Oh boy~~My heart goes out to you. Life just doesn't seem fair at times. Having back surgery may lay you up for some time. A friend of ours was out of work for 4 months. Maybe you had better do one thing at a time here so your not rushed into the work world too fast before healing. Oh boy~~Theres goes my codependancy. Trying to tell you what to do. I didn't mean to do that. Just thinking out loud. Hang in there and I wish you well with your Dr's appointment.....