just out of curiosity, why did you refuse the surgery? i got fusion on my back and it was the best thing ever. i'm not gonna lie, the recovery period is incredibly painful, but the worst of it is over after about 2 weeks.
To OP, Day 18, keep it going!
Nanaki... refused surgery due to doctor giving equal odds on 1)getting better, 2)getting worse, 3)no change.
I ended up going through Cox Distraction for 2-3 months and epidural injections (which hurt like heck).
I still feel it 3 years later, but I'm 95% recovered. I don't think I'll ever get that last 5% back!