Dear Joe: Had I known that I was so damn lucky, I'd have been long gone on the Paradice-our local gambling boat! It must just soumd like "acceptable" odds if it ain't you that's odd man out. I just didn't like his oversimplified storybook rendering of the entire procedure and making the risk factor seem nonexistent! No matter which way you look at it-this is a life-altering decision & I didn't like his company's way of handling it. Read my story & you'll see that I said that I would endure it all again for the few months of relief that I experienced after my first procedure! -- Joan Snyder (47/8) "Do or do not. There is no try."-Yoda [log in to unmask] http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/snyder/page1.htm