Hey Marty,
Pinched nerves, disc problems 6-7 yrs ago. C4-5-6. Hands always asleep, couldn't lift arms over head and moaned from pain all night! (According to other half!) So, they fused them together, stuffed some dead guy bones in between and plated them up with titanium and held all together with screws! Was worth the process, as I'm ok these days and know not to aggravate it by lifting wrong way or doing something stupid. Find I can use my small brain to get from pt A to pt B when something heavy is involved!
Happy New Year to you and family!!! 9 am 1 Jan '12 here and 45 deg outside! Just sipping the wood! Starting out quite mild, but supposed to get nasty tomorrow!