@annie1 My opinion isn't what counts here, and while we can discuss things, the decisions will be yours along with your doctors. I don't have an opinion about what your best choices will be because I don't have the expertise to judge that. Only a specialist who is treating you can properly advise your care. I am happy to help any way that I can if it helps gain insight and understanding.

You may post images from your MRI on Connect if you remove your personal information from them (name, birth date). I know you have spinal cord compression and that is hard to live with, and living with that brings uncertainty for the future. I would want to fix a spine problem too, but I don't have osteoporosis. I don't know how to judge bone quality or know if some places of your spine would be better than others. I looked at content on Mayo's website to understand some of the issues before writing my responses.

Did you see the links about Mayo's research on improving bone quality for patients who need spine surgery? I think that would be something to ask your bone specialist about in case there is anything new that is available to improve your bone.

Jennifer