Dman,
I find myself in the same boat as you were...
I have mild symptoms. My MRI's look really bad and all the surgeons that I have seen suggest surgery, immediately. But I'm asymptomatic. My pain is at the 2-4 level but only sporadic.
My question for you is about the lifestyle changes that you have implemented. I am trying to balance the need for surgery against quality of life. I too have been told that I am one fall away from paralysis. I like to snow and water ski, ride my bike and I have been advised to stop. I am gaining weight because I am not as active too. So, are the life style changes that you have implemented affecting your quality of life?
I am considering three level ADR from C4-C7.
Paul
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48 year old male
Canadian
some neck and shoulder pain and numbness in right thumb and occasionally in fingers on right hand
bulging discs C3/4, C4/5
severe bulges in C5/6 and especially C6/7
severe stenosis in C5/6 and C6/7
Canadian neurosurgeon recommends 4-level fusion May 2016
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