Hey Everyone, keep Steve in your prayers, after 7 days in the hospital it looked like all was well, Steve was just put back in the hospital in ICU, Cant get calls or visits, Another Blood clot, We have no idea whats going on but it isnt good, thats 3 major clots in a couple weeks...Hopefully none of these break lose. So keep him in your thoughts!

Done... don't know him well at all, but he was a big help and a real gentleman when I did spend an hour with him at the store. Keep the faith.

man, thats scary, I hope he pulls throuugh ok - t & p sent

wtf man get well soon that sucks

Great guy, we're all pullin for him.

thoughts and prayers

prayers sent

T&P Sent...hope all turns out well

I will him in my prayers. I hope all will be well.

Hang in there Steve!!!

Steve,

Very sorry to hear of your medical problems. Wishing you get well soon and all is ok.

Saying a prayer for you,
Mike

prayers sent

get well soon steve

Get well soon Steve

That is terrible
Get well soon pal

I hope everything turns out alright,
Steve will be in my thoughts all the time.

Bill, please let Steve know we are all pulling for him.

oh man, that sucks. hope you feel better Steve!

Get well soon!!

Thoughts and prayers sent.

I just said a prayer for ya Steve.....get well soon....

Good luck Steve. Hang in there and get healty for the spring.

Hopefully those doctors will figure out what's going on and this will be the last time.

-Ty

Will work on some extra strength T & P.

Get well soon Steve, we're pulling for you.

Kevin

Thoughts and prayers, get well soon.

Steve - get well soon! I was just about to ask Billy for an update - not what we wanted to here....

Steve, get well soon.
Regards
VB

Get well soon Steve. Thanks for the tips at Cutty. You are in our prayers.

thoughts and prayers sent.

get weel soon steve

T&P's sent

Get well soon Steve

stay strong man

get well,steve

keep the faith , "Thy will be Done"

Keep you in my thoughts man. Get better soon.

I hope steve's condition is not related to rigging sluggos. that glue is nasty stuff :(

get well steve.

Get well soon Steve

Hang in there, Steve.

Get Well Soon . T & P from all of the members @ CSA

Be strong Steve....Prayers going your way

Prayers sent for your speedy recovery.

Bernzy

Well, I just got back from a visit, luckily his mother was there and got me in to the ICU...Anyway, unfortunatly, Steve is not in good spirits, This is a serious condition and right now the doctors are going to do everything they can to find out what is going on..3 blood clots in a few weeks is serious stuff, Steves right foot has been without good bloodflow for many weeks now, we all know what can happen without blood flow..They are wondering if he may have developed some rare blood disorder etc that is clotting up his blood..they just dont know..The first thing steve said when I walked in was ...Bill, I just dont have a good feeling about this at all...Anyway, I will see him when I can and pass along your well wishes..

Thanks for the info Bill, I wish the best for Steve

Your our thoughts Steve

Will be vigilant with the prayers and hopeful with our thoughts..............

What a great guy and he has always been most helpful with ALL my stupid-arsed questions. Have gleaned tons of Striper gold from one of the true masters of our sport, in only about 4 meetings. His seminars are always straight forward and loaded with hands on ways and means to land a Trophy.

Get Well, soon me bruddah.........................
You still gotta show me how to rig the new 12" Sluggos, Steve :D:D!!

Get well Steve!

Hang in there Steve!

sorry to hear this, get well soon steve t&p.

Hang in there Steve and get well soon.

Hope it all works out for you Steve. I'm praying for you.

I have confidence you will be back to your self soon. But I will say a prayer just in case. Best wishes Steve.

Get well soon Steve!:btu:

Get well, Steve. Prayers our with you.

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, thanks for the update, and Steve, thoughts and prayers heading in your direction towards a speedy recovery.

Man that sucks,,,, Have to tell him to keep his spirits up,,,,, Blood clots suck and so does the stuff they give you to keep it from clotting,,,,, Coumadin just takes every ounce of energy out of someone....

GET WELL....

thoughts and prayers, get well soon steve!

get well soon steve

fight harder than a bluefish

to feel better! and win !

many thoughts and prayers
coming your way...

t and p.... get wel soon Steve

thoughts and prayers sent

Get well soon...thoughts and prayers

Billy;
echoing out email conversation. Give him my best! We're all pulling for him!

I'll be praying for you Steve.

God bless

Eric

get well steve,t&p with you.

Saddened to hear this...Hope this gets cleared up.

The tide will change

Get well soon Steve...bad week to get sick....

Thats's bad news. Scary they don't even know what causes it. Is he at RI Hospital? I'm not a doctor but if I had something so long with 3 occurances , i'd be heading to a Boston hospital. Best of Luck Steve and I hope they figure it out fast for you.

Bill , maybe print info below out and give to Steve.

Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail sgoldhaber@partners.org

Billy - tell Steve I'm praying & hoping for the best for him.

