Thank you for your acknowledgment and support. The time lapse since the spinal fusion of L5-S1 has been almost ten years. I am wondering when the rods will wear down. After the spinal cord stimulator was placed in last year, which has been successful, the neurosurgeon who placed it in, is very communicative and responsive when I contact him. He referred me to a scoliosis neuro at the Barrow in Phoenix, and he ordered imaging. Thank goodness he ordered a CT Scan and not a MRI, as with the SCS, it is a vey laborious process when in the "tunnel". I lightly freaked out the last time, as it was to be two 30 minute sessions, and I could only handle one session. I am looking forward to seeing the specialist next month, and go from there. My curiosity and interest is what the curvature is. I am extremely active, just turned 69, and cannot think of being on the sidelines.