I HAVE BEEN OFF FROM WORK SINCE 12-15-02 DUE TO A WORK INJURY TO MY NECK.FROM THE ONSET TO NOW I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE PAIN RADIATING FROM MY NECK INTO MY HEAD,SHOULDERS,SHOULDER BLADES, CHEST,ARMS,AMD HANDS.ANY MOVEMENT OF MY HEAD OR ARMS FLARES THE PAIN.THE PAIN IS WORST IF I TIP MY HEAD BACKWARDS.I HAVE HAD MRI'S DONE,WITHOUT CONTRAST,SHOWING DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AT C-4, AND HERNIATIONS OF 3MM AT C5-6, C6-7. 1 NEUROSURGEON SAID SURGERY MIGHT HELP,1 SAID NO HELP.THERAPY MADE THE PAIN WORSE,I HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE BLOOD WORK ALL RESULTS COMING BACK NORMAL.I HAVE HAD FACET BLOCKS DONE,NO HELP.I HAVE HAD EPIDURAL INJECTIONS DONE AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY PAIN CENTER,NO HELP.THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY,BUT NOW MY TREATING PHYSICIAN HAS CHANGED IT TO BRACHIAL NEURITIS.I HAVE READ ARTICLES ON BRACHIAL NEURITIS,AND IT FITS ME TO THE LETTER.A NEW NEUROSURGEON HAS SAID I HAVE BRACHIAL NEURITIS WITH INFLAMATION TO THE NERVES AND SOFT TISSUES,BUT HE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO TREATMENT TO CORRECT IT.WOULD AN MRA IMAGE OF THE SOFT TISSUES BE OF ANY HELP?COULD IT BE SCAR TISSUE BUILT UP CAUSING THE PROBLEM? EVERY DR. BUT MY TREATING DR. SAYS THAT THE 3MM BULGE INTO MY SPINAL CORD IS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS MUCH PAIN.I AM CURRENTLY ON DURAGESIC PATCHES 100MCG/HR,VICADIN 10/325,SOMA 350MG.EVEN WITH THE PAIN MEDS.THE PAIN IS STILL STRONG.ON THE 3RD DAY OF THE PATCH IT CLIMBS TO 8-9.ANY SUGGESTIONS ON TESTS,OR TREATMENTS WOULD BE GREAT.I CAN FEEL SOMETHING WRONG WHEN I MOVE MY ARMS OR HEAD,BUT THE PICTURES DON'T SHOW ENOUGH.I WILL TRY ANYTHING,I WANT MY LIFE BACK.HELP