I have large Syrinx and it's growing outward from c1 to t3... my spinal cord is stretched like 5 mm at its widest point. These neurosurgeons don't say " hey if you don't get this surgery ........... they leave it up to you and quite frankly I'm scared outta my mind. I'm suffering I can feel pain in my chest , pressure , sweating like crazy, pain 24/7/365..... muscle wasting, weakness, nauseous, fatigue out of this world I've been unable to work for 2years now... but I don't want to wait too long every surgeon I've seen says surgery is my only option....please anyone have you gone thru this??? Is it worth it? Does it get better with or without surgery??? I'm in Philadelphia area... any suggestions on Surgeons??? Dr Eric Zager and Kevin Judy are so far my choices....