HI Stephen, I have had the symptoms for about as long as you. In the end I was begging for an ultrasound of my neck. When I finally had one, the results came back witha 55% stenosis in my right carotid artery. I was rushed off to see a Neurologst in one of the best hospitals here in Perth WA, and it was at my suggestion that I had an MRI. I had been put on all these different pills for a Stenosis, and they were making me feel worse than I already did. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. I had my MRI, and low and behold NOTHING showed up. NO narrowing of anything anywhere. In the meantime while waiting for my results and app with the top doc, I searched the net and found that my symptoms matched Carotidynia.I asked for my money back, seeing as I had already found out what was wrong with me, but no chance of that happening.!!. So I went to see my GP and asked to have a short course of steroid. She balked at the mere suggestion, but I insisted that she do that. In the end she gave in and I was on Predisnone for only 4 days at 20mg 4 half 4 quarter then off. I was pain free for about 6 months and only last Friday I got the symptoms back again.. So I just took a quarter of a pill for two days then wean off. I am feeling a lot better today !!. I honestly dont know how to cure this. I have had Mortons Neuromas in both feet, I also had a Frozen Shoulder a few years ago too. I had to have injections straight into the feet in between my toes. It was very painful but they worked after the third go. I also had injection in shoulder and a very painful time at the physio for over a year.I am wondering if all these symptoms are connected in some way!. I also get numbness in my right hand first two fingers and thumb are bad sometimes. I went to see and eye specialist aswell and he said I had Atypical Migraines. My eyes flash from side to side I cannot do anything not even sleep till this passes, I am also quite sick and dizzy. This is Aytpical Migraines according to him. Well I am sick of going to the doctors, so now what !!.. Let me know how you get on with your treatment from now on. Does your flare up a bit if you talk, or eat sometimes mine does. You can see my neck throbbing and its a bit swollen at this moment. The docs thought I had an ear infection too... Keep in touch Sedatemink.