It took over a year for my attorneys to finally get the court to rule in favor over the Insurance company trying to block my getting the necessary surgery to fix the pain I was in, and so my dependence on Xanax(pain killer) extended to over a year. After an extended period of time it seemed like I needed to take more Xanax than originally called for because it was not doing it's job. So, I say the surgery was a God send because if it did not come by way of the court ordering the Insurance company to comply with the go ahead surgery I might not have been here today.