Saw your post, I am 80 this year and have been dealing with OA of mostly the lower back for about 60 yrs. OA in neck too but I manage. Never had a back surgery and that is not high on my list of "want to do's".

I have two MRI's after hip replacement in 2010 and talk about a lot of stuff that sounds horrible, but still would NOT do back surgery. Hip replacement left me with 3 major complications.

I have done a lot of bodywork in my life and take a good number of supplements for OA issues and hear a lot about PRP/Stem Cells working if the issue is NOT really really bad. I've had some prolotherapy injections over the last 10 yrs and they have helped me...shoulder pain was gone for 3 yrs.

Insurance does not cover these regenerative injections. If money were no issue for me, I'd be at the doc's working with PRP/Stem Cells.

Just thought I'd drop a few words your way. C