If you were linking to your images they didn't post.
New members are restricted from linking for a short time..
If you can attch any of written MRI reports, those might be better for us to help with.

I guess I have more questions for now..

I see you work from home , so I'm guessing at desk with al lot of phone & computer use?
That can be a factor for neck curvature changes and arm pain.
Weight of head hanging out off of the neck for many hours and years.

Did any PTs or DCs focus on neck/head/shoulder posture?
Did they quiz you each session if things felt better or worse and adjust the treatment if needed?
Or did those feel more like generic cookie cutter PT/DC treatments and not focused on your specific needs?
If they are doing generic protocols vs specific treatments for you it will be much less effective..

Any mention of tight muscles, trigger points, soft tissue etc?
Any past whiplash or head/ shoulder injuries?

Often surgery can take car of mechanical issues, but pain & other symptoms might still remain...

If computer/phone /reading with the forward head & arm postures fits for you, I suggest exploring our TOS forum sticky threads to see if some of it might fit for you..
Trigger point information {TrPs} for short
DOCTORS & PTs List and saved PT info threads

It is possible to have a secondary factor along with the C spine issues..
There is also internal scar tissue that some have more problems with from injuries or surgeries...

You can also use the search tool on our site to find specific keywords in past posts.

Ahh did not know that! Too bad because those images sure do reveal quite a lot. Am I able to post a link to them without making them an image appear on the post? That may help. Like can I "insert hyperlink" instead of "insert image"?

As for working from home. Yes on desk a lot with computer use but only phone use is through the meetings we have on our laptop. I have a set up at home that's comfortable enough that I don't need to bend/look down. Basically got myself a stand up set where, even if I'm sitting, I'm looking straight at the laptop. Any talking I do is through my laptop's speaker phone and works great.

DCs were useless. PTs however, were amazing. I became friends with them all over the years. They focused on anything and everything I brought up and any little issue I had, they would adjust the PT as necessary based upon my case. They were very good at reading the images too. So much so that they said "Had you presented this to us at the first PT session, we would have turned you away and told you to get surgery" and "I have never seen an MRI that bad before"

The PT only took me so far, plus insurance runs out at some point during the year at the end of the year The last PT session, I felt like I went a month longer than I probably needed to, though I cut it back to once a week. At some point, I stopped feeling any benefit. and figured that was the most I was going to get out of it.

I will definitely give the TOS a look. I'm a quick healer. I actually had zero issues post op like people typically do (tight muscles nope, swallowing problems nope, scar healed quickly and no post-op pain so I didn't need meds).

As for other factors, maybe my TMJ/Jaw Issues but everything came out at the same time and I'm in the process of getting this re-addressed again and it's much better than before.

I legit feel like something is "loose and broken" on the right side of my neck more upper cervical, that is why it concerns me.

One example of such, when I tried an exercise with a "shake stick" at my PT, on the left side I felt absolutely perfect. On the right side, I felt like something was loose and shaking around and the pain at the upper cervical was unreal that I had to stop the exercise and tell my PT that I was not continuing on with that after one session.

There is a size limit for attched images, often posted images are too small to clearly see details..
https://www.neurotalk.org/faq.php?fa...b3_attachments

If you scroll to the bottom of this page related past posts will show..

Hi
If you have the images downloaded to your computer, you can upload and attach them to your posts here.

You will see the ATTACH FILES option in the options below the posting box

Let me give that a shot with the reply here. Doesn't look like I can edit my prior post but here it goes.. looks like I can only do 5 files at a time soooo... here's the first set I guess.

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	January2020Xray2.jpg (193.8 KB, 0 views)
	MRIJanuary2020.jpg (140.2 KB, 2 views)
	6WeekACDFPostOp1.jpg (158.0 KB, 2 views)
	6WeekACDFPostOp2.jpg (193.4 KB, 2 views)

Here's the 2nd set which includes 3 months Post Op ACDF and then 2 weeks post op ADR (May/June 2021)

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	3MontACDFPostOp2.jpg (110.5 KB, 1 views)
	3 MonthACDFPOstOp3.jpg (122.4 KB, 1 views)
	2WeeksPostOpADR1.jpg (200.0 KB, 1 views)
	2WeeksPostOpADR2.jpg (194.5 KB, 1 views)

This should be the last set.. 2 week ADR and 3 month ADR

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	6WeeksADFPostOp2.jpg (185.9 KB, 1 views)
	3monthADR1.jpg (188.0 KB, 0 views)
	3monthADR2.jpg (182.6 KB, 1 views)
	3monthADR3.jpg (191.7 KB, 2 views)

I forgot to add this 2 Week ADR view as well. Let me know if none of these are acceptable, if you want me to upload a different way... I could also add my reports but I may need to edit them so I don't include personal info.

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2WeekPostOpADR.jpg (192.1 KB, 1 views)

Ok, I am replying with my 2 MRI reports.

One from February 2020 (Thought it was January but it's February) before my ACDF and one from December 2020 5 months post-op ACDF.

Unfortunately my latest X-RAYS were directly from the Orthopedic Doctor and they gave me zero indication of a report and only went over the images with me in the offense and sent me off with a disc with images and no radiologist reports (I may ask them to send me the reports now since it's been a few months and that should be there).

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