From The Pittsburgh Tribune Review-
Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik is scheduled to undergo his second back surgery in nine months this morning at UPMC Mercy hospital.
Zubik, 61, said Wednesday that pain in his right leg and foot has been increasing in recent weeks, making it difficult for him to walk on stairs. The ordeal has made it easier for him to empathize with people facing much bigger problems than his.
"I'm just letting this opportunity help me, I hope, to become a better shepherd," Zubik said at the offices of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Downtown.
During the four-hour surgery, Father Ronald Lengwin, interim general secretary since July 1, will head the diocese. Zubik has cleared his schedule for the rest of January but said he expects to run the diocese from his bed while he recuperates.
Zubik first underwent back surgery in April. The initial surgery was a success, he said, and the current problems are due to a similar but separate problem. He described today's surgery as a laminectomy to shave off part of the bone near the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in his lower back.
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_716793.html
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