Thank you Yellow - that was very comforting. I've spent the last 10 days getting stuff caught up so I'll be ready for surgery and getting ready for Christmas. I decided that no matter what date is offered, I'm not going to have surgery between Thsnksgiving and Christmas. I love the Christmas season and while I don't get to go to many things because of pain, I do get to do some and those I really enjoy! I've had a good week (yeah) so I'm going to take a shot at singing the Christmas Cantata at church. It's on Dec 11th and I'll have to make it to 4 practices to be able to do it. It would be great though! So I'm praying for a surgery date after 12/25 and making plans to do some fun things in between! Amen!

Lift your voice up to the Lord in Praise... oh how I so enjoy when we do that!! We are singing our cantata for two churches as we've insufficient numbers to do it separately, so we combine, then sing in both places on tandem Sundays! Make a joyful noise, then may joy become your own as the Surg date approaches.

Interestingly, I had surgey on my birthday in 2006 to remove a bone spur which had grown from the fusion bone growth medium to further damage the nerve all the more. Seemed like a good birthday present to me!

Happy Thanksgiving, followed by Advent and Christmas,
yep, 'tis the season,
Mark56