Helen and Minnie, The Docs have told him to take his bloodpressure and thyroid meds. on the moring of surgery. They have boosted the Prednisone some to help with the joint problems that he has had for some time. I spent several hrs. tody trying to find Titaniun replacements for jaw bone, but did not get very far. Guess I'm still looking in the wrong places. In fact I'm gonna post to that issue in General topics. Amy