OK, ok, it's not really bionic, … yet. On [2018-05-29] I had surgery for spinal decompression and Intradural disk herniation repair at L4-L5, anterior fusion at L4-L5, and artificial disc replacement at L5-S1. This documents some history and how I got to that point as well as my recovery. I am frequently asked "what happened?", and I don't recall any specific event, but I wrestled in grade school and high school, and I was know for all kinds of contortions.