I have been to the Dr. Was confusing but told I have neuritis c5c6. Don't know why, and told if conservative measures didn't work i was a candidate for a Frominotomy.

I have grave concerns about the cyst and opening me up at all due to already having two cervical fusions at two different times in 7 years.

I am concerned they don;t know why I have nueritis, and when offered a forminotomy verbally, it was said...."we can give you a forminotmy and get in there and see what's going on"....I said "I'd prefer more testing to know why wouldn't you?" He didn;t feel it was neccesary at this time.

I have done a 6 weeks conservative measure of a weeks worth of a streoid pack and increased my bacolfin, nuerotin. Had one trigger pint injection
On the second round of 6 weeks conservative measure with the same, and fixing to go for my seconf trigger pint injection. I am three weeks through this.

My forarms are really bad and it hurts to outstretch my arms due to extreme elbow pain and the nerve that runs into my forarms. Still have arm weakness and sharp pains in my shoulders.

I am unsure as the Dr said he believed the neuritis could be from everything i have had done in 7years, two surgeries, several trigger pint injections epidural injections. I'm just not getting better but worse now. But believe I have tried all that I can.

Was told in December based on 2011 old MRI nothing could be done for me. Now in May told I might be a candidate for a forminotomy with the updated MRI and EMG results. I am conflcited. I'm relieved i might be able to get some relief, but scared to have another surgery. I desperatly need the relief but not so sure I won;t need another fusion later in life and don;t want to be opened up a third time let alone a fourth. So I'm conflicted as you can tell. I want relief and hope no further permament damge is being done, but not sure it isn;t and not sure how long a forminotomy lasts and does it resolve the issues once and for all....ugh

Any advice, translation defining understanding or future prognosis based on experience would be very helpful and is much needed from you or anyone else on this board