Thank you Dr. Corneman.
Yes, I have a labral tear on the same side, left side, where the disc bulge is. I am told that the disc/neck might have torn my labrum over time. Is this possible ?
The problem is that I don’t know if shoulder is causing the pain, disc bulge or both causing pain.
The only thing that works on the neck pain is 800 mgs of ibuprofen.
1.) Can the disc bulge I have at c5-c6 even be operated on with a microdiscetomy ? I do not believe there is an annular tear or a major herniation, just a small bulge from the image on MRI.
My shoulder does need surgery, but I believe the pain right near the spine at c5-c6 might not go away.
2.) Would you suggest facet injections at this point in neck, or steriod injection in shoulder or surgery for both !?
3.) what about a discogram ? Could this mimic the pain at c5-c6 ?
In my opinion, I feel like both the shoulder and the neck are the cause of pain and both need surgery.
You are a very kind Dr. that puts the patient first.
Most surgeons are not very helpful these days like yourself !
Thank you kindly !