@heisenberg34 What "additional surgery" has been proposed? A re-do of the fusion? More fusion? After my laminectomy, when I began noticing the numbness in my feet, the spine surgeon said, "If I had gone ahead and done the fusion of L4/L5/S1 at the time of the laminectomy, that would probably have prevented the issues with your feet. That was over a year ago and he hasn't mentioned surgery since. They I read that you HAD a fusion and it still did NOT resolve your issues. So it does give me pause. If I felt the fusion had a "good chance" of improving my radiculopathy, I'd jump on the OR table right away. But, of course, there are no certainties or guarantees with surgery. The way he explained it makes perfect sense. "If we fuse, we remove the disc tissue between the vertebrae and place a spacer, which will increase the space back to its original height between the vertebrae. Since I have NO disc left at L5/S1, this would add half an inch just in that one space. Returning the height between vertebrae would open the foramen on each side and allow more space for the nerves to exit the spine without being compromised." So.... mechanically.... it sounds like the perfect solution. But no guarantee. 🙁 Obviously, the skiing may have aggravated or worsened something. Seems it would at least be time to ask for another MRI to take a closer look!!