HI PAMELA,I SEE YOU ARE NEW TO THE BOARD AND HAVE A SURGERY DATE COMMING UP SOON,WELCOME & CONGRATS"! YOU HAVE MADE A DECISION THAT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE SO MUCH BETTER.WE KNOW WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH DESEASE OR CO MORBIDS IN OUR FAMILY TREE THAT THINGS IN LIFE ARE ALREADY MAPPED OUT FOR US UNLESS WE CHANGE THEM.GOD BLESS YOU FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO TAKE A STAND,TO SAY THIS IS YOUR LIFE AND YOU TAKE CONTROL OF IT.IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE.PAMELA KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS FOR A SMOOTH PROCEDURE AND JOURNEY TO THE LOSING SIDE..HUGS" KATHY L