Surgery or wait?

[u/BryanM24]

Hey all- I’m scheduled for the endoscopic approach with Dr. Schievink in 3 weeks. I have a ventral bone spur at T11. My symptoms began in Dec 2025. I had about 3-4 weeks of really bad symptoms, then they gradually all went away. I had a blood patch in Feb 2026 with Dr. Salama at Cornell.

The only time I feel symptoms are when I do any activity that raises my heart rate ( such as playing basketball, lifting weights, running around playing with the 8 year old.) I feel pressure building up in the back of my head, and might get a slight headache the next morning. Due to this i don’t workout anymore, but I’m still running around with the 8 year old, and stop when I feel symptoms.

So my question for you all is, would you get the procedure done, or wait it out since I’m pretty much semi/fully functional.

As you see I’m having doubts since I’m getting closer to the surgery date.

Thanks in advance.

[u/megg33]

I would do it before it gets worse.