10/03/2022
Thursday I had my back surgery, all 12 1/2 hours. Original plan was to fuse 4 vertebrae ultimate results. 9 vertebrae fused because of all the deterioration. Care has been wonderful here and today I walked three halls and climbed a flight of stairs up and down. Walked to the end of the second hall to see cathedral at Pitt. The plan is to come home tomorrow afternoon as long as the wound vac slows down. All this on Tylenol and a muscle relaxer. Feel pretty good considering what they did. Walking on my own without cane or walker!!!!