Also a good bed.

Removed? Removed then fused or what? Doesn't sound right to me, not natural. If my spine was meant to be fused, it would have come that way. I know there are some minimally invasive surgeries which people have had a lot of success with. Also, I guess I've heard that they now have synthetic discs they can replace your bad one with. Last resort though for me.

yes my bulging disk after many years of treatment finally broke and went into my spinal-cord cutting it .. leaving me with lots of health problems .. yes they removed the disk and fused the verts ... the result is inability to walk without a walker fluid control problems numbness from the lower back down but lots of pain in hips and above the L4-5 .. which is the same place mine went out ... so yes id highly advise gettin sumthing done before yopu end up like me ......