Welcome Claire! Just my 2 cents- It might be tough to find a "good" doc over there, but don't give up or let someone operate if you don't feel they know enough about you and your condition. One other Doc that I (and, I think) many others here use is a Pain Management Specialist. I lucked out, because my pain mgmt doc is by training a Neurosurgeon. So, in addition to his primary role of helping me live my day to day life better, we discuss different longer-term solutions to this WONDERFUL problem.

Anyways - I like how you've already started to re-train yourself for a different career- probably less typing than at the bank!
Again, Welcome, and best of luck. Most everyone around here is kind and will answer any questions you may have.
-dabbo