i really mean what my title clearly says. hello, no going back, move ahead, get 2nd, 3rd as many opinions as possible. as for myself i had no options in the matter. i at first diagnosis ask if we could hold off opening me up and the answer was "wait much longer you will be in a wheel chair" i was hoping two years at best. i woke up one day with a stiff neck feeling that took me to the hospital. AND SO IT ALL BEGAN 2-1/2 years later. keep moving ahead, get help if depression sets in, you do NOT want to wait. get help asap. best of luck. keep searching......