hi 10885 and a very warm welcome to the forum - Chinook has said some very wise words there :iagree: and i personally have found this site to be so empowering and helpful and the members are all so friendly and caring. I'm up the day after you so maybe we can support each other, along with everyone else who will be supporting us!. Do take care and I hope you continuing reading through the many great posts and feel more at ease with your surgery. Good Luck