Adrienne update:
Whereas the surgery went well, the problem now is will the vertebrate stay alilgned. She is now in a back brace and still hurting of course.
Xrays will be taken(no small event) to ascertain the alignment. Perhaps more surgery will need to be done. So she will be in the hospital for a while, and then probably transferred to a rehab center.
She is a senior, and it is felt that she will probably graduate with her class. (Home teaching help can be obtained.)