KLG did you have a fusion with your laminectomy? My first surgery was without a fusion and after a couple of years I had the fusion and that worked for a while. I feel like with spinal stenosis we will continually be fighting this painful problem. I decided to try the vertiflex this time because my surgeon did not want to do another surgery because of all the scar tissue around the area. I am still on the fence about the vertiflex. I would love to hear from more people that have had that done but so far I only see disappointed patients. (myself is one). I do understand that once you have it inserted, you get more relief when you opt to have injections. I had mine done in February and have had very little relief. However, my surgeon explained it will take a while to heal because of the severity of my stenosis. I wish I had more positive results to share with you. Since it has been only 2 months since I had it done I hope I can relay some positive feedback in the next month. I do not go back to the Dr. until May.