I'm scheduled for mine the 31st of January and reading this board is scaring me to death!! LOL I'm terrified of the surgery anyway - just because of the proximity to the spinal cord and the anesthesia. I told the surgeon that if I was in pain, I wouldn't be there! What I have isn't what I consider pain - it's a burning, itching sensation down my arm that is unbearable! Would wake me from a dead sleep clawing at my arm till I drew blood. Now I am afraid of what I might face afterwards! I have 4 small children to take care of - I really can't afford the downtime of a week or two, much less continued problems.

Please tell me that someone has had good results and I am just overreacting to a wonderful supportive community!