Yes this was the first actual surgery my husband has ever had and we wish we would not have had it done either, but we did not know and surgeon said it would help and be the best thing to do so we listened to our surgeon....We so hope that Mayo can help and there is a waiting list to get in but we are accepted so we just wait. Excited to go here as best place to get care and healing from the pain. So glad all of these posts are on the Mayo website and we are not alone and we truly believe help is on the horizon when we see Mayo. For now, he will have to take his gabapentin and duloxetine and we will patiently wait. Have a good day. I hope you can find some help also.