It's my spine that's in bad shape, all in areas where the outcome of surgery is not certain, I made the same decision last year, fix what we can so I could deal with the rest better, I got the carpal tunnel fixed in both hands now the numbness, weakness, tingling, and the constant aching is 100% gone ! Now I think I have a hip problem! At least they can fix those. My weight is a different story it has steadily been creeping up for years now I'm 5'11" and approaching 270, got to do something about that.