Cathie,

First, that is pretty sad you have to point out important details like the nodules... geezz...

On the surgery - I've had two 3 1/2 hour surguries in the last year and a half - and had to take care of myself and four footed creatures from the minute I got back home - alone.... the first surgery was brutal - even though I wont let them use opiates as they make me very sick - I had an extreme flare up and was sick for a long time..... I felt that a great deal of it was due to the anesthsia so as Dahlek did, I spoke to te anesthesiiologist before the second surgery and even went into surgery with a note for both her and the operating doc - to use the minimal amount of meds needed to keep me "under" because I had such a hard time 8 months earleir..... I definately notiiced a difference even when I woke up recovery - I stayed concious right away - and did not that have heavy sedated feeling for days like the first time....

I gave the anesthesiologist my complete medical history which includes severe PN, gastroparesis, and cardiomyopathy - list of drug allergies etc. - and she worked very carefully to make the procedure as easy on my body as possilble. My recovery time was much quicker then the first time around and PN flareup not nearly so noticeble...

Hang in there