David--I was taking dexamethasone nasal spray for my fungal sinusitis and the dose was too large. My adrenals had conked out.

Billye: I've emailed my surgeon and asked himi for the stimulator

Cathie--you didn't miss anything.

Basically, the radiologist thinks that fusing will take years---there's a big space for the bone to traverse. He wasn't worried and he's a spine radiologist. He said to get the facet injected and I'd be fine.

The pain guy said get the facet injected and then the pain nerve to the facet deadened.

A rehab doc I know says that I could get some facet injections or ablation, and feel comfortable for a couple of years, and at the end of that, I could be fused.

But the surgeon says he's never seen anybody fuse when there's so little bone at a year. He says there's no chance.

I don't think it even matters who I believe, the only choice is to get pain control and live it out and see what happens.