Please let us know how you're doing. A friend cashed in his retirement to travel to Germany decades ago for artificial disc replacement - it had not been approved in the US yet. He was in so much pain he had to use a cane to walk but now remains pain free today. He is a nurse, did all the research and then contacted medical tourism. He raves about the experience and the total cost, month stay in adjacent hotel for PT & post op visits, flying his family (parents & wife) twice to visit him, all was less than $10,000 (years ago). There were many phone calls and imaging reports discussed in advance. Germany is far more advanced in many medical procedures than the US.

I hope you're recovering well and your pain will be relieved.

Alexis Casazza