@stonewheel
My primary thought I was dealing with a pinched nerve in my neck because I was diagnosed with severe arthritis, spondylosis and stenosis in my cervical spine several years ago. She sent me to a spinal specialist for pain management. I had cortisone shots for the pain and PT for 5 weeks before Cigna would approve an MRI. By this time it was not just my neck and shoulders, it was my hips and thighs. I had an MRI for my cervical spine and when the spine specialist saw the results, he referred me to a neurosurgeon. The first neurosurgeon I saw was leaning toward surgery but had the lead neurosurgeon see me because he thought there was more going on. The second neurosurgeon determined that the pain I had was not due to any of my spinal issues. His opinion was that I had an undiagnosed autoimmune disease. He referred me to a rheumatologist. By now I was out of my primary's network but it was a trade-off because I was able to see four doctors in a seven week span because each used their influence. I keep my primary up to date on everything and will tighten this up as soon as my rheumatologist is fully comfortable with the PMR diagnosis. Hopefully that happens next week.