I went over and tried to detect that yard of that wrecked house-I say TRIED,because I could not stand for 15 minutes,the pain in my back was so bad.......Dr. told me he could not guarantee how much relief,if any I would get from that fusion surgery....I have so much nerve damage in my back from arthritis,and my hips are trashed too,it makes walking and standing for any length of time a real pain,ha......But,they say that total healing from fusion surgery takes up to one year,it will be five months,April 20 th....On a lighter note,that titamium hardware in my back has my Garrett 1350 GTA RESPONDING NICELY,WHEN SCANNED ACROSS MY BACK,HA!!!......However,I am not ready to give up detecting yet......