As for the humour its best to laugh than cry
OK its a new meaning to the term redundant bum. A new storage device perhaps. Maybe a career change to internation drug smuggler 
I appreciate everyones concern....its quite humbling especially when I recognise my illness is quite trivial where others on these boards are far worse off. Those with long term ailments, fighters of the big C and those disable in the line of duty.
My
to one and all.
You should write, you have a flair about it!!
I had crazy hallucinations on the Demerol and Morphine, so bad I hit the emergency call button asking the nurse if it was normal to see giant people turning into vampires

she informed me it was very "normal" I just smiled and said "cool"
I truly hope to see you in the Virtual air ASAP,
my favorite name to see on the buffer is " you shot down Lynx"
(although that is very rare

)
get well BRO
I am praying for you and yours
Paul