My brother earlier last year told me that his doc told him he "needed" a back surgery. Mike is 73 soon and has been a golfer all this adult life both workwise and recreationwise. So golfers do end up with nasty backs, many of us do...I'm one also but not a golfer.

So today talking to him, he's on East Coast I'm West Coast, he said he was doing pretty good, working again in his field and playing golf weekly. He said his back is no worse and he's doing exercise and chiro work and some PT now and then, but no surgery...thank goodness. So glad he heard me.