| Will I have irreversible damage if I delay surgery? |
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| It is hard to say if you will have irreversible damage if you delay surgery, but clinical experience shows that the longer your nerves or spinal cord is compressed, the less likely surgery will be successful. For nerves in the neck part of the spine, some clinicians report and I happen to agree that if you have significant pain, numbness or weakness at 3 months after the symptoms started that you should consider surgery seriously. |