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@black03dakota First, let me thank you for your service. My uncles were in the military. As far as life after spine surgery, that is a question that must be answered by the surgeon. Spine surgery increases the risk of adjacent segment disease because if you immobilize part of the spine, there is more stress in the segments that can move. When you already have some wear and tear, adding extra weight might increase the wear. I do everything I can to reduce extra wear such as working on tight muscles to ease the forces on my neck. Some patients have a series of spine surgeries and I don’t want that. I am 8.5 years after my cervical fusion and still doing well with no other spine issues. Myofascial release does help toward my goal. Would you be able to drive a forklift instead of physical labor pulling a lot of weight?