1.   Although Fortney was obviously hampered by the knee, Lambright wanted him to postpone the surgery until after the regular season.

2.   After consulting with UCLA doctors, Jordan decided to postpone the surgery.

3.   All elective heart surgery has been postponed, and the main heart-surgery operating room has been shut down.

4.   But at the urging of the team, Williams postponed surgery and played on.

5.   Emergency rooms are crowded and hospitals have been postponing elective surgery as a result of the flood of flu cases.

6.   If he postpones the surgery and plays with a brace, he could return in six to eight weeks.

7.   If the team is still a legitimate contender for a postseason berth, he will try to postpone the surgery until after the season.

8.   Lacking health insurance, she is postponing surgery to remove a stomach tumor.

9.   The Mets are waiting for the backup catcher Brent Mayne to decide whether he will postpone shoulder surgery to have a bone spur remove until after the season.

10.   They postpone elective surgeries.