Leaving for Costa Rica in 8 days.  Excited, but nervous.  Really nervous.  I know I don't want to back out because it's something that I've been thinking about for like 8 years now.  But having voluntary surgery like this is just...crazy.  Oh well, I guess we all need to be a little crazy now and then.

I've set everything up with my job.  I'll be taking 2 weeks off and then likely working from home for at least most of another week, so all in all about 2.5-3 weeks at home / recovering.  I am hoping after that time I will be at least mobile, if only slow.  Enough for me to get around NYC, at least.

I hope it all goes well.  I'm slightly concerned I won't get the exact result I want, but I am trying to balance expectations with reality.