My back is screwed together I would like to thank your equestrian world for most of the information I found on the internet after my surgery!

Just a few more answers - I think the metal they use now is usually titanium and that doesn't set off airport metal detectors. You can feel mine through the skin, but it's at a very bony part of my back right on the backbone. They don't feel like screws, just a little extra bumpy.

Follow-up appointments for the first 90 days for me were covered under the same cost as the initial surgery. No copays, no anything. I don't know if that was my insurance or the policy of the surgical center, but it made my life a lot easier.

And I'd say at this point surgery and/or bone stim are definitely valid options. Do you know why it isn't re-growing (just placement issues or something else)? I ask because they can pin you back together, but if there is an issue with bone growth it may still not fuse. Are you around people who smoke often? What are you taking for pain? For some people, anything other than Tylenol can slow bone re-growth.

Good luck! And be careful, or we'll talk you into giving up horses and switching to bikes