Sounds like you're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.   
I talked to 3 surgeons, and saw several pt.  I lucked out and so far have avoided surgery.   The last guy I talked to at UW said to wait, gave me different stretches and it worked. 
He was not a big fan of cortisone shots, felt they can cause tendons to become more brittle.  
I shoot 68lbs, but 60 will more than do the job.