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Your statement about your shoulder dropping and noticing some leaning forward...It's good you've become aware of those things as that will help you frame the decisions ahead of you.
After my lumbar fusion and decompression - the neurosurgeon explained he also was able to straighten my spine ... something I was only vaguely aware of needing. Looking back at pre-surgery pictures I can easily see that same sort of shoulder down and leaning forward appearance you describe.
Good luck with your upcoming PCP appointment. For me - it took many different consults over many years before I accepted the risks of surgery were less than what seemed the near certainty of additional (and maybe accelerating?) spinal degradation.
Keep digging until you're satisfied you've covered all your medical bases.
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I’m a pipefitter and always carried the pipe on that shoulder, then one day I noticed my lunchbox had been sliding off my shoulder every time I went walk in to work. I was told by a neurosurgeon it was from the bulging cervical dis, but non of them want to do anything, that side of my neck gets so tight the massage therapist tries to get me to relax it but I can’t(that’s another issue my muscles will not relax ) Everyone thinks I’m crazy how do much health problems hit me last year with the heart, lungs, back, eye, sinus, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, Sjogren’s, hearing , prostate, Spinal Stenosis. I have to check with my primary a Tuesday about my Kidneys my heart docs concerned about my numbers being low on the last blood test Some of these I’ve had for a while! I have been having anywhere from 3-6 visits a week for over a year with physical therapy 1-2 visits a week. Emergency room knows me well from back pains to kidney stones. I never take prescriptions they offer I just want fixed and make sure nothings wrong I’m taking to much meds now. Sorry for the ramble it’s nice telling the story that might help someone else not be put through what we’ve been through