Get well soon Steve. I'm hard at work editing a longer version of the video that showcases your magnificent 40 pound, shore-caught striper for my new DVD, "Secrets of the Striper Pros II".

Steve you need to get well so we can work on a 50 pound sequel next season.

Keep a positive attitude...just like when you're fishing...it always helps!

Thoughts and prayers from the Laptew family.

Bill, let Steve know we're all pulling for him, and thanks for the updates.

Billy, if Steve wants to talk to my cardiologist, let me know. he is part of the Brown University Cardio team at RI Hospital. They are the best!!! Did my quad bypass 4 years ago.

I hope he gets better.

wow
steve hang in there . my thoughts go out to steve and his family and friends

Thoughts and prayers. God speed.

He will be a member of the Coumadin Club from now on. Getting nicked by a hook or a gill or spine will be a really big pain in the ass for him. He will have to be really careful from here on out when he gets back to fishing.

T+P's sent! get well soon Steve!

Thoughts and prayers
Any health problem is scary

Very sorry to hear about the additional clots and back into ICU - I had spoken with him on Friday before this hit and he was looking forward to getting out and about.

All the best, mate. Hang in there, and wishing you a good diagnosis and a speedy recovery.

Steve,
Sorry to hear latest, hang in there and get well soon.

Thoughts and Prayers.... Hope things end up better for you. Sucks that you have to deal with this

T&P's sent Get well soon Steve!!

Bill, please ask steve if he has told the DR.s about all the glue is is so frequently in contact with.. If they know that he was in contact with that stuff, it might help them find a reason for his condition.

Best wishes for a complete recovery.. T&P sent .

prayers sent to steve and his family. it might be a good idea for steve's family members to be tested for clotting disorders, too, as a lot of times they're hereditary.

Get well soon Steve - you've got loads of people rooting for you. We can all rig some sluggos for you if that's what it takes. G

best of luck....get well

get well steve

An axiom of medicine is..."the nicest people get the worst diseases". So unfair. Heal fast, Steve.

Steve is still in the ICU, he told me yesterday they are leaning towrds something being wrong with his blood causing it to clot for some reason, tests continue..I am going to visit with him today, I will pass along all your thoughts, Hopefully they get some type of answer soon, its a dicey situation and seemed to come on so fast.

And yes Nebe, I mentioned the glue thing to him...At this point they will look at just about anything,Thanks

Thanks for the update and keep us posted Bill.

Hope he gets better. He's a great guy and he opened my eyes to a whole new class of baits. Blood clotting problem? maybe its all that sluggo glue. Seriously, thay is harsh stuff. I probobly should be more careful around it too. Especially with the giant rubber eel multiple hook rigs I'm now making, modeled after Steve's slug-go rig, but w/ 3-5 hooks.

Bill please give Steve our best as we will say a prayer for his speedy recovery.
Bill & jules

Get well soon Steve. Your in our thoughts.

Just saw this. Very sorry to hear about Steve. I hope he is out of there soon and back to good health. Please send him my best regards and well wishes. I hope to speak with him when he is out.

Kadir

Only the best thoughts Steve. Get well soon.

Get well soon Steve

I was just wondering about him..
I was hoping he would be getting it together by now.
Get well soon Steve.......

I was just wondering about him..
I was hoping he would be getting it together by now.
Get well soon Steve.......

I talked to him tonight, he's still in the ICU but he sounded a little more positive and it's possible he'll be out of the ICU in a few days.

steves always a huge help in the shop. T&P are sent. Get well soon.

Just got back from a visit with Steve, he is in much better spirits today and they are moving him out of the ICU and into a normal room...They installed permanent metal type tubes in the veins of his leg to keep them open...They also said he has a blood disorder that keeps his blood clotting...it is genetic, he will be on blood thinners for a long time if not forever and has to be carefull of cuts etc...other than that he thanks everyone for there prayers! and hopefully he will go home in a few more days..

oh man this is terrible..metal tubes and saltwater do not mix.
I bet he's hot on one of the nurses there.Thats why he keeps going back..
Seriously Get well sooon Steve..

this is good news .
Im pretty sure stents are the mesh tubes they installed . they work good I have had 3 in my right coronary artery for 10 years with out blockage

Great news! Thanks for the update

feel better soon Steve...

more power to ya !

wow just saw this post
Steve is a friend
get well soon friend.
we r all getting old !:realmad:

Wow, scary stuff. I used to fish with Steve when we were young surf pups so he is too young for this.

As bizarre as this sounds, leeches have proven valuable in restoring blood flow. Although I sound like Theodoric, Barber of York, I am serious.

Hope to see you in the shop and in the surf soon Steve.

That is goooood news, indeed!!
Glad to hear that he is improved and on his way home.
Answered prayers, for sure.................................

Get strong Steve, and the family is very glad to hear that you're out of the icu, and yer way to a speedy recovery. God's speed!!