Cut It Out

So I've been having back pain pretty much for a solid year now. Sometimes it is not so bad but often I have to take pain medicine. I had three epidural steriod injections into my spine last spring and that really helped for a few months. But it's back! (A little play on words.) I have a cyst on a facet joint at L5 in case you are wondering. Since the cyst is not doing anything but getting bigger, I'm going to have surgery on November 17 to remove it so that I can get back to normal. I thought that would be a good time because then I'll be recovering during Thanksgiving and get out of all the work! I may have a backache, but my mind is sharp as a tack.
It is not a big surgery and I'll only be in the hospital overnight. I can't lift or bend for a month so I can't keep Walker until the middle of December. So sad. Even though it is not a big deal, I do expect plenty of prayers, sympathy and maybe even some chocolate.