United Kingdom, Aug. 6 -- Gary Numan's wife Gemma O'Neil is preparing to undergo spinal surgery.

Gemma - who married the musician in 1997 - has spent years suffering chronic neck pain and migraines and she underwent an operation last year to make her more comfortable but the issues returned so she's having another procedure and preparing for a major operation to replace "five cervical discs" after her husband finishes his current tour later this year.

In a post on Instagram, Gemma explained: "Just had my spine procedure in London again like last year it gave me 8 months relief!

"The the neck pain and migraines came screaming back! So I've come agin to hope to get me through the next few months until I absolutely have to have 5 cervical...