I am so sorry to hear this, Rosie! I will lift you up in prayer! My mother just went through lower back surgery a few months ago...
how is your mom doing. how long did it take her to recover. did she do physical theraphy after. does she have any restrictions. does she feel like her old self before the pain. and the really big question.....if she had a "do over option"....and she knows what she knows now, would she have the surgery again.
I know that when I went thru the knee replacement, the first two weeks, I was in a lot of pain, but afterwards I was glad that I went thru the surgery.