Your story sounds like I'm reading something I wrote! I have fibro and DDD and crohns disease. THE BEST THING I EVER DID was get the spinal fusion on my L4-L5. I am pain free now and soooooooooo much better. The first two weeks you may be hating life and wishing you did not do it, BUT I PROMISE life after is so much better. When you get rid of that pain the fibro seems to fall in the background. I really recommend it.View Thread