Hi - there are many of us here who have had spinal fusion with varying levels of success. It is not necessarily the best choice if what is involved is mainly herniated discs. That is NOT the case with you, though, and because it is more of a structural correction, I think fusion would be a good choice, provided you have done your homework (as you are by being here!) and pick your surgeon carefully and wisely. It is also IMPERITIVE, I BELIEVE that the doctor utilizes a technique where your nervous system is being monitored throughout the entire operation. I went to one of the best, the Rothman Institute, and my surgeon did, of course, use this system. Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact name for it, and didn't have time to 'Google it' being on my lunch break here at work. If you don't have this done, the doctor could mistakenly possibly leave the screw in place impacting one of your nerves - L5 or someting, not exactly sure. One of my friends had this happen - the screw was too long, and it put pressure on that nerve and, tho now removed several years later, it did permanent damage. I don't mean to scare you, but I believe this is a very important thing!

EDITED TO ADD: I think the term I was looking for is neurophysiological monitoring ! At the time when I had to sign the consent form for it, I didn't know nearly as much about medicine in general as I know now, and I thought it was some big, long word. [Which I guess it is!!] I've been a Social Security Disability Claims Adjudicator for over four years now, and, believe me, I've seen it all Probably not really, but it sure seems that way!!

At any rate, keep reading here and pick your surgeon with care. Keep us posted, too!