Sandra-welcome. Sorry to hear you may be needing further surgery...been there/done that and it's not a great place to be!
There's an organisation called the Spine Arthroplasty Society that has a worldwide register of affiliated/registered doctors. There are two listed for Perth. #1 Paul Bannon, #2 Quentin Malone. If you don't already have a recommended ortho ot neuro specialist Id suggest giving them a call.
As previously suggested though, it would be beneficial to arrange a discogram of your suspect discs to confirm them as pain generators although I don't think our GP's here can request them so you might have to see a specialist first for a referral for one. Teher's not many of us Aussies here so if you'd like to chat further send me a PM.
Good luck cathy
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