Thank you for sharing your story it gives me hope that my minimally invasive spine surgery will work out. I’m having MI surgery for the same reason you did. I have Spondylolisothesis in my 3-4 vertebrae and degenerative disc disease in my 4-5 lumbar vertebrae. I’m having both levels fused. I got 3 opinions from 3 different surgeons and they all basically said the same thing. The surgeon I went with made me feel comfortable and answered all my questions. I have severe anxiety/ depression and sought mental health therapy, because I was so scared about this surgery and was having panic attacks. This really helped me and it helped my pain, because I was so tense and anxious it helped me relax. I have medical PTSD from having 4 lumbar discectomies in my 4-5 lumbar disc, spread out over many years, due to a congenital abnormality in my 4-5 lumbar vertebrae and hips.