Prayers sent elkoholic, I feel your pain. I had the same problem 15 years or so ago but in my neck at C4-C5. ended regular bowhunting for me, had to change to a crossbow. Hope your recovery time is faster than mine, I was down for 7 months. Primarily because the D*** insurance wouldn't approve the surgery until all other treatments proved useless. Surgeon said the other treatments only made matters worse.