Any TMS MBS success stories of the aged (apart from Dr. Sarno himself)?

I have an 82 year old friend that has been recommended major surgery, by a back-surgeon. I gave this friend Dr. Sarno's Healing Back Pain a few years ago, but I don't think he read it. As a Sarno/now A Gordon veteran everything this friend tells me about his condition says to me that it's a classic mind-body problem (it often sounds like he's reading from HBP when he tells me his symptoms!).

He's a dear friend and if he were 10 or 20 years younger I'd be adamant that he consult a PPD/TMS etc. doc before he had surgery. My question is, at that age is it wise to try to make him see the mindbody light one more time, or could his condition really merit surgery?

...and I know it rarely works to force mindbody info down peoples throats, but I'm thinking the 6 to 12 months of recovery time, the surgeon says he's in for, might make him take another look. What would you do if he were your friend?

Thanks!

 

Walt Olesky was 82 or 83. He is now deceased but his story & posts should help.

https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/members/walt-oleksy-rip-2021.520/ (Walt Oleksy (RIP 2021))

 

Recently I read of someone healed from 76 (or maybe more?) years of back pain through TMS work.