Spinal cervical spondylosis is a persistent disease that seriously threatens human life and health. The only option to get rid of the damaged spinal cord by mechanical compression is surgery. However, surgery on the cervical spine is risky and difficult, which is a great test for both the patient and the surgeon. In the last decade, the level of spinal surgery in China has made tremendous progress and development. Cervical spine surgery has gone from being “inscrutable” and “full of thorns” in the past to being technologically mature today. However, the degree of harm caused by cervical spondylosis to people has increased with the booming transportation industry. One such patient was once treated for a huge herniated cervical disc with spinal cord compression diagnosed three months ago, and surgery was recommended. The patient refused surgery because of the fear of risk. Three months later, a fortuitous event, a sharp brake of the car he was riding in caused the patient’s paraplegia. At this point, the patient had to undergo surgery. The same surgery on the cervical spine had a very different outcome due to the timing of the surgery. In a sense, the rehabilitation of spinal cord function after paraplegia is only “a matter of planning, but a matter of success”. Why do we have to give up being in charge of our own destiny? It is not terrible to have spinal cord cervical spondylosis, but it is terrible to be unable or afraid to receive the right treatment.