Thanks everyone for your kind words.

I am glad that you are safe.

I am glad that you have such a good attitude and durability! This is going to help you so much post op.

I am glad that you didnt have to wait another 6 months for surgery. You did THE RIGHT THINGS, you did the best you could and you lost more. You COULD have eaten comfort food in your difficult time and put on 10 lbs but you didn't. YOU remembered what your goals were and didn't sway off your target.

I am proud of you for having the physical stamina to walk, with a pack in crazy flood waters. I would have been scared ****less. What is under the water? What if a poisonous snake comes along.

I would have been tripping like a screamy-meemy. You sound like the kind of woman to have around in an emergency. Strong and sensible.