Nerve pain is classic, classic, classic TMS/MBS. From reading posts on this site for almost 3 years, I suspect it is the most common, but what other kind of pain is there since it's the well formed pathway between the nerves and the brain that are the problem? I have seen first hand many times that medically trained people have a hard time thinking outside the medical box. For eg, my husband's brother and sister, both in medical fields, think doom & gloom about health issues because they have been trained in all the things that can go wrong. ( They thought we were crazy to have our 2nd child at home with midwives.)
I also think your sneaky brain is using "I'm a nurse" as an excuse to hang on to the pain. Since you are a nurse, think of yourself as a leading edge provider in the new way of thinking of healing, looking at the mind & body as integrated together. You are upgrading your skills.
I agree with everything MindBodyPT suggests above, except I would add you are trying to do too much at once and feeding the perfectionist in you. Don't keep trying to cover all the bases. Don't apply too much pressure.
ps, Don't repeat the MRI, you're just feeding the fear fire.
