Maybe I mis-stated it! I meant that the nature of the injury itself is unique, in that success of surgery won't even be known for months. There is absolutely nothing anybody can do to speed up that 1 inch per month thing.
The Discovery Channel story on Mayo showing John's surgery was challenged since they couldn't just wait around for months to show the success - as opposed to heart surgery where the patient looks awful before, then comparitively pretty durn good not too long after the procedure.
Ellen