We were both quite a bit younger and less bold when the "slice and dice" boys got a hold of our backs. My serious issues began with my first cage that was put in at the infamous and ever popular L5-S1.............without support. It was the surgery du jour back then and we were all getting cages, some with support, some without. Most of us that had no support lived to regret it. My cage rotated and tilted by three months post op and the surgeon DENIED it happened. There was all sorts of nerve damage.

I am feeling pretty secure about the scs implant although I am told it will be more complicated than ususal. The surgeon does nothing but brain and spinal implants and I trust Pain Man's judgement after 13 years. This is his surgeon of choice. Fingers crossed.