I had cervical spine surgery, the pain I had before the surgery was unbearable. The surgery was from c-1 to c-7. Some parts were fused some were pinned with titanium rods. Use of my left arm & hand disappeared, so therapy was supposed to be the solution. The therapist told me it can take up to a year to fully recover muscle nerve damage.
I suspect the surgeon that did my surgery was a D level surgeon. A year later still no use & muscle tone had depleted to a step above zero. I say the surgeon was probably a D level because his fix left my spine with severe nerve compression between c-3 & c-6.
I live with no use of my left arm & hand other than making the hand a nice flat surface for carrying plates to the sink after eating. I've gotten used to the constant level 3 pain. Lucky for me the sensory nerves that transmit that pain are still intact
My only reason for describing this is to ask you to do your research about any surgeon you may use to help you.