I was looking at the date of this post and wondering if you did indeed go through with it. If you did, I hope that it helped. I am about 8 days past a spinal fusion, bit I was in a similar situation where I just couldn't do anything without being in pain. This is not a fun process, and it is difficult to get around. If you did indeed have the surgery, please contact me. I would like to exchange stories ie: what helped, didn't , etc.

Thanks,
Teach