Hi and welcome. I've lived and dealt with spondy for about 30 yrs...Never Surgery.

I do have sciatic nerve damage from hysterectomy about 30 yrs ago also...don't know if these are connected. I believe I developed spondy before the sciatic issue.

There is a LOT of good information on the Neuropathy group here. I deal with nerve damage from hip replacement in 2010. Bodywide OA going on 60 yrs. I have no desire to do any back surgery. I have posted a lot in the arthritis group here also.