Thanks guys - I'll be glad to have this surgery out of the way, and it sounds like people are up and about shortly thereafter, which is great news.

I'm getting pretty antsy waiting on the surgery though, am not a patient person by nature, so waiting is not my forte. And, this is kinda torture - wait for results, wait for dates, wait for surgery....

I'll let you know how it goes when I'm back home... again, thanks for your kind words and also for sharing your experiences... it makes a difference...