Thanks all for the kind werdz. I should have replied sooner but I think this has been hitting me a little harder than I expected... in a GOOD way.
Still lots of questions and things to worry about but somehow having that ever looming/impending threat of death and/or radical surgery lifted... well it changes one's outlook juuust a tad. Things are different now.
Anyhoo... looking forward to hopefully experiencing another Beepso rennaissance and chalking a lot of this up to "builds character". lulzity...
@RobbyK... Squeeze as much enjoyment as you can out as long as you can while trying to stay comfortable and definitely... if music is what you love then just have at 'er. It's the only thing that's really been getting me by and I'm a firm believer that creating, playing or even just listening to music has curative properties.
I've always thought about maybe getting into music therapy. Nothing fancy. Just teaching/playing music with people who could benefit from the distraction.
Keep pluggin' on.
Cheers.