Hi everyone - I just found this forum and was really really hoping for some help.

I've been having a lot of symptoms the last 4-5 months that have taken me to the ER once and many Dr visits. Pain behind my shoulder blade area (Suprascapular nerves I'm told), shoulder pain, some numbness/tingling down my arm, neck pain, and being lightheaded.

I went to the ER a few months ago due to really bad pain in my scapula and numbing down my arm which scared the heck out of me! I had a CT done of my thoracic which showed mild bone spurs up and down. I've also had a Xray of my cervical spine recently which I have below.

Sounds like I have some good narrowing going on in my left C5/C6, which is the same side all my symptoms are. Could that, along with my bone spurs, be the cause of all my symptoms?

I'm going for a neck MRI in about a week to get more detailed info, as well as a neurologist. I had a brain MRI done, which came back clear.

Thank you so much for any help! This hasn't been a very fun last few months wondering what the heck is wrong with me, esp with a wife and 2 small kids!


PROCEDURE: XR CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR MORE VIEWS

FINDINGS:
From skull base to C7 vertebral body is visualized on the lateral
radiograph. There is motion artifact on the swimmer's view which
is suboptimal.

Alignment: Stroke normal cervical lordosis.

Disc spaces: Intervertebral disc spaces are maintained.

Bones: Vertebral body heights are maintained. No acute fracture
is identified. The odontoid process is intact and the
atlanto-axial relationship is maintained. Significant
neuroforaminal narrowing on the left at C5-C6. There is mild
facet arthropathy

Soft tissues: There is no significant prevertebral soft tissue
swelling.


IMPRESSION:
Straightening of the normal cervical lordosis. Minor degenerative
changes of the cervical spine. Neuroforaminal on the left at
C5-C6.