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Two more days and nights...

then it's off to the hospital for back surgery.

Back surgery.  I've heard those words before,

but I never related to them.  It sounded awful.

Now I know - awful is living in 24/7 pain and there are

people that will live in pain for the rest of their lives...

I'm sorry for them.  

Hopefully, when all goes well, I'll have some surgery pain

from which to heal - and then other than the pain from aging

joints, all will be well again.  

Getting out of bed for now is the worst.  That and dropping

something on the floor that you KNOW will hurt really bad

to pick up - but it can't stay down there.

Owwwww.

Gimme back the 'ol me.

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