Hello everyone, I found out today my insurance company will cover the surgery. My insurance company is Primary Physician Care out of Charlotte, NC and is in the Crescent Network. I am happy about it but it is bittersweet as I am nervous about the surgery,naturally.

My neurosurgeon will be Dr. Jon
Silver of Mountain Neurological here in Asheville, North Carolina. This will be his first Charite surgery due to the insurance companies not covering it. He has been highly recommended to me and I have full confidence in him. I would prefer an experienced surgeon, but we're in new territory.

I am 41 and was, very active, scuba diver, tennis, etc. I just don't know what to expect. How long of a recovery, realistically? 2 months. I just wonder what I will feel like after recovery. Will I play tennis again? Scuba dive? I do appreciate this website; it is this website that made my decision to do it.