well I wouldn't rush into any surgery, it can go either way- good or not so good. esp if excessive scar tissue is formed by your body.
Especially if nothing bony or abnormal showed up as to causing compressions.

I had all kinds of symptoms, multiple RSIs, shoulder/neck strains, hypermobility, some minor c spine stuff.

my time frame till improvement was about 2+ yrs and that was with not working and trying 4 PT places & going to chiro long term.

have you read about triggerpoints?
whole body posture work?

things that really seem to help me stay comfortable are-
far infrared heating pad, IF stim or EMS stim, low level laser, and the chiro to keep me lined up LOL {he has the LLLT & IF stim}

skim thru our useful sticky thread all kind of good info posts there-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread84.html