[Wish I was paifree]

to start off I hurt my back in Oct 2008, pain is in lower back and down left leg. Dr said I had a herniated disc. I went through pt the injections and still didnt help. so first surgery was in March 2009, it didn't help at all so Dr sent me to pain management to try different things, so by then I got tired of the way surgeon wasnt doing nothing but brushing me off I switched. Second surgery was June 2010 which he did a fusion again didn't help but relieve leg pain for two weeks, found out on MRI that fusion didn't fuse so here we go again trying everything in the mean time, my mother said get away from these county drs and go further out so that's what I did now I have two surgeons working with me a neoro and ortho. So third surgery was July 2011 which they did a revision of the second surgery they removed hard wear and compressed the disc for the third time and did a interbody graft cage. Ok so again didn't help so CT scan was done in March which stated another incomplete fusion. So back to trying more things while drs think more injections, water therephy, still no relieve. Surgeon is talking about doing a anterior and posterior fusion now so he sent me to a higher dr for a second opion on it since its a difficult surgery, oh and not to mention I have a spacer buried under all the scar tissue. Well he said go ahead with it. I went to my surgeon two weeks ago and signed the ok for surgery my surgery date is August 2012. So went to surgeons office again today to talk to dr about surgery he said he thought bout the surgery and wants to change it he now wants to go back in the back clean some of he scar tissue up and put bigger screws in and see if it fuses then, but he also wants me to talk to pain management about getting the epidural stemulator done first. Please someone what should I do am so confused right now. Am tired of being in pain and taking all this medication can't do the stuff I use to do because of all this. I do collect SSI now and Medicare starts in August I feel so old not to mention am not even 40 yet