Hi Douglas,
I love your avatar!! Mid-back pain is common for pre-& post-surgical cervical patients especially starting w/C5-6 herniations and on down. For it still to be a factor 6 mo out my guess is its either morphed into a chronic myofascial pain syndrome w/triggerpoints (chronic muscle tension due to sympathetic nervous system overdrive) or possibly due to disc placement. Some patients that just have fusions can have similiar symptoms, but the constant HA also leaves me wondering.
Have you seen a PT person or massage therapist that can help you identify whether you have any triggerpoints in your trapezius muscle. They could maybe help w/releasing those muscles if that is your problem. HA's can also come from triggerpoints.
If not getting any better, or getting any good answers, I'd start consulting to get other opinions in the next month, or two, or sooner, depending on how uncomfortable you are. It's a hard call - some people heal slower than others, but w/continuing symptoms, I'd keep asking questions.
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*C4-5 and C5-6 Mild & moderate posterior broad-based disc bulges w/small posterior end plate osteophytes, mild spinal canal stenosis.
*C6-7 Broad-based posterior disc bulge w/small focal posterior central protrusion mildly indenting the anterior thecal sac, no canal or neural foraminal stenosis.
*SI Joint issues, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
*Tx's-PT, 2 ESI's Interlaminar & transforaminal, 2 SI Joint steroid injections, Failed LBB for SI Joint
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