Thank you for your response. You've been through alot but it sounds like you did well. I mean, how many cervical surgeries can you have in one life? I'm ready to get it over with however my blood results showed an elevation in wbc's and I've got a UTI. What's scarey is , I didn't feel like I had a UTI. I've had 2 cervical surgeries over the last 5 years. That makes this one #3 and it's a big one especially since they are going in posterior. You're right about running out of options. I had an EMG that showed I've lost 90% strength in three muscles in my arm. It's almost not working at all. I started to drop everything and become quite clumsy. This has been going on for a year when I had 3 cervical vertebraes fused. The doctor did not work on the correct one? I don't know but my arm is getting worse and it's involving the right arm also. My new Neurologist said he's going to do his best. If I can stop the progression, that would be a step in the right direction. I have never really tried meditation. It's a great suggestion and I'll give that a try. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me .