Mike,
Feel free to tell me how to run my life.... I'll do the same and we'll probably both be better off for it.
I know what you mean. Actually, there's no Naval Hospital here. It's all done by referrals to civilian providers, and if I do elect to have the surgery before I retire, it'll be done at Sports Orthopedic and Spine in Jackson, TN. Same place that's doing the MRI. They're supposed to be one of the absolute best. Either way, before or after, it'll be done by a civilian agency. My REAL worry in waiting is the off chance that I'll be sent to a VA hospital for surgery.[:@] Nope. No thank you. I'll just live with it.
Of all the reasons to put it off, deer hunting is first and foremost in my mind. Second is having one arm in a sling and trying to find a job at the same time. I guess my priorities are all mixed up.