[RevSmoke]

Sitting in a bed at the hospital post-op. Vicadin and water mean I am fairly comfortable. seem it will heal well. Now, we can only pray that the surgery does what we were hoping it would do. Doctor told me that this was not a "fusion" but a "disk decompression" - it was a reduction of bone material, and that I "could" take the meds that inhibit bone growth.

Hmmm, if the reason I was supposed to lay off cigars post surgery was because they inhibit bone growth, then...

Yeah, I am thinking I might have cigar sooner than I thought I would.

Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers.

Peace of The Lord be with you.