Thanks (yes, it's girlfriend, not married yet

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Yep, I understand... I always like a bit of time to wallow in my self-pity and complain for a little, but I don't want to let it 'beat' me. I've dealt with physical injuries before (but nothing this bad) and a lot of 'defeating' a physical injury is psych and how you feel about it.
Plus this is has opportunity of a cheesy sports pep talk written all over it... and no one loves those as much as me