51.   And this after forward Loy Vaught decided to have back surgery and could be lost for the season.

52.   And Swenson finally had his surgery.

53.   And two years ago, she had eye surgery to correct vision problems that she says were responsible for occasional stumbles onstage.

54.   Anderson had wrist surgery during the off season and then missed most of the preseason with a hamstring injury.

55.   Anderson is expected to have surgery this morning.

56.   Anderson will have surgery in a couple of weeks when the swelling subsides.

57.   Another patient said she ate because she was hungry all the time, and until she had surgery had never known what it meant to feel full.

58.   Another motivating favor is Darryl Strawberry, who will be watching from a New York hospital after having surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon.

59.   Another of the injured Dodgers, catcher Angel Pena, had surgery Thursday morning to repair a ligament in his right thumb.

60.   Anderson had corrective surgery to release a trapped nerve in his left foot.