HD told me they have a hard time finding cashier applicants who can make
change. Even if the register tells them the change is 47 cents, trying
to select coins totaling 47 cents apparently challenges today's U.S.
high school graduates.

And to think half the country wants to RAISE the minimum wage and
encourage this nonsense.

We did, too, and agree. Our older dog chose its highly descriptive name:
PITA.

I.P.

I run hot and cold on the subject of more surgery.  The AMS 700 is
still a possibility, although a slim one at this point.  If I could get
the two doc's, who call one another "partner", to do the surgeries at
the same time then I might consider having the second cuff implanted
for the AMS 800.  But right now I am hoping to use my vacation time for
something more pleasant than recovering from surgery.  :))    But I do
leak each time I get up or sit down in my chair at work.  I can feel
the squirt.  Just drops, but they add up over the course of the day.
The chair is padded.  There is nothing unusual about it.  I imagine my
problem is a combination of factors.  First, the uro told me he would
have used a small cuff if he had one, but the one that he used is the
smallest that they make.  My urethra must be a lesser diameter than
normal.  Second, my natural remaining sphincter just does not work
right, and by that I am referring to nerves.  During the cysto the doc
told me it looked normal, so I do not think there is any structural
defect.  After the bladder neck resection I was filling up a Guard
every 2-3 hours. That was bad.  Going through 2-3 pads per day is
tolerable, but....

If you get a chance send pic's of the new puppy.  We will have
Buttercup three years in August.  We guess her age to be around six, so
the vet says she is entering "middle age".  She also is on a diet.
Needs to lose about five pounds.  Well, I may have lost a prostate in
August of 2003, but I did gain a new friend.  ha.

Take care Dave.

David S.  Member, Leakers Club.

Thanks I.P., I'll look for them.
Dave Perry