Good afternoon @tin, welcome to Connect. As mentors, we are a group of patients and former patients who just might have something of value to share with you. For example, my laminectomy with fusion was done many years ago. The fusion was accomplished by adhering bones from my hip joint to my vertebrae. That type of surgery was chosen because a spinal surgery a few years before did not produce the results that it was supposed to.

I do remember that I had the surgery right before Christmas so I wouldn't miss too much work at the college where I was a student counselor. I also remember that it was important to keep turning me quarter turns to make sure things stayed in balance. I was able to play golf and attend a ballroom dancing class with my husband and daughter within a few months. I think tennis took longer because of the hard stops. Since that time I have never had a back issue.

My personal trainer at the time taught me two or three must-do exercises and I did them every day. My surgeon whose wife was one of my golf partners, was satisfied with the outcome and so was I.

Today there must be lots of new products and surgical techniques but the basic issues are the same. However, just to make sure, would you be comfortable sharing more details about your situation and I will ask @jenniferhunter to bring you up to date on the surgery itself.

Is flexibility your biggest concern?

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris