Surgery Went Fine

The surgery started late but no surprise there-- and lasted about two and half hours.   The T12 vertebrate was in the worst shape but Dr. Buriel said that it was no problem to fix it and restore it to its original height (it had collapsed on the top).    He was also able to strengthen the lumbar vertebrate as well.   He drilled a hole in the vertebrate, filled a balloon up to help create a cavity then filled it up with cement.  It's pretty cool because the fissures in the vertebrate get filled up with cement as well.  The only incident was one of the balloons popped.   No problem though-- the balloon is sterile and its now encased in cement.   I haven't seen her yet as she is supposed to be flat on her back for two hours in recovery afterwards.  He also said two cool things: 1) she should feel relief as early as tonight from the deep pain she has been feeling and 2) she may be able to go tomorrow.   Thanks for patiently waiting for this post!