Help! I am being told that I need to have a discectomy and fusion because my MRi shows spinal cord compression at C6/7, and also at C3/4, but less severe. I have told that because of this, I have an increased chance of spinal cord damage...
But I have NO SYMPTOMS--no pain, no weakness--I had a numb left index finger, but that has gone away.

The only symptom seems to be that I am "hyperreflexive".

I am 45, and VERY VERY active--ski, windsurf, etc. I don't want to have surgery if I can avoid it...Anyone out there know of alternative treatments for this? The neurosurgeons just seem to want to rush me into the operating room!