Rheumatoid Arthritis/Autoimmune?

Dear Sir or Madam,
I have some questions:
I was seeing an orthopedic doctor for shoulder impingement in Feb during which time I developed neck & back pain. Doc ordered MRI that revealed C5-6 posterior disk herniation indenting the ventral aspect of the thecal sac worse on right side. That said I made an appointment to see pysiatrist who performed an number of test. Which were:
Sed Rate result 48 (high)
Protein result 7.6 (normal)
Aldolase result 5.8 (normal)
ANA  result negative
CRP result 7.4 result (high)
HLA-B27 result negative
RA Factor result negative
TSH result 2.390  (normal)
Bone Scan- increased uptake of tracer in shoulders bilaterally as well as cervical and thoracic spine suggestive of degenerative/arthritic change (doctor said this is normal for someone who lifts weights)
Electrodiagnostic testing of musculature was normal.
Pysiatrist concluded pain was the result of herniated disk and not autoimmune, RA or other type of disease.Underwent Epidural didn't last three days, facet injections didn't work, prednisone gave temporary relief.Went to a neurosurgeon since I was pushing for surgery. He spent two minutes with me, couldn't get him to read review my medical records or lab test results. Told me that my inflammation was from some sort of infection or RA or other autoimmune disease and not from herniated disk. Said I was not a surgical candidate and that I should see a Rheumatologist.I have no joint pain, fingers, toes, knee's, elbows, muscles in the back & neck but not in the spine/vertebre. No temperature or swelling, lymph nodes fine,
I am really confused and concerned about contradicting medical diagnosis, can I get some feed back about info provided?
Many thanks,
Stonecold

[simisuresh]

Hi there! I feel you have to meet a rheumatologist only. from your blood reports, it states you have inflammation, since your ESR and CRP is elevated. Even the bone scan reveals some arthritic changes. I can understand your concern about contradicting medical diagnosis. But yu should also understand that arthritis can happen in the shoulder too. So you better meet a rheumatologist as early as possible. take care.