[Maria]

I followed this too in latter years and haven't been displeased. Who knows maybe I woulda been better w/more surgery, maybe not. All I know is I wasn't psychologically prepared to be worse at all and felt Ok w/where I was at compared to where I had been post 2nd surgery and quite a number of years.

Then again.. who knows. Some people would say you're going to feel some "gut" reaction anyway and being nervous/scared is normal though I'm trusting my own instincts more and more after some bad trial and error. Again all is subject to change at any time re more surgery~ just felt that the time surgery was auth'd I wasn't really ready or had been more ready at an earlier time when WC was taking their time w/the auth (gave it, took it back, had to go another 2 more years to get it again and by then I felt differently spine wise).

Good luck either way. I'm sure you'll make a well researched thought out decision whatever you do.