WELL, I WAS ALMOST THERE!! I TRIED, SO FAR I HAVE CRIED A LITTLE, LAUGHED A LITTLE AT "MY LUCK", BUT YOU KNOW, IF THE HAD NOT CAUGHT THIS WITH THE UPPER GI, THE SURGERY COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. MY WORD OF THE DAY IS DIVERTICULUM, THAT IS WHAT THE NURSE SAID I HAVE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE RARE IN THE STOMACH, THEY ARE USUALLY FOUND IN THE INTESTINES AND COLON. SHE WOULD NOT GIVE ME MUCH INFO, JUST MADE THE APPOINTMENT WITH DR.ORLEANS FOR FRIDAY, THEY ARE WORKING ME IN, SO MY QUESTION IS, BECAUSE IT IT SERIOUS, OR BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO GET WELL SO I CAN HAVE THE SURGERY?? MY MAIN REASON FOR POSTING TONITE WAS TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS, WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND DON'T WORRY, I AM DETERMINED TO BE A "POSTIE" ASAP, LOL I JUST CAN NOT GET TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE POSTED ON MY SITE. SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, SUPPORT AND PRAYER'S, ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTE'S IS "THIS TOO SHALL PASS", AND IT WILL.........i WANT TO THANK MY "ANGEL", AMY, WHO REMINDED ME THAT THIS WAS GOD'S WAY OF INTERVIENING, SO WE CAN FIX ONE THING BEFORE GOING ON TO ANOTHER, I LOVE YOU GIRL!!!!! WHO HAPPENS TO BE HAVING SURGERY ON THE 18TH BY THE WAY, PLEASE ALL GO TO HER PAGE AND WISH HER LUCK, I WILL UPDATE YOU ALL MORE AFTER MY DRS. APPT. FRIDAY, LOVE AND LOT'S OF (((((((HUGS))))))))) JEANNIE