Well, he is in surgery right now, they are going to remove the spacer, scrape out the infection, put a new spacer in, 6 more weeks of trips to louisville for anitbiotics. He is in good spirits but given the amount of meds in him he should be!!! He was even asking about fishin Peabody again next spring and wondering when I was going to get him some manure for his garden. Thanks for the prayers, he is one tough old coot thats for sure!!!