Welcome to NT. You are awesome. Even after your painful experiences, you still express hope. Do you know how that effects the rest of us to have hope when none seems to be available?
I hope that your recovery can go further. Have you tried neuro muscular therapy? This is what athletes use when they blow out a body part. I blew out my arm and the ulner nerve from over work. I have been in intensive therapy to get this smashed nerve to calm down. It isn't trapped, it is squashed from the muscles and tendons being inflamed.
This neuro massage is nothing like regular massage. It is special and your pain specialist will know about it. Works in conjunction with shots. I do not take steroids, but lidocane injections into the nerve, to calm it. It breaks the pain cycle. Shots hurt, but they help more than any steroid I ever tried.
Let me know if you decide to look into this kind of therapy. If you do it, be prepared... it hurts, and it hurts a lot. I have had good results with reduction in pain in just 6 sessions. ginnie