!!

52 comments:

Anonymous said...

Geno and Janis and kids
Now that I read all the Dribble comming in I should make everyone aware of the real operation. This was a big ruse to get a hair transplant without looking vain. Common Ricky You can do better than this. Of course all our Love and keep your hands off those Mail Nurses. Glad you came thru this in your usual Style. Geno and Family

Anonymous said...

Great news! All the best to Rick. My thoughts and prayers are with him and the whole family.
Craig Goldman

Judy Nadler said...

Thank g-d!!! I have been anxiously awaiting to here these words! I am so happy! Keep the smiles going~tons of love, Judy (Izzy, David & Bob too)

Judy Nadler said...

Thank g-d!!! I have been anxiously awaiting to hear these words! I am so happy! Keep the smiles going~tons of love, Judy (Izzy, David & Bob too)

Anonymous said...

so relieved to hear things went well.
ok, now that you have made it through and things look good, i have to tell you that i am jealous of all your friends and all your support; christ, i could barely catch a ride home from my colonoscopy.
seegs

Anonymous said...

It is great to hear that you are already smiling! Rick, Tami, Brady & Casey you all all in my prayers.
Tommy Butler

Anonymous said...

Fantastic news! Take care of each other. Dr. LaPook is available for a phone consultation anytime!
Love,
Kate and Jon

Unknown said...

We are so glad to hear that Rick is out of surgery and on the road to recovery. Take one day at a time...we are thinking of you and sending our prayers and love.

Sheri and Robert

Lipinski said...

We are relieved by the news and look forward to seeing Rick this week. We love you guys and our thoughts are with you and Rick's recovery.
We look forward to many lazy days on the Gorgeous Gal together.

The Lipins

Anonymous said...

Dear Rick and Tami,

I am so thrilled to hear the good news. You have such a beautiful family and mean so much to so many.

Bless you for being you and continuing to do marvelous things in your life as you always have.

Can not wait to hear what you skipper next!!!

Congratulations.

Love,
Janet Butler (Chuck's MOM)

Anonymous said...

So good to hear! We have been thinking of you all day and anxiously awaiting the good news. Please give our love to Rick, and tell Casey that Bailey is looking forward to seeing him in school tomorrow!!

Robyn, Marc, Zachary and Bailey

Anonymous said...

YEA!!!!!WHAT GREAT NEWS!!!ALL THE HUGS AND KISSES ARE WORKING!!!!We love ya xxxxxxoooooo cousins rob marci brit and genna

Anonymous said...

Dear Rick,
We're glad that you came out of surgery well. We are very worried about you. We hope that you get well soon!!!!!!!!!!:):):):)

Love,
Margot Lipin

DUBES said...

OK, so "the Big Guy" has weathered the first storm! The Neumann's are all SO RELIEVED. This is a fantastic step towards answering everyone's prayers. Now on to phase two- RECOVERY! I'm looking forward to seeing Rick laughing and happily moving forward to a healthy future. I can't wait for the day when I can stop worrying and am able to start giving him sh*t again! BEAR DOWN, PAL!! You're on your way!
Bruce, Jenn, Brett & Lisa

Stephanie said...

We are all thinking of you Rick! You are a real inspiration to all of us. Tami, whatever you need, please let us know - I can be over in 2 minutes!
much love to you,
Stephanie & Chris George and the Astic Crew too!

Anonymous said...

Rick I was following the blog report all day and couldn't be happier with the outcome. Everybody was rooting for you. You are a great guy, hang in there and we look forward to seeing you up and about soon in that old "Rick Style".

Bill Bulmer

Anonymous said...

Dear Tami (and Rick)
It is great news that Rick is on the other side of surgery. Having been through a similar experience I am thinking of you often.
Hang in there,
Suzie Newman

Anonymous said...

hey, i am glued to this blog now.
i need an update!
tami, you are slacking--3 hours since an update. what kind of blogger are you? :)

keep sending us the good news.
seegs

Unknown said...

Wow, that's fantastic, you are in our thoughts and prayers, and when your at home and recovered what better excuse for a fantastic Schneider celebration.
love, Chris and Wendy

Anonymous said...

We have been thinking of you all and are glad to hear that this part of the journey is over. All the best to you Rick! You are an amazing person, and it goes without saying that you have the most wife, and kids, and bumpy of course, to help you through this next phase. We will be sending all our thoughts and prayers your way constantly. Love you all, Paula and David

Anonymous said...

Rick, happy to hear the great news!! Hang in there and congratz!! :)
xo, Pammy and Jonathan

Jill R Hill said...

The prayers are working. We've been burning up the hot line to God all day. Rest well and we'll keep sending positive vibes from all over the world! We love all you Schneiders! Jill and Kevin

Anonymous said...

Way to go, Rick. We are so very glad to hear things went well. We will continue to keep you all close in our thoughts and prayers.
Richard and Karen

Anonymous said...

Wonderful to hear! What a relief! Good job, Rick!!
The Scholnicks

Anonymous said...

