neck issue

[Michele66]

I had a neck fusion with a plate done almost 6 years ago at level c5/c6 i was also told that i had permanent spinal cord damage from the disk rupture.  i had to have another fusion in august 2008 at level c7/c8. the surgeon that did the surgery took my plate out that i had put in almost 6 years ago. i had x rays taken a few time after my recent surgery and the ones that were taken Nov 15 2008 showed that the fusion at c5/c6 was moving. i have more pain now then i did when i sent to have c7/c8 fixed. the pain is in my neck and shoulders i can not do anything that involves constant movement of my arms or ill will definitely pay for it. my pain level stays between 3 and 5 i have had steroid shots in my neck and shoulder which did not work at all, i have been out of work since june 2008 and there is no way i can do my job with the amount of pain i have in my neck. i am at a total loss right now i cant take the pain any longer. Is this type of thing normal. I need some advice on what to do next.

[SapphireGem1966]

I had neck fusion of C2-C4 in July of last year and now I am having cervical hardware remove and now they are fusing C3-C7 add a longer plate with screws less than a year later. I am in pain constantly but what else can be done. My hands get numb the nerves go crazy in my neck and shoulder but isn't it better to get some releif now than none at all. It seems that we all are in a catch 22 when it comes to this illness. I really feel that if the nerves could be controled along with the numbness and tingling sensations that we experience it would be so bad. I don't think that physical therapy is the answer because it tends to and to the discomfort. So, Doctors of Science what can we do.