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Hi Jo, Thanks for your comments.  Never thought I'd be doing this at 5am in the morning ... and it's not even daylight!!!  One of the challenges of these early days is dealing with (or not dealing with) the responses from family and friends.  A friend came to visit over the weekend and it was lovely but she stayed too long - gotta learn to say 'go home' in a nice way!  And a sibling visited last night who looked so concerned when he saw me.  It's hard dealing with those things - I'm usually the one making others feel comfortable, now I don't have the energy to do so for extended periods.  It seems I've gotta find a new way of being me, being true to myself without sacrificing myself.  Part of the new 'normal' I've heard about, I suppose.  And, apart from physical pain brought on by the surgery, I just feel so good!  Doesn't make any damn sense!!! Nea