@keifriffards You owe it to yourself to get information so you can make an informed decision. Spine surgery has had a lot of advancements. It really depends on how much the spine changes in time due to aging after an injury. For me that was close to 20 years, and I developed spinal cord compression because of a collapsed disc with bone spurs and there was no answer except surgery. I have no regrets. A gifted surgeon at Mayo gave me my life back and solved all the pain and dysfunction. I do work on loosening tight muscles to keep everything moving well. I had a one level cervical fusion at C5/C6,