Yes, it is great to be able to vent and also get feedback from other women. I guess my only concern about your putting off the surgery until the end of 2012 is the possibility of things becoming as painful as it was for me...while I wasn't riding or active in any way at that time - I would not have been able to have done much without pain at the time. Now every woman is different, and your doctor will have thoughts on this and since your specialist is pretty sure what is going on there may be good options to prevent it from becoming much of a problem over the season.

Keep us posted, whatever you decide.