Everyone is different. Some have leg or buttocks pain, some back or neck pain, some arm... or any combination thereof. The one thing that seems to be a common thread is that our lives have been quite negatively affected to the point that we no longer had lives.
ADR surgery is huge and should not be entered into as a quick fix because it can and does cause it's own set of problems for many of us, some of whom are still looking for cures of the cure. I don't want to dissuade anyone for entering into the world but knowledge is power and you should know everything you can about your condition and what is your best course of action, including but not limited to an ADR.
Have you spoken to Mark,
www.globalpatientnetwork.com. He's a great place to start and will have answers to many of your questions. He is the founder of this forum and the foremost lay authority and ADR patient advocate. Give him a call... believe me, you'll be very glad you did.
I wish you good luck, Dale