So you go to an expert who went to college for 13 years (14 if he's fellowship trained) to become an orthopedic surgeon, he gives you advice and a treatment plan to help you get better, and you write off his advice and come to a message board full of a bunch of non-orthopedic surgeons to get a second opinion? You're not starting off on the right foot. If you want to get better, do what your doctor says. If you think your doctor is an idiot, find another doctor.