Debi ~ I do NOT think that your cervical spine is a surgical event. I don't think that surgery would help you AT THIS TIME. BUT, if you'd feel better, take your films to a NEUROSURGEON for his opinion. If he mentions surgery, take the films to 2 MORE surgeons, as you should NEVER take one doctors opinion on something like this.

Surgery is only for mechanical problems. Surgery is NOT for pain. Usually after surgery, you are left with the same pain or worse. Plus you have the "Domino Effect." This is where the levels above/below fail. That is because they have to take on more of the load. Then when you have surgery to fix that, the levels above and below THAT fail, and you have to have surgery to fix it, and it goes on and on and on. It's a vicious circle. The doctors don't tell us about that.

Your best bet would be either physical therapy or pain management. Physical therapy would be my first choice. I would try that for a good while, and if that doesn't help, I'd go into pain management. There are procedures they can do to relieve your pain.

Best of luck to you dear Debi. I hope everything works out well for you. PLEASE let us know how things go, okay? Or you can private message me. God bless and please take care. Gentle hugs, Lee