Dam dude..hang in there. Every time I seen "You had a date with a needle ect." I was thinking needle(plug)...didn't read the whole thing not needle neeedle. Tough times don't last tough people do! Pray for the best and you'll get it.
Dave, i hadn't heard of it before but took a good hard look at the procedure and how "less Invasive it is" compared to a major surgery and it doesn't look that bad and relatively safe. I would want to talk to people that have already had this done and see what they say.....
if i were you. If they say they are free of pain...go for it.