Thanks for your replies. I'm in "ok" condition. I was hospitalized in August so I'm better than I was then...still going about 10 times/day with pretty bad pain when going to the bathroom. I'm definitely tired and fairly weak-although I have managed to gain a little weight back since August. So like I said...."ok". I just really don't look forward to three separate surgeries. But I don't want to end up with complications and have my body be too weak to heal itself in a timely matter.