I had spinal fusion surgery in February 2024. I definitively had problems before - but the surgery didn't help. In fact, my balance and lumbar pain have worsened. Would I do it over again? I'd get more opinions on how to treat the issues. I'd not choose this dramatic an intervention. I'd do more research into options.

Two years later, I'm still walking like Frankenstein and unable to walk very far without pain. Not the result I had hoped for, or expected.