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The Dr. performed a laminectomy on discs T10 and T11. Tom also had a large cystic mass NOT detectable on any of the scans that was pushing on his spinal cord causing the numbness he experienced in his leg. The Dr. was able to decompress this mass, but says that only time will tell if the nerve damage is permanent. However, when I visited him after he was brought to his room, he had feeling in his toes and part of his leg which made him very happy. He will be getting up at least twice today and then transferred to Rehab tomorrow