wow... (((((snap)))))

not sure exactly what surgery you're having, but like Salsa, I've known a number of people (my dad, and clients) who've had neck surgery for nerve root impingement, and every one of them said that even with the surgical pain, they were in less pain IMMEDIATELY following the surgery than they had been before.

Wishing you all the best ... with the pre-surgical anxiety, the surgery itself, and the recovery.