[lcaillo]

Jim, our prayers will be with you. I am not very familiar with your surgery but maybe this will put it in a perspective that will ease your mind. My dad had a similar surgery about fifty years ago. He had serious back problems before, and while the recovery was slow, he had great improvement after that. Now that was half a century ago. Think about how far everything has come since then. Chances are likely pretty good that these surgeries are successful and safer these days, with fewer recovery difficulties.

Tell us more. Are you married, have kids?

We'll be thinkning of you and wish you and your family the best.