Was so glad to see an update on your post when I logged on this mornin....
I know it'll be hard on you to have to 'temporarily' give back the 'bionic miracle'.....I see what mark has been going thru while waiting for his permanent....
Just try to keep reminding yourself that you've been thru so much pain all these yrs that, in the grand scheme of things, your waiting time in between now and your permanent will be relatively 'small'.....(Mark, feel free to slap me for saying that )
But really, find the best way you know how to bide the time and 'know' that you will eventually get this back! I hope your Dr keeps you with ample supply of pain meds in between.....
Feed into the 'silliness' here as we wait......It does kinda help
.......Mark even has a film undergoing production as he waits .......but I bet he won't go for my insisting on having Johnny Depp be the A-List lead actor!
I'll have to go check see what he says....

As Always
Rae