Hello, I'm sorry to hear 9f others that share similar issues that I have. Happy to hear that steroid injections help you. Unfortunately injections have not helped me. Ived tried epidural injections under a floroscope & also trigger point injections with no luck. Having CKD also complicates matters for two, 500 mg sustained release naproxen tabs combined with 50 mg Tramadol for flare-ups used to work great. But with CKD...no more Nsaids; therefore I do not have access to inflammation. Have had both MRI & CT's done, combined with x-rays. Pain has radiated to my left shoulder, running underneath left clavicle and down my back a bit underneath rhomboid muscles. It can be extremely intense burning and am experiencing very mild strength loss in my left arm and hand. Have seen 3 Ortho surgeons: one recommended 1 fusion at C3/4, the second recommended 2 disc replacements at C3/4 and c 5/6, and am awaiting 3rd surgeons thoughts & that will come after I take a nerve conduction test along my cervical nerve roots to really nail down which nerve root is the problem child. The pause for the last surgeon I have seen is that he does not like the idea of addressing both 3/4 and 5/6 without touching 4/5. And 4/5 looks good. So any advice would be appreciated.

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