Thank you all for your concerns and comments. It is so nice to have friends like all of you. With that, I do as much research on my conditions as I can in hopes it helps me understand and make good decisions. At the moment, I tend to side with the surgeon's recommendation, but without more information, I can't agree totally. I will be asking for a second opinion and trying to educate myself more about the conditions I have and the risks involved to try and make the best decisions possible.