Bob
The first and second mistake you made was letting a neurosurgeon convince you to have surgery. Now you could be looking at the third mistake with another surgery. I have been in the medical profession for 30 yrs. and I have yet to see a neck or back surgery that didn't require more than one surgery, but accomplish nothing. You might want to try chiropractic (someone who uses non-force)and see if they can help. Sorry I couldn't have steered you away from the first surgery, but most likely you would have had it done anyway. Don't listen to neurosurgeons.