Well, I'm back. No pun intended.

The hospital was top-notch. The rooms were single-occupancy, and mine had french doors that opened to a private 2nd-story balcony overlooking some trees. The nurses actually responded within 2 minutes of ringing the call button, and the food was actually palatable. I couldn't complain at all with the hospital, staff, or surgeons for that matter. It was like a medical utopia and everyone working there knew it and took pride in making it perfect. There was even an extra bed for a guest. Since my sister is an RN, she stayed in the room with me for the first couple of nights to help smooth the transition of getting a new disc implanted into my spine.

The pain was pretty significant, but within 2 days I was back to my regular meds, where I still am. Overall, the procedure was far less painful than the stupid intradiscal injections I had at the Spinal Diagnostics center in Daly City, CA. After I had those injections I couldn't walk for 3 weeks because of pain, but after this disc replacement surgery, I was able to reasonably move around after 4-5 days.

Now I'm just laying about, lethargic and sleepy. Thinking healing thoughts. Its too soon to tell if it helped or not, but it is nice to be back home.

Thanks for asking :-)