I have been looking for an "educational" type video that shows what spinal fusion surgery looks like. I have been able to find several videos that are right there in the surgical room, but those are quite overwhelming! This video link just shows an animation- no blood! It is fairly similar to what my surgery looked like. Here is the link if you want to watch.
https://youtu.be/GXUqq5TnmvIAlso- here is a picture of a model of a spine with the rod & screws in it (again, no blood) :-) This picture really shows how deep the screws are in the spine!