Hi Lecia,
that sounds great to do a pr-selected avatar(whatever that is!) Does that mean I can put a picture of 'me' and instead of being shortish and fattish, suddenly turn into a supermodel!!! I could have really long hair again, because I had really long hair and used those GHD hair straighteners and all my hair burnt and fell off!It's funny now, but was NOT funny at the time!

Thanks fissurama and ithurtstosit, from all the reading I have done on various websites and on this forum etc, I am expecting the fissure to rear its ugly head again, as from what I have gathered, this is usual for most, all I am doing is taking one day at a time, and still waiting for my appointment with the surgeon, so will see how I feel then, and what he/she suggests.
I dont feel permanently cured, but life at the moment is a whole lot more pleasant
Thankyou all so kindly for your support and comments