@rockpir DR said he was going to wait until it got to 5.0 or larger, and now he says at my age the recovery would be very difficult. I am 85 and look and act like i am 60. I have no problem with not having the operation. I have lived a good life, now a caregiver, and i know if it blows i will not need hospice. Several friends were playing tennis and died before they hit the court.