I have been suffering from severe low back pain for 2 years and never went and done anything about till until this year. in january the doctor did a MRI of my lumbar and found i have 3 disk that have degineritive disk diesese and its severe. The pain has gotton so bad i cannot hardly walk and i have been using a can for the last 2 months and epidoras did not work, infact i feel they may it worse but doubtful that could happen. I been on pain meds and they do not work. We have exhausted all other options. PT was a train wreck. I was litterally down for the count after that. I have to roll out of bed i cannot sit or stand or walk for more then 10 minuits. He suggested a spinal fusion and i hear different storys. I am assuming different people have different responses to the surgury. what is the chances this will fix me and what kind of hospital time am i looking at and will i ever be able to continue to drive a 18 wheeler afterwards???