@jdodd81 I hope they get this figured out for you. If you need another surgical opinion, you should get that from a doctor that you chose. This sounds like a complicated problem and you might need to consult an attorney who does work comp cases. It's hard to be caught in the middle not knowing if work comp will allow you to have the best procedure to solve the problem instead of the economy version, and your medical insuranace won't cover it because of the work accident.. I think a microdiscketomy just removes the part of the disc that extrudes out, but it can happen again. As the disc collapses more, the bones get closer together closing the foramen which are the spaces between vertebral bodies where the nerves exit the spine. That happened in my neck and the disc lost about half it's height, and if I side bent my neck, it hit the nerves of the nerve roots. You can also have bone spurs growing in those spaces too. Is the narrowing scar tissue formation that your doctor mentioned or bone growth? It's also possible to have displacement or slipping of one vertebrae over he other if this has become unstable. Sometimes they need to compare a standing MRI with one when you are reclined because it may show a change of position of the spine. Ask for copies of your imaging when you have it done in case you need it to consult another surgeon for a second opinion.