Shoulder-Arm Pain + Tingles

[tcgold]

About 6 mths ago had small 1" soft lump under skin below left collar bone a few inches from base of neck.  This small lump area still exists but have developed pains from base of neck, across my left collar bone/upper back area to the shoulder/arm joint & down towards elbow.   Some left shoulder to wrist tingling occurs daily but radomly.    Pain hurts some but is not unbearable and can be agrrevated by head turning & lifting up of arm . The whole pain areas are minimal to non-existant initially after good nites sleep, but shortly comes back & gets worse as day goes on.

Last weeks series of cevical Xrays per family Doc indicates neck trouble, wear/tear of cervical area...he also mentioned old age (early 60s) , degeneration & arthritis.   My 1st web search found CERVICAL SPONDYLIOSIS which seems to fit lot of my issues, but Doc says NO.  Start using soft collar, (used 1 day seems to provide some relief)  & MRI maybe in few weeks.  Have not taken any medicine or pills since began some months ago.

Your OPINIONs,  treatments, reversible/correctable ? long term prognosis ?  etc.  

Thanks                        

[tcgold]

do you have problem with vervical neck joints causing your shoulder problems ?

[michelleldtsn]

I had a cotizone shot yesterday in the shoulder I am in more pain now then I was before the shot. What  do I do now?