Hi! I am new here and want some suggestions on how to procede to my next step of care. In May of 2008 I had a laminectomy/discetomy on L5-S1 for a herniated disc with nerve compression. The surgery worked great for a few years but now I am in a constant state of pain. My last MRI was in 2011 showed bulging discs and severe facet arthritis and degenerative disc disease. I am currently on Pain management with oxycotin. I went to a spine specialist and he said he could do a fusion but that my other discs are at risk so he said it was a 50/50 chance of helping or hurting worse! I have also done multiple lumbar epidurals (no pain relief) and facet injections (no relief). I am now doing PT but the therapist told me that the fact of the matter is I have a bad back and nothing really is going to help. I still am trying the PT but alot of it is lying on my back and it takes me a couple of days to recover from it. I just recently got approved for SSDI ( thank goodness!). I'm just tired of being in pain and getting really depressed. Any ideas on what I could do next besides surgery? Thanks for listening.