@fdchik22 Hello and welcome to Connect. I am a Mayo spine surgery patient. Mayo is an excellent place for another opinion. I came to Mayo after 5 different spine surgeons wouldn't help me and they didn't understand how my symptoms related to my cervical stenosis and I went 2 years before I could find a surgeon who would help me. I found medical literature with a case like mine, and contacted a surgeon at Mayo with the literature and he reviewed my imaging. I had spine surgery at Mayo Rochester and I can't say enough about the excellence in the quality of my care, and the great results I had from surgery. I was loosing the ability to hold my arms up and control them because of spinal cord compression, and regained my abilities after surgery. It may be a wait to get in, so you will need to call and set up a temporary patient number and arrange to send in imaging and records for review as soon as you can. It sounds like you are ready for surgery and that conservative treatment has not helped much. You can request that your records be reviewed by a particular surgeon, and I did that. I researched a lot about spine surgery before I came to Mayo, and I could tell that I was getting good answers to my questions at my evaluation. I would highly recommend my surgeon, Jeremy Fogelson. Here are some links about him and my patient story. Let me know if you have other questions and if I can help.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/fogelson-jeremy-l-m-d/bio-20055624
https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2019/01/09/using-the-art-of-medicine-to-overcome-fear-of-surgery/
https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2012/12/23/repaying-a-gift-scholarship-recipient-says-thanks-in-a-special-way/
https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2017/07/26/spinal-surgery-saves-teen-swimmers-mobility/
http://www.startribune.com/in-second-term-minnesota-gov-markdayton-dealing-with-more-health-problems/361662931/
http://www.startribune.com/gov-mark-dayton-to-undergo-third-back-surgery/497015811/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/neurology-neurosurgery/news/specialized-expertise-for-spinal-deformity-surgery/mac-20469055