oh yeah, I think we both know that there will likely be some point where he'll need to go the surgery route. He's been very lucky in that he's managed to "manage" (for lack of a better word) it down to a nice remission for about 3 years now - but it took a long time to get to a place where he felt even close to normal (and still struggles sometimes).

But yeah, even in the last 5 years the technology has really grown by leaps and bounds! It's all only going to get better and easier and new studies keep popping up :D