Do you know what caused your syrinx? Surgery is not always the answer. I have a syrinx and once then figured out why I had the syrinx and repaired the problem (which is usually chiari or tethered cord) then the syrinx may shrink. There is no reason to have surgery on a syrinx unless it is extremely large and damaging. Do not let anyone talk you into surgery for it unless you have multiple opinions that surgery is required. Each time you have a surgery you are damaging something else. Trust me. I have had enough surgeries to understand that. It can always get worse! Having a syrinx is not the end of the world. It does scare you to death when you first hear you have it, but I was diagnosed with the syrinx back in 2006 and have yet to have to have surgery to reduce it. What size syrinx do you (y'all) have? Why do they feel surgery is necessary? Have they explained to you the complications that could happen like arachnoiditis? Arachnoiditis is a horrid condition that nobody should have to live through and it is usually caused by unneeded incredibly invasive surgery. Please look up the term and discuss it with your doctor before you agree to have any type of surgery at all. Also, find out WHY you have a syrinx! Good luck to all.