My H called me after his Dr's appt. Looks like he won't have to have back surger They did find that he had three discs in the lower back that were compressed...and he's going to have to do some exercises for thos. However, they have scheduled an MRI for Friday to find out more about what's causing the problems in his neck.
Right now though, his Dr. is confident he won't require surgery. That's a big load off of my H....and me.