I've already responded to KMB in his own thread, and you'll be in my thoughts tomorrow.
But Alan, I want to tell you that I'll certainly be thinking of you as well. You've been here a while, and added in a nice way to the proceedings. I enjoy knowing you're on the bandwidth. Hopefully, you'll be back uncomplicated in a week, letting us know how it went, with a funny story or two. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
Both of you, please have someone post for you, if you can. We get antsy waiting to hear.
It will be faster and easier than you think. You will remember that right now was the worst part.
Very best wishes,