Thank you for your feedback Leesa ... I appreciate you taking the time to answer me.

My doc will decide during the surgery if I need the fusion - I have researched him thoroughly and really feel he is the best in the area and I feel quite comfortable that he will make the best decision. Initially, from looking at the MRIs, he felt that all I would need was the decompression - but asked for the flexibility to make the decision on the operating table.