Mary... I'm glad to hear that you at least now know what is wrong...
hopefully it can be corrected without the surgery...

bcipam... keep me posted and let me know as your surgery approaches... I've been thru this twice with mom... one was a fusion of the neck and the one 11/16 that she is recovering from was a laminectomy... I'm here to answer any questions that I can...

Hoping you BOTH get better soon...