I am careful with weights and leverage, but am feeling better today. I have my post-op checkup with the neurologist tomorrow, early AM, and I hope he'll tell me (and my "nurse") that I can do whatever I feel like within reason. I know I will have to be somewhat cautious for several months at least. Heck, with a 50 year history of back problems, being somewhat cautious has been a way of life for me.