Very well said Fuzzo. I didn't see it an anything but smart actually. You had pain and you wisely took care of yourself to live to fight another day. Some years ago I looked like this:
And by doing EXACTLY what you said in your above post I now look like this:
To get what you want you have to push and falling short is falling short. So you work harder. And there are certainly setbacks along the way.
Your attitude is right on the money and will carry you to where you want to be.
John