i didnt want to post this on rodneys thread below, but the dr is recomending i have back surgery, this is for vertebra numbers 3, 4 and possibley 5, the discs in 3 and 4 are putting a lot of pressure on my spinal colum, [ life long hard work as well as life long farming, trucking, and heavy equipment operator], now my problem with this is i have talked with 13 people who have has this sugery, over the years, i have yet to meet one who actually recovered from it, once i have to have it,the trucking is over and the truck will be sold , as i will not be able to drive it anymore, due to the "fire" running down the back of both legs into my toes this may be soon, so.. have any of you had this sugery,and actually recovered, and gone back to a similer profession? and if not what did you find to do after the sugery, i posted this here because there are a very broad variety of folks on this forum and im trying for maximun information, right now im taking asperin and still "hobby farming" and trucking localy