*hugs angel* I know
that feeling about doctors. I get the same crap from them about my problems. *angry face* No one gives me a straight answer, nor can two of them agree on the same thing!! Heck, I had one that was using me to get information about my condition instead of researching it
themselves, and was letting me do whatever I randomly mentioned I'd heard on the internet because
they didn't know any better. Grrr!
But yes, kitty is fine. More than fine really. She used to be a calm, quiet, lap cat.... now she's a race through the house and make claw hurricanes on the stairs psycho kitty. Still love her though.

I assume the hernias were just holding her back from being this way to begin with.
On the topic of chess: I know how to make moves in it, but my brain runs out of power when I try to strategize. It doesn't help that the people I play chess with think that turning the board around and telling me to look at their strategy leaves me just as clueless as ever! Something about 'controlling the four center squares' was what someone told me once. But other than that, I only know the goal is to pin the king.

But strategy? Pffffft, my brain can't handle it at that level. No really, my brain goes "Pffft" i swear!