neck, left shoulder and arm pain

[Rhonda]

I've been having alot of neck, shoulder and arm pain.  My doctor ordered an MRI and the report showed bulging annulus c6-c7 but no focal disc protrusions, mild posterior lateral spurring on the right at c5-c6 with a slight thecal sac encroachment.  What does this mean?  Will this get better on it's own?  I have severe pain that travels down my left arm so bad I can't even use my arm.  It's worse when I first get out of bed in the mornings.  Is this going to require surgery?  If it will get better on it's own, how long will it take before the pain is tollerable?  Thankyou, Rhonda

[Gin White]

After many time since 1984 hurting my neck down the left shoulder and arm to numbness in the finger in my left hand, I finally went to have an MRI last June.

[Gin White]

After many time since 1984 hurting my neck down the left shoulder and arm to numbness in the finger in my left hand, I finally went to have an MRI last June.
I had hurt my self at work, after having to take two weeks off of work, I went back to work to soon. I had to go back on leave the following week.
The MRI results I have to herniated disks c5-c6 and c7-t1.
After all this time I get pain in my neck and left shoulder, to numbness all the way down my left arm and fingers. Just in the last few weeks to a month I have been getting numbness in my right arm and fingers though no real pain in my right shoulder. I am also having weekness in my shoulders, like I can not keep my arms up to long to do anything before I have to put them down again. I have done physical therapy, steroids in my muscle neither helped nor worked. I only seem to have two options left a shot in my spine or surgery neither of which sound appealing.
My Question is after all this time of having my problems on my left shoulder down my left arm can this problem start spreading also to my right arm and shoulder so that I have this on both shoulders and arms. My neck also cracks, What causes this? sometimes I try to have my neck crack on purpose could this cause more problems with my hernitated disks. Sometimes it actually feels good to have my neck crack.
Thank You
Gin White

[Gin White]

After many time since 1984 hurting my neck down the left shoulder and arm to numbness in the finger in my left hand, I finally went to have an MRI last June.
I had hurt my self at work, after having to take two weeks off of work, I went back to work to soon. I had to go back on leave the following week.
The MRI results I have to herniated disks c5-c6 and c7-t1.
After all this time I get pain in my neck and left shoulder, to numbness all the way down my left arm and fingers. Just in the last few weeks to a month I have been getting numbness in my right arm and fingers though no real pain in my right shoulder. I am also having weekness in my shoulders, like I can not keep my arms up to long to do anything before I have to put them down again. I have done physical therapy, steroids in my muscle neither helped nor worked. I only seem to have two options left a shot in my spine or surgery neither of which sound appealing.
My Question is after all this time of having my problems on my left shoulder down my left arm can this problem start spreading also to my right arm and shoulder so that I have this on both shoulders and arms.
Thank You
Gin White

[Gin White]

After many time since 1984 hurting my neck down the left shoulder and arm to numbness in the finger in my left hand, I finally went to have an MRI last June.

[Rachel R]

This past month, I have been experiencing a panic disorder.  I had tingling in my fingers and tingling on my legs.  I also have Mitral valve prolapse.  My doctor put me on lorazepam which has helped the panic, but I am experiencing slight burning sensations on my lower arm and supersensitivity in my upper arm as though something is wrapped around it.  Though I don't have any muscle weakness, it's more of a discomfort.  I do have a slight b12 deficiency.  What do you think there's a connection.

[Rich Borges]

I'm a 37 year old male, whose condition started as far back as late 1998, and became acute in Feb 2000. The first week or 2 the pain down my right arm and scapula was excruciating. I was given a Medrol DosePak, Collar and told to Ice the area, which gradually helped.

In successive weeks the pain has gotten better, and the numbness in the middle and index finger have also become less, although they are still there. My main problem now is muscle weakness and atropy, in the Chest(pectoral), Tricep, and shoulder area,

I've had an MRI and Cervical Myelogram done.  Which confirm the rupture at C6-C7, bone spurs and discs bulging at higher levels.

I've been to 2 neurosurgeons in the past month, both believe I should have surgery to correct the deficit, Both surgeons said that either procedure would work, The first surgeon decided to go with a "Posterior Cervical Laminectomy", But I'm concerned about the procedure that was recommended (Posterior) vs (Anterior) and the dangers, as well as future stability of the spine with the posterior procedure.

I am scheduled to undergo the procedure April 18th. and am wondering if I should postpone, and see if I can live with a little pain vs. uncertainty.

Can you shed some light on this?
Thanks.