Originally Posted by DnvrFox

To say the least!

I am likely to go the ablation route.

When I had Trigeminal Neuralgia (terrible, terrible facial pain - "universally considered to be the most painful affliction known to medical practice") a lot of folks (scared of surgery) opted to take powerful meds the rest of their lives to control (sort of) the pain. They said that meds were "less intrusive." I opted for brain surgery because I felt that a one-time surgery was much less intrusive than filling my cells with dope the rest of my life, and offered a greater chance of cure.

I think I will follow the same reasoning here, but still don't have all the facts.