Getting a second or third opinion for something as serious a spine surgery is far from bro doctoring. I guess you've been lucky and all your doctors have been the best there is. I have had very different interactions with Dr' s therefore I get a second or third opinion on anything of importance to my body.His best course of action is to listen to whatever the hell the neurosurgeon says actually. All the bro doctoring in the world doesn't mean anything now that he's actually gotten an MRI and it's been put in proper hands