Dear Donna Mc - Maybe I still have some surgical PTSD...but I read your note with tears in my eyes! I'm so extremely happy for you!!! It's so important for you to share your experiences with those who are contemplating such a surgery. Please continue to do so. And be certain to follow your doc and later, PT restrictions. You feel great now but don't get too giddy and too far ahead of yourself. You have a better, pain-free future ahead...