Ventral dural tear & Bone Spur

I live in Austin Texas and because of the CSF leak Foundation I was able to locate a specialist in Denver after 10 months of not having any answers here locally. it was determined very quickly that I had a large ventral tear between T6 and t7 caused by a bone spur. In 3 weeks I am having surgery to repair the tear and to have a thoracic laminectomy to fix the bone spur. I'm wondering if anybody else had this exact surgery. I'm wondering what my recovery will be like. I remember watching a video where a man needed to use a walker and crutches for several weeks. Is this is a possibility for me? I am ok with whatever it is, I am just wanting to prepare my business and my family of what to expect. thank you in advance for any replies.