Ugh. I feel lucky in that I haven't had *any* surgery in my lifetime, at most having had a few moles removed (and that really doesn't count), and therefore this is a very unpleasant image. Hope you aren't too uncomfortable, JB!

That said, I'm sure it's inevitable in my post-50s(!) that I *will* have at least a bit of cutting 'n' stitching done on me, sooner or later! Looking forward to that..