The hip is gonna wait
I was born with a degenerative disc disease called Spondylolisthesis. I've had 5 back surgeries, 4 of them fusions. Im going to have my second anterior-posterior lumbar fusion. This is my first back surgery in 16 years and Ive had great success with it. My fitness level has been maintained at a high level all these years, that is until last September.
Ive worked with a team of surgeons who are also professors at Northwestern (surgery will be at Evanston Hospital). They believe the spine not only needs this, but may give me some relief in the hip since they are intertwined. Wont cure the pathology of my hip, but might buy me some time, which would be awesome for me after spending so much time in and out of hospitals these past 12 months. I should be out in 4-5 days. I told them 2