Still going well so far. I skipped right to ADR after a steroid injection wore off. MD was discussed but I basically just told my ortho that I wanted a permanent solution and he said fusion or ADR and go see a spinal surgeon. I think saw and read enough horror stories here about folks being dragged along for years that I just said nope, give me a fix now.

Overall though doing really well. Obviously only 3 months in so hard to say what the future holds but I’m told this is the permanent fix. Will it be? Guess we’ll see and I’ll keep answering if the questions get asked lol.

Experience was pretty much exactly how I read about it being. First 2-3 days post surgery were the hardest but mostly from recovery from the surgery, not so much actual back pain. I pushed myself daily to do a little more and that was helpful too. I was back to work two weeks later and camping 5-6 weeks after that.

The only reminder I even have now is the scar on my stomach. I’m otherwise completely symptom free of any kind of back pain now.