Hi! I'm Dave,
Sorry to hear about your problems. I just had surgery ACDF on C 5/6 and 6/7.. my MRI was similar. I had 3 opinions, and suggest you do the same. My surgery was on Feb. 14th of this year, and I was back at work in 3 weeks. The fusion wasn't bone, it was cages with a plate. After surgery, my Neuro came in and told me I was a mess in there.. lots of spurs, some quite large. I am almost pain free except for muscle spasms every so often. I am a printer, and do heavy lifting using mainly my upper body, all day.
Hope you get well.
Dave