Hi, I don't think anyone can tell you if you "need" a surgery. The longer I live the more I realize any surgery should be last resort unless emergency.

Acupuncture and PRP regenerative injections can help if one can do them. One thing about surgery, it's not reversible...some people get help and some get worse. I had a hip replacement 5 yrs ago and in many ways I'm worse off. Now living with the complications and doing other protocols to help with the surgery mess (that's what I call my outcome).

My neighbor has horrid neck issues and numbness down her arms and hands .. no feeling in her hands and she claims the neck issues are from sleeping on an inferior pillow in rehab facility she went to after her hip replacement. She's seeing a chiro now who does laser and ultrasound work on her and taking some specific homeopathic remedies to see if they will help her trauma mess she deals with.

So if you "need" surgery -- don't know. I would try so much before I would do surgery ever again.

I have a pretty messy back and I'd never do a back surgery. I have OA in neck but keep moving it. My 2cents...take care and hope you find your answers somehow.