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Spinal pain in between shoulders a nightmare

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ray63269
ray63269

The pain I get in between the shoulder blades is horrible, that part of the spine starts as a aching knot then gets to a sharp burning pain, it seems to spread further up and reaches neck which causes a tender aching pain there too, it even sometimes causes a sting pain in my left arm, it's driving me mad, what on earth is causing it, any ideas

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  • mike09523
    mike09523 ray63269

    Posted

    Hi,

    Sounds like a trapped nerve possibly at cervical spine level C4 -C5.

    Mike.

    • ray63269
      ray63269 mike09523

      Posted

      Thanks Mike for the reply, It certainly could be, does the nerve there cause that sort of pain in them areas
  • oktams
    oktams ray63269

    Posted

    Hi Ray,

    Have you gone to doc yet? If it is disk problems DO NOT go to orthopedic doc,

    make sure you go to a neurologist. Sound like you have a bulging and or blown disk.

    Won't know until you have an MRI. I have had 10 fusions over the years. Just make

    sure you exhaust every option before letting them do surgery. If you have any questions

    I will answer what I can. Hope you feel better soon.

    • ray63269
      ray63269 oktams

      Posted

      Hi and thank you very much for your reply and help, again I think you could be right too , I've already got a bulging disc in the lumbar region, I think L5, that's pressing on a nerve and now this at the top between shoulder blades, so that would cause pain in neck and shoulders?

    • ray63269
      ray63269 oktams

      Posted

      In my neck again after aching in back rising, even causing a head ache
    • lisalisatheone
      lisalisatheone ray63269

      Posted

      Mine comes and goes. I have spondylitis and mine is caused by autoimmune inflammation so I agree with the commenter above that you should see a rheumatologist or several for second opinions. Have them do blood tests for inflammation And an autoimmune panel too. There's a possibility that an autoimmune disease can affect your spine but it can also be mechanical pain too if you have osteoarthritis or an injury.

  • mike09523
    mike09523 ray63269

    Posted

    Hi ray,

    If it is cervical stenosis or spondylitis then the pain in my experience, is like having agonising toothache and earache at the same time.

    This gradually wore me down because of sleep depravation to the point where after weeks of suffering I began to explain it to my non sympathetic gp, who at the time thought it was muscle sprain, and just broke down and refused to leave until further investigation was agreed.

    It is very easy for people to just dismiss you and say go take a painkiller, until they experience it themselves.

    Mike.

    • ray63269
      ray63269 mike09523

      Posted

      Hi Mike I can't even see my gp again until the 20th of this month, then I will ask for referral to see if it's trapped nerve or stenosis or spondylitis, thank you for your reply and Hope you are OK, ps can spine pain spread to ribs

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