Glad to hear everything went well and that the lesion was centrally located. My son's doc is extremely pleased with his recovery. He has been cleared for BP and can do bodyweight exercises. He is 4 months post-surgery now. I have had to keep an eye on him during his recovery - not to encourage him to do any exercises, but to rein him in from doing too much of anything he is allowed to do. He went a little overboard with pushups last week. He decided to run cross-country this fall. I think that helped satisfy his competition cravings, let him be part of a team, and I wonder if it helped his recovery by stimulating blood flow.