Peter:
I experienced basically the same situation of 7-9 months of pain prior to anything really being done about it. In spite of the fact that I conduct health care related research in my professional life, I spent too much valuable time not listening to what my body was teling me, but rather, what the docs were saying (A word to the wise...no one knows your body like you do regardless of the number of professional degrees they have behind their name). I just hope that no permanent nerve damage was done and the PT (postural restoration) my neurosurgen has recommended does the trick. A week of being on prednisone has aleviated the pain, but the numbness continues. The silver lining to the cloud has been that, not being able to play much, I've finally had the time to purchase an Fx-1 and a power amp that's not 1970s vintage.
