Please…pay attention…neurosurgeons are trained to cut. How goes that old adage, A carpenter with a hammer….everything looks like it has to be fixed with a nail! See an orthopedist or a neurologist whose mindset isn’t ready to cut. Besides, surgery pays a physician a lot more than they’re prescribing anything else to give you relief.
I had spinal surgery for scoliosis, many years ago, open back style before minimally invasive was a thing, and the surgery crippled me, ruined my career and my life. I’m 82 now and have learned to live disabled for decades. Many doctors would find late 70s spine surgery unadvisable. A fusion may be involved. But even the affect of anesthesia on an elderly brain is questionable. There are other ways to treat compression of nerves, do some research. Physical therapy; injections of cortisone; losing weight; adjustments to diet. Do see another opinion with a health provider whose orientation is to cut. Today, many chiropractors have non-invasive equipment that can gently stretch out your spine while you lie on a “bed” and in a couple or few sessions, may open the space between the vertebra so that the nerves that are squeezed will be relieved. I’ve used such a table and found the feeling wonderful!