@rita9876 I don't understand what your choice is and what would be different or what your general health is like. In the end it is only your choice. We can discuss it and maybe that will help you digest the details. Can you tell me your history, and how your spine arrived in a condition that would warrant surgery? What do you think are the benefits vs the risks of each surgery? Did you ask each surgeon how they view the other's recommendation? Since they are both at Mayo, you could do that and I'm sure it would be acceptable to both of them to ask. I wouldn't be comfortable asking them to critique each other if they were from different medical centers, but Mayo truly is a team approach. They can probably both see the others records anyway.