I deeply appreciate your interest in my welfare. I think you know by now that I hold you in highest esteem. Although I thought of giving a detailed description of my adventures in hip replacement surgery, I don't feel comfortable doing that. Suffice it to say that I am in the best of hands and have had a wonderful result. I have chosen to go without pain medication of any kind. This is why I am distracted by pain. However, the intensity of the pain is decreasing every day. My cognitive function is clear, but distracted by pain. When I feel ready to focus properly with the problem that started this thread, I'll say so. In the meantime, I deeply appreciate the friendship in this forum. Best regards.


Mac Pro dual Quad-Core Intel Xeons Early 2008; 16GB RAM; MacOS X 10.11.6, iOS 9.3.5