Thanks to everyone for the good wishes.
As more time goes by, I realize how really LUCKY I am with my diagnosis, quick treatment, and my doctors' actions.
Everything happened in the space of about 18 days from sending me to the emergency room to my surgery. I didn't really have much time to think about the fact that it might go wrong or that I might shuffle off this mortal coil.....
I'm alive and it seems more like a miracle every day.