I'm pretty lucky. My wife and I agree that life is too short to go through it unhappy and in pain, for whatever reason. We don't have med insurance, so op's are our only option, financially.

I share op's with very close friends in need, but no one else, especially family, who would nail me as a freak addict the moment they found out.

Such is life. I'm happy, they ain't. Go figure.

Sol