to see Bonnie Raitt! I am sure it will be incredible. I hear you on all the planning and trouble we go to to accommodate our size. I am tired of it, too.

It is good that you have made up your mind about the back surgery and that they are getting you in relatively quickly. I have found that unless it is emergency surgery that 6-8 weeks here is pretty much the norm. We often need that much time anyway to get the tests and the all clear from all of our other doctors. I hope you get the very best of results and are back on your feet going strong very soon. Here's to Paris pain free.