>Tracy
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>>>having had all of the bones broken in my foot and then had them put back together and held by metal pins for weeks--boy that felt terrible in the winter!)...>>
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>Don't worry, give it a few years and the arthritis will make the memory of the surgery seem like a day at the beach ;-)
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>Regards
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>JR

I know I should not laugh but at age 61 I must agree! Actually, laughing helps to relieve the pain! :)