Thanks Dave - It is good to hear you are so well after your surgery. That's what is so good about this site - you do hear from people who have been helped by surgery as well as those who haven't and this really helps. I think my lower back is a little less painful now so if he does offer the same op further up when I go for my appointment this week I will probably go for it. He is doing a scan first to check if the bone graft and fusion he did in January has taken. Thanks for the tip about pillows - I will give it a go.

Take care
Sally