Well there are several things going on there. As most here will tell you don't have the surgery for the pain. I have had multiple surgeries to my neck and the last was due to a severe herniation at C6-7 that caused complete stenosis of right foraminen and had significant canal/cord stenosis. I still have that same pain going into the shoulder and into the arm. I am still weak and drop things. Sometimes when a nerve is pinched the damage is permanent. Sometimes it will come back and heal with no symptoms.

Not sure what the approach would be from a surgical standpoint. The bony growth is definitely the cause of the major problems, but there is also at least on disc issue. Could be as simple as an ostephytectomy (sp) or they may do other more invasive procedures. When the nerves and cord are involved generally they like to get those free from what harms them. I would get several opinions on this one and make SURE they work at different companies.

Best of luck to you!