I just joined the forum but have been following for months. My surgery is tomorrow and I want to thank everyone for sharing and for their candor. I am the middle of writing a book about the experience and have written three long articles for Huffington Post about. Thank you. I feel like I am in this battle with other people who completely understand where I am at.

Don

P.S. Here is a link to the column that is running this weekend

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-mcnay/picking-experts-and-the-q_b_6237640.html

Good luck and hope your surgery goes well. I'm 4 days post but have to say it was easier pain wise than my knee arthroscopic surgery 7 weeks ago . Such an opportunity to start again with a healthy lifestyle. Thinking of you tomorrow . ????

Wishing you a speedy recovery and a pain free experience!