I'm sorry you found us here at PC so late in your experience... surely someone might have had ideas for options.

I still think that there are kind and caring surgeons out there that will do pro-bono work. There's so many breakthroughs in this area, if there isn't anything to help now, there soon could be.

IDK, I don't like having to take meds for pain, but life isn't worth living without the meds (and sometimes.. when the pain flares...then too.)