Hi alexis7,

Thank you very much for your informative reply. I've also led a very physical lifestyle but I always thought that is what would keep me healthy and mobile into my older years. This is probably why I keep looking for possible reasons - such as long term use of omeprazole - for what might have caused my DDD and osteoporosis.

Did you get the fusion done very long ago? I am from the United States and I came to understand that it is no longer done there. Were you (or do you) living outside the US when you had it done?