[kimmers]

Billkent,

Welcome. There are certain contraindications for ADR, and you can look them up on this site. Or go to the FDA site. Each doctor has certain parameters about what surgery a person should have or not have.
I would not do surgery unless you are in so much pain you cannot go about life like you want to, or in other words, your lifestyle is affected by the pain. Or like in the cervical spine, you have a problem that is affecting your spinal cord. There are emergencies like a cuada equina situation, where if it is not treated it can cause things like permanent incontinence. However, surgery is the last resort.
I know for me that physical therapy with orthopaedic certified specialists helped me for a while before surgery and helped in my recovery (after surgery). Everyone is different, every body is different and you should try less invasive things than surgery, first. In my case, I tried epidurals and ruled out my facets as a pain-generator and had discograms and physical therapy before I had surgery. My problems are due to degenerative disc disease (DDD) but there are other pain-generators out there. It is important to find out what is generating your pain.

Kimmers