Good luck. At least it sounds like treatment will improve your issues so hopefully sooner rather than later.
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All the best, Mart.
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Sounds like there is a little less uncertainty now, and a possible road to improvement. Hope this leads to a solution.
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Good luck, Mart! Hopefully the mystery has been solved and the surgery addresses the issues for you. Then more important things can get on your nerves.
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Good that you have a plan; micro-distectomy gave instant vast improvement for me; I pray that it does for you too.
Please keep us posted as to a surgery date.
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Same for my wife she had two a couple of years apart…should have done it sooner…lots of pain and suffering would have been avoided…good luck…brighter days ahead 
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Thanks, everyone, for the encouraging words. I hope my experience will be equally as favourable.
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Any idea when you will get the surgery?? Are the wait times quite long??
Sometime within the next three months, I was told.
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If it fits your style maybe reach out and tell them, you would be up for a cancellation list spot…you might get in a bit sooner that way, but it can come on short notice…
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Had a call from the hospital, and I have my pre-clerking appointment tomorrow over the phone. As I understand it, this should mean I have passed all my pre-op checks and my surgery is shortly up and coming.
As soon as I get a confirmed date, I will post it here.
Needless to say, I hope everything goes smoothly. I very much hope I’ll be able to get up and about to get the camera out for the first time in way too long and get a few shots up on here - and, hopefully, not miss out on getting some shots of the local summer festivities this year.
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Very best wishes @martbetz
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Good luck with the surgery @martbetz!
Despite me having herniated discs in my neck which contribute to my neurological issues (especially clumsy hands / poor gait at times) I ended up getting lumbered with a “Functional Neurological Disorder” Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) – A Patient's Guide to FND diagnosis, which magically both acts as a “diagnosis” which “explains everything”, but also simultaneously “offers no further treatment” apart from looking at a website about the condition. 
Oh, and everything after getting such a diagnosis will be blamed on it, even a broken leg with a bone sticking out “oh, it’s only a functional broken leg with a bone sticking out, go away and meditate or read a book or something to take your mind off it and that will fix it.”
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So… I had a phone call an hour or two ago, and I will be goining into hospital on Wednesday and having the surgery on Thursday.
Yikes. 
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Good luck Mart
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I’m praying for the best, Mart.
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You got this…
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All the best.
- Fortify yourself as much as you can. Sleep, exercise and eat well. Avoid foods and cooking methods that cause inflammation.
- Bring with you your medical file. They should have it, but sometimes they do not, do not have access or for some other reason.
- Having a day before surgery helps with the prep work. Will you be given a day or so post-surgery? Often, hospitals just boot people out right after…
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All the best!
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Thanks, @afre
Yes, it should be three to four days in total - in Wednesday, surgery on Thursday, out late Friday/early Saturday. Obviously, that’s assuming all goes to plan.
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