Five Level Lower Back Fusion - 9 Months Later

 It has been 9 months since I had 5 lower back disks fused together...  While I have never experienced any pain, my right leg does not have the strength to walk up steps which may or may not be a byproduct of the surgery.  However, while I can walk, I cannot walk fast nor does my walking seem to be done without effort, like it was before...  

I also have difficulty putting on socks so all of my shoe wearing, including tennis shoes, is done without socks.

My sleeping positions on both sides or on my back.  I don't remember sleeping on my stomach but I don't even try as that would bend my back the wrong way, I think.

I have a little trouble stepping over the sides of the hot tub but it has not detered me from soaking in the hot water or using the therapeutic jets.

Bending over is a little bit of a problem but bening my knees or holding onto something compensates so the stuggle is minimal.

All in all, my choices were do nothing 9 months ago which was not really an option, take shots that would temporarily mask the pain and help the movement, or fuse the disks via surgery.  I saw no reason to postpone the inevitable.