Hi nurseinpain, welcome to our home!
I believe it can be forever for some of us - in varying degrees. If you continued to work after your 2 surgeries it could possibly have returned, or perhaps new damage has been done?
For others, it can resolve - but from what I've read here and on the old forum it takes top-notch Phys therapists and/or surgeons.
Sometimes I have days where I feel pretty good and contemplate going back to work. But then the first time I try to act 'normal' (does anyone remember normal?!), the TOS bites me in the neck again. Like a damn Dracula.
Anne