Almost famous

One side story to the whole back surgery episode was that right around the time of my surgery the surgeon who operated on me was being interviewed by Joanne Silberner of National Public Radio. Joanne's news story is on back pain and why people make the choices they do for treatment. She wanted to follow the stories of a couple of patients, and my surgeon gave her my name. She interviewed me right before the surgery and again last Friday, and now the story is supposed to run tomorrow morning on NPR's Morning Edition! I don't have an exact time yet, and there is still a chance that my interview will end up on the cutting room floor, but when/if I get more info, I will post it here. God, I hope I don't sound like a dork on national radio.

UPDATE 3/1 3:30pm: The word I got from Joanne this afternoon is that the piece will be a part of NPR's feeds at 5:40am, 7:40am, and 9:40am (all EST), with the caveat that the story may get bumped if some dramatic breaking news bursts on the scene. Her email also said that I am definitely still in the story, although it sounded like she may have shaved my segment down a bit. After noon tomorrow, the story will be available on NPR's website, and when I figure out what that means, I will post a link.