Thanks. I think I am going to push for full lumbar fusion. It seems that they are going to have to operate at this point and having my life interrupted every 4 years is starting to wear me down, better to just get it all out of the way and hope for the best.

I cant keep a job and I cant finish school without my back going to pieces on me, maybe the time for playing conservatively is over. Hopefully since I've seen the same doc for all surgeries he understands my situation.