Thanks all for the replies. My pain levels now are not bad all the time. I know others are worse off. The whole thing, burning nerve pain just wears you down I guess. Not knowing what to do for sure is hard to deal with. I cant do the things I used to be able to do. With surgery you can never be sure of the outcome. I have read where many others regret doing it. Let alone the whole hard collar thing. Plus I was told I could not go back to my old job. I have been doing the same thing for thirty years. I am at a whole new phase of my life. You would think things would get better as you get older but not so!! I hate getting old, I sure others do also.

Thanks Artic