DEAR TRACIE, I WOULD REALLY THINK THIS OVER!!! I HAD THIS DONE AND THE PAIN NEVER WENT AWAY I FEEL WORSE THEN BEFORE I HAD THE OPERATION AND ITS BEEN 7 YEARS I WISH TO GOD I NEVER HAD THIS DONE AND TO BE HONEST I MAVE MET 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO SAY THE EXACT SAME THING AS ME AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE UNDONE MY HONEST ANSWER IS I WOULD NOT DO IT YOU NEED TO RESEARCH THIS TILL THERE IS NO MORE TO READ ON IT I THINK YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT FEEL THE SAME AS I DO AS FOR RECOVERY TIME I DONT FEEL THAT PERTAINS FOR I HAVE HAD MORE PAIN THEN BEFORE AND SHOOTING STABBING NON STOP PAIN DOWN MY RIGHT LEG IT HURTS TO STAND SIT LAY YOU NAME IT I AM NOT SAYING THIS TO SCARE YOU I AM JUST BEING 100% HONEST I SWEAR TO GOD ON THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A 2ND AND EVEN 3RD OPINON BEFORE YOU DO GO THROUGH THIS!!!! SORRY I WILL NOT SUGARCOAT THIS OR LIE TO YOU OR TELL YOU WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAR JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I AND 4 OTHER FRIENDS/FAMILY ALL AGREE ON .