Betty,
I'm so glad you won't need surgery. I'm sure it's terribly difficult to read all the happy posts from the World Cruise right now. But you'll get there. In another year or two, we'll all be counting on you and Al to take us along with you on the World Cruise. Who knows, they may even have a brand new ship for you by then.
Hang in there!!!!
Kathy
P.S. Never would have guessed the origin of your screen name :)