Hi, Hdiriwn here. I'm very glad I got the acdf surgery because of what my surgeon said to me. He said that if it wasn't eventually done that my spinal cord could be cut completely. Although, nothing feels better at this point I knew it would have gotten worse. I still have numbness and weakness in arms and legs and really don't want to get out of bed and can't even imagine having a job right now. I was wondering if anyone out there has tried TRAMADOL? it is supposed to be non addictive and works well. Let me know , thanks