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@blinken

Yes, sharing my progress or lack thereof on this site is a way of not only venting but examining my thoughts as well as comments from others such as yourself at least puts the situation in some sort of order. I feel that these past months I have been in limbo trying to determine if I can continue to live with my current state and I suppose I could but being in my late 70's, I assume it may become more difficult to deal with as I get older. In general, I am fairly healthy, BP controlled with a few meds, not diabetic, no heart dx., My pre-op physical shows me to be fairly healthy for my age.

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Hello @blinken

It sounds as if you are considering all of the factors necessary in order to ensure a reasonably successful surgery. I'm facing some elective surgery myself (at age 73). This elective surgery will improve the quality of my life so I have decided to go forward with it. If I wait another few years my ability to tolerate surgery might be lessened and I might not be able to go forward.

Keep posting your thoughts as you work through this decision. I'm glad that Connect is giving you a place to do this.