Two weeks

Over the past week there has been continuing gradual lessening of the pain in the back.  There no longer appears to be any pain in the legs or buttocks.  The pain is pretty well localized to the area of the surgery.  I have been walking twice per day for a total of about 3 miles.  I could never have done that before the operation.  I go back to the doctor's tomorrow and will see what the future holds.  I hope to be able to take a trip that Val and I had planned to the Big Bend area in West Texas, but that is a lot of driving or riding in the car.  I'm pretty encouraged now that this is going to be possible.