So good to hear! Great job Rick! We cant wait to see you! Mylene and Alan

Anonymous said...

So glad to hear that the surgery went well! My prayers are with you. I hope you get home soon.

John London

Anonymous said...

Dear Tami,
Brady has done a wonderful job keeping Jamie updated throughout the day with text messages from the hospital. We are thrilled that things went well today.
You continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. Wishing Rick a speedy recovery.

With love,
Marissa & Jamie

Anonymous said...

I am so happy!!!! Rick....you done good!
All my love and strength is with you while you recover.
Love
Janis

Anonymous said...

Rick and Tami and the kids,
We are so happy and relieved to hear the good news about Rick. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with him. We hope to get over to see him soon. Keep smiling and know that you are an amazing inspiration to us all.
So much love, Jennifer and Richard

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the good news. You made the sun shine in California. We are all rooting for you here and keep you in our thoughts and prayers. (so far, but really so near and dear)

We love you all.

Love
Joyce & David
Robin & Shawn & family

Anonymous said...

Guess it helps to know who it was who posted the comment!
Love again
Janis Waldman

Anonymous said...

How excellent to be on the other side of the surgery! With all these great friends wishing great things -- how can a great guy lose? He can't!

The Barkans

Anonymous said...

We are thrilled beyond words.

Anonymous said...

Dear Rick & Tami,
We're so happy the surgery is behind you and you are doing so great! We love you all, Norm & Rosalie

Anonymous said...

Dear Schneiders,
I've been worrying all day and now am so happy to hear that Rick is out of surgery and that he had a smile!! Love, Sara Wineburgh :)

Adam said...

We are so happy to hear everything went well today. Our thoughts are with all of you, because we know it is definitely trying for everyone. All our love and best wishes for speedy recovery from surgery and of course a full
whoop-ss on this thing with the following treatments.
Love,
Lauren, Adam,Jordan and Allison

Anonymous said...

So happy to hear the good report. Told Auntie Faye right away as she was very worried. Watched the doc's video on the hospital website explaining what he does. Amazing hi tech stuff. Good for Rick to be treated at Sloan. Hoping for some more good news as he recuperates. Love from Cousin Bruce

Anonymous said...

Tami, Rick, Brady and Casey,

So happy to hear the surgery was successful. Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Will keep in touch through the blog and from Jill and pray for continued improvement.

Much love, Angie, Danny, Max and Charlie Wildstein

Anonymous said...

Dear Rick, Tami, Brady, and the Dude,
I'm so grateful to hear that everything went well. I've been thinking about this all day and it is good to hear things are going great!!! Rick make a speedy and healthy recovery so we can get back to riding the dude. Stay strong..

Sincerely,
Jonathan "J-Man" Wesley

adam said...

Rick,

I'm so happy to hear you're doing well. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family through what I'm sure will be a speedy recovery!

Love,
Adam Radosti

Anonymous said...

Anything other than success was simply not an option. Now we expect an amazing recovery. Thank you for the blog, it was wonderful to have updates.

Love,
Nancy & Bennett

Anonymous said...

That is great news!!! We are sooo happy that the surgery is over and all went well. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
Love,
Deanna & Eddie

Anonymous said...

Rick-
Glad to see that you are on the road to recovery. It s a good thing because we called the ICU this AM on a $3b clean up trade and they wouldn't pass our call. Books are closing in 2h. WHat should we do? Chris & Pierre

Anonymous said...

Rick, Tami, Brady and Casey,
Just found out...sorry to hear this, but so glad that you are well on the road to recovery. Our thoughts are with you and your family and are hoping to see you up and healthy soon!

Jonathan and Michelle Liew

Anonymous said...

Rick,

Headed to Israel for the day...Staying in your Fav hotel, K David. Will visit the Kotel and pray for your speedy recovery.

Refuah Shlema!

Ari S

Anonymous said...

Hi Rick!!!!
I KNEW everything would go well. Thank God.
But I won't have the construction finished before you get home - LOL!
I'll see you over the weekend.
Myles.

Anonymous said...

Great news!!! Keep smiling Rick and know all thoughts, prayers and good wishes are with you!

Christina Erazo

Elizabeth Park said...

Congratulations on your successful surgery Rick! Amazing to hear that you had a smile on your face!! :) Whoo hoo!!

Unknown said...

And now we all have smiles too! You have so many people thinking positive and happy thoughts for you and your family. Hope you are feeling all the love and support around you! Keep the good news coming!

HUGE hug,
Amy Yates

Anonymous said...

Tami and Rick,

We are so happy to hear that the surgery went well and are hoping the recovery this week goes smoothly. Our thoughts and prayers are with your entire family.

Love,
Amy, Rob, Cole and Dora

Unknown said...

Dear Uncle Rick and the entire Schneider family,

I wish you a full and speedy recovery, we are all relieved and elated by the update!

Lots of love, health, & happiness!

Pal Lance

Anonymous said...

Schneider family,
I am so relieved to hear that the surgery went well. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Rick, it's great to hear your smiling already. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
With Love,
Lisa C.