Thank you so much for bumping up this thread. Rachael, do you have a date for your surgery yet? I still haven't heard anything about mine. This info is really helpful, and allows me to plan better for the eventual day that I will go through this. I just know this is going to work, and while I may not emerge at the end pain free, I will at the very least be able to return to a lot of the things I have been able to give up. Hopefully I will be able to buy another motorcycle and ride with my family again. I can hardly wait.
Tracy