I just started PT this week. I will be going 2 times a week for a couple of weeks to see how it goes. They said I could start yoga after third or fourth week depending on how I feel as they want to get my neck more stabilize first. They said it might help with the things you mentioned and also especially with my posture as it turns out I have terrible posture .
CANDC - thank you for the yoga suggestion.

I also opted for starting gabapentin/neurontin. Has anyone taking this for nerve pain instead of as an anti-seizure medication? If so, about how long before you started to notice changes?

The NSAIDS are not helping. I am nervous about working on some of the other things they mentioned so have been given tramadol/ultram. I don't know if this was a wise choice or if it will help but we will see.

I am hoping any one or the combination will make a difference, and sooner rather than later. Time will tell at this point.