It looks like I will have to have surgery to remove some bone spurs in my left shoulder. This is a new area for me and I was wondering how long it might be before I could get back into backpacking after surgery? If anyone has any experience with this type of surgery and recovery, I would like to hear about it so that I know what to expect. I also walk nearly every day for a few miles just for exercise and wanted to know how surgery might effect my walking routine.