Hi Alexis,

Thanks for.writing me.
Did you get the surgery etc for the spinal cord. Stimulator? I am scared to do the lumbar fusion. Initially when I did see what they were goung.to put in my back, I got very reluctant. The neurosurgeon said he wasnt going to give me pain meds as I take benzos. I habe grade 1/spondolethesis, stenosis and if I am correct narrowing of the canal.
When I initially did a.search and the Mayo Clinic came up, there was a link to a woman's post op info and she journaled.what she could.do and.couldn't for a year. It scared me.
I wish I could write to her but am not on Facebook.
I have barely been able to walk well or for long, (3 yrs now). I live in the country with rocky and dirt roads so trying to walk with a walker is out of the question, let alone walking down 4 stairs.
Sometimes I swim.
In 2018 I was.put out and they gave me shots in my sacral joints and the next day I had to crawl around my apt. I should have sued them.
I also have issues with my hip, and it goes out of place. Shoes are.a problem as none make my feet feel.good and.sometimes I feel my old legs feel like I have someone else's on my body. I had insoles.made and they are too tight in my shoes. The person who made.them wouldn't remake them and only accepted cash.
I used to be really active and lived in NYC where one walks everywhere. I used to be an avid scuba diver.
I dont.want to be in a wheelchair and again Leary of this op.
Pls keep in touch.