Thanks, Eric. About to head to bed now ... it's almost 3 AM on the right coast, but I closed the gallery today and did a little cleaning before I left for the hospital, and just finished up some more cleaning plus four loads of wash ... it's the only time I've had to do anything since last week. Told Bunky he'd better get well soon so he can get back to doing his chores around the house ... I don't do vacuuming. ;-) In a message dated 11/15/2010 2:49:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ericwelch@xxxxxx writes: Great news it's over! Give Bunky my best. Eric Sent from my iPad On Nov 14, 2010, at 10:56 PM, _MomMamiya7@xxxxxxxx (mailto:MomMamiya7@xxxxxxx) wrote: Hi WOC, Yep, the remedies were a hit. Bunky was a bit better today, and I'm hoping they'll place him in a rehab facility tomorrow, either at the hospital or at the Watermark on Logan Circle. Spine damage was extensive. After over an hour of prep time in the OR, the surgery itself lasted three hours ... Doc said it was severe nerve compression on both sides of his spine from L2 down to S1. Major problem was Bunky being unable to have heavy duty narcotics after the surgery because of the brain damage from Lipitor. We'd been told the procedure was risky beforehand, but when the neurosurgeon came up to talk to me after it was over, he said that having seen Bunky's spine, if it had been himself, he would have risked the operation also. These days with back surgery they usually throw you out of the hospital after two nights, but they've kept Bunky five so far ... don't know how long rehab will be, but they won't release him until he can climb a flight of stairs. Having seen our home, you know why I've insisted upon that. ;-) Thanks for asking ... did I tell you how happy I am that it's finally over? xxx Rita In a message dated 11/14/2010 2:06:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _woc2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:woc2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes: Thought you might like them. How is Bunky doing? From: _nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) [mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of _MomMamiya7@xxxxxxxx (mailto:MomMamiya7@xxxxxxx) Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 1:34 PM To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; f4@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Olympus E-PL1 Hi all, Just wondering if the photog system is down again, or nobody's talking. Have received nothing since WOC's amazing home remedies post, some of which I'll definitely use. Bunky had major back surgery on Wednesday, so I've not been checking in much. Thought this morning would be a good time to catch up, but there's not much here so thought I'd write. Rita