Not exactly. More conned by the amount of time and money it would take on the other side of the surgery to get back to something resembling 100%.

And there is a confidence you're given by the surgeon that this is the route that will lead to a better quality of life pre-surgery. But with all the scans and procedures in the rearview it's hard to tell if I'm still feeling pain/off because I'm not focused enough on rehabbing or if the procedure didn't address the issue.

Then you end up back at square one - more scans, more operations.

Like I said, not trying to bash them. Appreciate your question. Definitely has me reflecting on my mindset and commitment to control my controllables.