@jenniferhunter It's hard to believe that any surgeon would be dismissive regarding a failed spinal fusion procedure, and would try and hand that patient off to another doctor. That feels unethical to me.
You and I have a couple of things in common, I've had my neck fused at the C5-C6 level, and then again at the C7-T1 level. I've also had a failed carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand that left my index finger and thumb numb. A second attempt to correct it also failed, so it's become permanent.