I am also new here. I read your post with interest because I am scheduled for surgery on 3 small Tarlov cysts very soon. I am very afraid of the pain and recovery that sound terrible, and what if the surgery doesn't work or makes it worse? It sounds like your surgeries havn't been very successful plus now you have fibromyalgia. My surgeon is Dr. Feigenbaum. Who was yours? Please give me some honest advice.