Sorry to hear you ended up having surgery. So far ablation has worked for me. C3-5 and L4-6 on both sides. Last time it lasted 31/2 years. Just started around again. But now Medicare will pay if performed every two years, pain or not. According to my docs, facets are used only to test to see if you still have pain. They only last maybe 4-6 hours. I have also had selective nerve injections and they work, for nerves that can not be burnt. What kind of surgery did they perform and has it helped. I hope the results were good. KLH