Your words from the call, not mine. The dream scenario isn't competing or chasing PBs. It's getting back to functional, with the door open for more after that.
You've put time and money into trying to fix this. Physios, chiros, osteos, acupuncturists, ChatGPT, writing your own programmes. The effort's been there. The structure hasn't.
The stronger you go into surgery, the cleaner the recovery. Same principle as ACL prehab. Work doesn't get wasted. It gets cashed in.
Different sport. Same starting point.
Nothing dramatic. The pattern just continues.