Might be worth asking if a microdiscectomy might be a better surgery? Basically they shave off the part of the disc that is pressing on the nerve. The problem with multiple disc problems is when you fuse 2 levels of the spine together is causes more pressure on the next 2 levels of the spine (above and below) I was told that I wouldn't find a doctor that would do more then a one level fusion because it would be a never ending processes of continuing fusions (does that make sense?)

I had the micro done at L3/4 and it along with a SCS (spinal cord stim) gave me a few years of mostly pain/med free time I now have to live with spinal stenosis. So your story might be different. But having only one level of fusion (IMHO ) with all the different levels of injury won't give you much, if any success. ( I am not a doctor, only a washed up paramedic nursing student) but I have been living with my back pain for over 10 years now...

Hope this helps,and let me know if you have any other questions / Rob

I tried to post a link to microdiscectomy , but I don't have enough post to do that yet, I urge you to look it up.