@sussaw Hi Susan, my pain doctor wanted to fuse my Si joints. I was going to have it done but then I looked into it on Google etc. and decided not to.

There is so much stuff that you are told not to do during the recovery time…like bending over, lifting more than five pounds, etc. I live by myself with two cats, both weigh over five pounds. Cat litter bags are 25 pounds. Some doctors told you not to drive for X amount of time.

One orthopedic doctor was totally against SI joint fusion. He said it was popular in the 90s and was coming back but he didn’t recommend it. Apparently the SI joints move very little…but their movement allows other joints to function. He reported that many people had initial pain relief but after awhile they developed hip pain, pain going down their legs, etc. because joints didn’t work well because the SI joints were fused.

Get on Google, Reddit, etc. and read about the fusion