Fred, Hang in there Amigo. The cortizone should help reduce the swelling. Once that happens, the pain will be less. Been there. Managed to avoid the knife so far and in fact am pretty OK now. Just have to watch what I do. I wore a brace for a long time and like Perry, it really did the job.
Hey I like the idea of the roll bar mounted camera. We also have a digital video camera which we are taking along. Never thought of mounting it on the roll bar though. Hmmmmmm
Bish