I don't have a particular question but I wanted to post this. I have a 30 year old son who we are completely estranged from. Too personal to go into here but we do not communicate (other than the occasional toxic emails that I get from him from time to time. Have not seen him for 10 years.

He emailed me (he does that on occasion) that he is having the following procedure done. His entire email was given as a medical report.

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Instumentation Cervical 5- Cerival6, Cervical 6-Cervical 7 with Poly Ether Ketone Cage, allo/Autograft and Iliac Crest Bone Graft.

He is also having a team in the operating room and they are called PhysIOM. I looked it up. So I know what they do.

My husband has had spinal stenosis and similar back problems for 20 years and no one will touch him surgically speaking.

I looked this up on wikipedia and there is a mention that after having this done a person can resume normal activity in 2 to 3 days. I find that hard to fathom but what the heck do I know.

There is absolutely no way I have any input on what my son does or will do at any time in his future existence.

He also wrote 7 lines of side effects that include blindness, death, etc. And why he does this to us I have no idea either. But he is what he is.

I would assume that some of you have had this procedure.?

Melody