"riverman" wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
Op
Best of luck to you and the team........Get yourself some software
and a mic so all ya have ta do is speak and the words magically apear
on the screen.........

If you are running XP, you already have it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306901

And personally, from someone who gets almost suicidally depressed when
his back goes out, I am stunned and in awe of your fortitude through
this.

--riverman

Thanks, but I should be fine, fingers crossed (ok, that didn't work?), by
the 15th of Dec. I had to wait to get to see the neuro-doc and then I was
too far into my research methods class to back out, not that I would have
anyway. My class ends Mon. at 6 PM, when I turn in my Analysis Project. I
only hope I passed this class. I hate to think I put myself thru the pain
of sittin' in front of a computer all thru thanksgiving, with only a short
break for dinner on Thurs. Not to mention the mental anguish! It's been a
while since I have taken a full blown exam, and our final was a full blown
bitch!

What really amazes me is that my back doesn't hurt, but my hands have
fingers have swollen, become so tender that I can't even shake hands, or
bump them. Unfortunately, bumping them isn't necessarily by choice :~^ (

Thanks for the thoughts,

Op