With the averge age of the kneeboarder these days this area should be used to post issues on health matters (surfer's ear, knee surgery, stretches, etc).
Day and all, I really appreciate your input. I think my decesion will be easier now. I see the doc again in a couple of weeks. I will take all your comments to him but DAY you have really brought up some good ones. Either way, I will tackle this and get moving forward.
It's nice to have a community to reach out to and get advise on topics like this. I will keep you updated.