Fathub, exercise was always my go to solution for many things that ailed me too. It's such a bummer when we can't move like the body was meant to move.
I used to cut up a Flexeril patch and put a 2 inch piece on my shoulder when my bursitis acted up. It's an NSAID that can be placed right on the pain for inflammation. Once again, I used a piece not the whole patch! Then when the pain got really bad I had the steroid injection
Interesting point about switching off the two drugs.
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined.
2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009.
2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures.
2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016 
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