Just found your thread and decided to read up on it. Your sitch sounds very similar to mine. Everything Dawn has said is right on the money! Take all that to heart!
Even though it sounds like your W is reasonable now w.r.t the S as far as keeping it short, working on things, prepare yourself for a long haul. I am not saying this discourage you, but, most likely, every time you hit a new low in your R with W, there will be a newer even lower low after that. This will take quite a long time. Check out my thread if you want, my sitch started just like yours in the fall of 07. 2 years further, I am starting to see glimpses here and there of my old W, and they are getting longer. Just prepare yourself for a long trip.
