My name is diane. Ihad decompression and lamenectomy of c1 and c2 in 1996. It saved my life. It took a while recovering but was well worth it. Had an awsome surgeon. Dr healy fr st. Vincent hospital in toledo ohio. My siezures stopped after surgery and I regained the use of mr right leg and got bladder control back. Heart problems are better. It took about a year of hard work but again well worth it. Now I do pretty well. I have problems but not anything like prior to decompression. I hope this encourages those who have recently had decompression as well as those who are waiting for surgery. It just takes time to recover after surgery. Be patient it does get better in most cases. You are all in my prayers.