Since the end of March I have been experiencing aches in my left arm. Since then I have seen my orthopedic, had an MRI of my shoulder and humurous and only a little liquid around my should. I recd a cortazon injection and it seemed to relieve a bit for a week or so but now the pain is worse than ever. Shot was in June and now I just don't sleep at night. I can fall asleep initially with an icepack but then within two hours max I am up for the night because as soon as I relax my left arm the pain is excrutiating. I went to my pc doc and they did an MRI of my neck and spine and found a blunt disk in my neck and a purtruding disk in my back. I have an appt this week with the Neurosurgeon but with all of the pain I have in my arm I am not convinced that it is the neck or back. I am limited to movement in my arm and often it weakens and I can't open a door handle or I drop the blow dryer for example. I had blood work done also for RA but that came back fine. I have type 2 diabetes which is in control with my meds. I am just lost and can't believe how painful this is. Once I get up for the day, it completely eases up and only bothers me a bit with the limited movement and some discomfort when I am typing at work. My PC had suggested Lupus but now that the MRI came back with some results I believe she is leaning toward a diagnosis from the Neurosurgeon. On a scale of 1-10 in pain I am at a 10 every night and I can withstand a lot of pain. I am just so distraut with this and especially not knowing what it could be. Any suggestions? Excuse the spelling this doesn't allow me abc check. Thank you.