Fantastic! But I am sorry about the nerve problems

I am guessing you were classically trained, and subsequently branched out to blues and rock, played professionally which led to the nerve damage (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Ulnar nerve?)?
I play blues, 80s rock/metal (hopped on the 80s shred brigade thanks to EVH, Vai, Paul Gilbert etc). I do dabble with fusion only when studio jobs call for it (with questionable success lol). So pretty much I play rock live, and record rock flavoured solos in pop songs in studio sessions. Dangerously flirted with tendinitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome a few times, but fortunately being a medical person, I managed to escape from it being full blown.
How bad is yours? Did you consider surgery?