Lets see if I can help a little:

At C5-6 you have a disc bulge with a rear bone spur which partially hides the front CSF space. Because of bony overgrowth, there is foraminal narrowing on the right. The foramen is the hole that the nerves pass thru to get to the spinal cord (and vice versa).

The disc bone spurs at C5-6 may contact the right front branch of nerves.


This is just MY OPINION ~ but I seriously doubt you need surgery. You should still be referred to a neurosurgeon for an opinion. I would HOPE that you do NOT need surgery as I would seriously doubt that your pain would be relieved. Surgery does NOT relieve pain. It only corrects mechanical problems. If you happen to get relief from surgery, you got lucky. Also, after surgery ~ some time later you'll find that you''ll need more surgery as the levels above or below the surgical level will fail and you'll have to undergo more surgery. It just seems to never fail. It's a merry-go-round. You're better off staying conservative and going into pain management. Best of luck and God bless! Hugs, Lee