[fireyangel76]

LC,
I have those coated screws in so I shall keep my fingers crossed and hope the bone grows around them.

Well now we are a group of two! I also wonder where all those others who have had this procedure are?

Nope, I don't have any other wonderful new materials in my back...yet!
I am with you. I started to become active and try to live a somewhat rather normal life about a month ago. That's when it went down hill. I must say I am able to get some relief when I lay down which I could not before surgery..So I suppose that is progress.

I got new xrays today and I go to my surgeon Wed. The screws look good to me but what do I know!

All this time I thought that being a nurse I knew so much about medicine and health. I am coming to understand the hard way that I know nothing about backs. I also am finding that there are too many Doc's that just don't know that much about backs either.

I'm hanging in too. I keep you posted!
Betsy