I'll add my best wishes, from t'other side of the world too. I must admit all my experiences of being a hospital patient have been gener= ally positive, including having an anaphylactic event that put me in hospit= al for 24 hours a couple of years ago. Will be thinking of you. Regards Alan > Yep, >=20 > Best of Luck & looking forward to seeing the Xrays. >=20 > RP >=20 > On 12 January 2015 at 17:11, Brent Brown > wrote: >=20 > > > Tomorrow afternoon a nicely experienced neurosurgeon plans to > > > perform a "discectomy, & C4-C5 spinal fusion with VA LP cage". (Cage > > > made of PEEK with titanium front plate - latest model with only 2 > > > bone anchor screws > > but > > > better ability to compensate for vertebra angles, I'm told). In this > > > day and age, a relatively minor procedure in most cases. > > > > All the best Russell, let us know how it goes - hope they use decent > > thread locking compound~! Send pictures? ;-) > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .