I just wanted to add........a lot of the TOS surgery success stories might not be members of this forum. Most of us are here because we have had difficulty finding a dx, tx, or adequate pain control so in our internet research, we found Neurotalk ! There are patients who find the right doctor and the right treatment quicker and after successful surgery, go back to a semi normal life. The surgical complications, RSD'ers, worsening symptoms people are going to find us. There are also people who found us, had successful surgery, and are back to their lives so have little time to come back here (here's hoping we'll be so lucky some day