Hello Everyone: Well, I wrote all of this once, but my son came and erased it all. Thank you once again for all of your good well wishes. Yes, we are definately counting down the days before the surgery. My father is supposed to come home from the hospital tomorrow. My great grandmother went to the hospital yesterday. She fell out of her wheelchair and bumped her head. We thouht she would be home today, but we have not heard anything. My mother is still sick from her lupus attack and she is very unbearable. I tried to talk to her, but what can you expect. Her husband is very sick, although he will be released tomorrow, her grandmother is in the hospital and her only child, is going in the hospital soon. I do understand her stress. In the meantime, is seems everyone is trying to drive me crazy. My girlfriend keeps warning me to keep calm or they will not allow me to have the surgery if my blood pressure is too high. I think I am doing okay though. It is wonderful the receive such good well wishes from you all. Thanks and I will talk to you soon.