Dear Rocky
Sincerely sorry to hear of your experience. I hope you are well on the road to recovery. Rest assured, you will walk and even run again.
I had my surgeries with Dr Dragan (RIP) and Dr Jamal in 2004 and can attest to a good result. Dr Dragan died of a heart attack as far as I know.
I don't know how it is done today but in my time and fortunately for me, it was quite organised and run smoothly. Dr Jamal, bless him, visited me almost daily to do my clicking, which I wasn't able to do unassisted. I've always had a good experience with Dr Jamal. I have no business affiliation with him and he is someone I would consider a friend, being of roughly similar age.
No two patients will have the same experience and no doctor will have a perfect record. I think all should bear in mind there is no surgery without risk and this being one of the, if not the most extreme type of surgery out there, one should always tread with caution and think long and hard before committing to anything, as well as weigh the risks vs the rewards carefully.
If there is anything I can do for you, let me know.