[treefrog]

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing your story. It is admirable that you want to help others, by letting them know what can go wrong. I really hope that you are able to find someone who can figure out a way to help you. No one should have to live like this.

I was also a single parent raising my son, coincidentally born in 1984 too.

Can I ask if you got bone density tests done before you had surgery, or since then even?

Also, what was your reasoning for asking to have the Charite discs removed and putting in Maverick discs?

I am struggling to figure out how to determine which disc is better. Though from all I have heard, I don't think I would ever want a Charite. I assume that the Charite was the disc to use though, back in 2004.

Again, thank you for sharing your story, and I hope you find some pain relief.