Jim, because it's not a joint related issue, those injections will do no good whatsoever, and all three docs said they could make things a lot worse. They all said to avoid the injections, regardless of what anyone else may say. Knowing what I know about steroids and their nasty side effects, I think I'll heed their advice.

Surgical removal is out of the question. It is much too risky - Margarettas are the best medicine at this point. The doc I saw today said to be careful when walking and spend more time sailing than working. Yeah, right! Sure wish I could, but not yet. Got too damned many jobs on the books, as usual, but that will all change in 2015.

Gary