I was injured at work.  I was grabbed by a intoxipated patient that was in a chair.  She grabbed my left arm and pulled me down and grabbed me by my neck.  I immediately had pain and tingling down my left arm.  Now I have numbness/tingling and weakness in both arms/hands.  My MRI C-5C-6 right paracentral disc extrusion is impinging the spinal cord and narrowing the AP diameter of the canal to 4 mm.  No cord signal abnormality.  C-6 C-7 spondylosis with central canal narrowing to 6 mm with ventral cord impingement.  Moderate bilateral neural foraminal stenosis.  I have done PT and injections.  Now they are talking surgery????
Hi there, thanks for your question at Chat Doctor. Surgery is definitely the last step in treatment ladder of Spine related pain. Since you have already tried pt, injections and medications. And I presume they have not worked. Surgery is also indicated on new onset weakness. On the other hand if u have significant improvement in pain and weakness, maybe you can wait. Hope this helps. All the best. Regards.  Chat Doctor.