@cmccaffe81
We do sound very similar. Change doctors if needed. You need them to really listen to your symptoms and treat you holistically. Do you have other options for neurologists/spine specialists in your area? Would you be able to get your primary doctor to do full thyroid, autoimmune, neuropathy and iron panels? Depending on the results, you would then know better which specialist to see. Many orthopedic doctors and neurosurgeons see degenerative changes on MRIs and some people have symptoms and some do not. They really need to hear your symptoms, especially those that are new for you. I think it is interesting that you have had a long period of nerve sensations in your left thigh. I wonder if you have some congenital reason for this or if you had some other change due to injury (pinched peripheral nerve root) or small fiber nerve damage. Your symptoms in your arms and hands definitely sound like it is tied to your cervical spine. Certain functional movements may compress or flatten your spinal cord impacting the signaling through your spinal cord to peripheral nerves controlling muscle movements and pain signals. A good orthopedic spine specialist should be able to help assess.