My brother had cervical spine surgery 4 y ago ~ then, lumbar surgery 8 months ago.  Lumbar area is doing well, but MRI of cervical spine shows a bruise & surgeon recommends \"complete disability\" d/t cervical bruise ~ he had been asymptomatic prior to that surgery.  Please offer insight!  Thank you.
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that his symptoms could be related to cervical myelopathy. I would like to directly review his cervical MRI results in order to be able to give a more professional opinion. Meanwhile, I would recommend holding a cervical collar in order to help maintain the cervical column stability and reduce further damage to the spinal cord. Hope to have been helpful! Best wishes,