Hi, what is neurotin? About your surgery, it seems like everyone is different, a great majority of people still have pain long after their surgery, I do and I had the surgery in 1990, so don't expect the best, but don't hope for the worst. My bone came from a bone bank, some have it taken from their hip which usually works better, a little late for me to find this out but from everything I have ever read, people that use their hip bone have a better outcome, much better. I've never been happy with my surgery, it kept me from being paralayazed, but its hurt ever since, and today its kicked back in with new and worst pain even taking pain pills don't work so good...hey good luck and keep a postive outlook on things, and hope they used your hip bone for the replacement bone...and your walking and using your hands, that's good too.