I have had the epidurals done in my back for years and my neck where they burn the nerves so you feel no pain for awhile. I could not do much of anything without them, the surgery center I go to gives you the choice of being put to sleep so you don't feel any pain during the procedure. Just make sure you have a good pain management doctor who knows what he is doing. I also wear a patch and have pills for break thru pain but with the shots I don't need the pills as much.

I have epidurals every few months otherwise couldn't walk or do much

I just la down with my friend hot rice bag 3 minutes in the microwave and helps to relaxed the pain and recently i take magnesium citrate and Tumeric Curcuma with black pepper Kirkland is the best 👌 I Take with the food and good for inflammation and my intestines😏

BexB I have similar pain in my back shoulders and neck. They don't always hurt at once but sometimes they do and its very painful. I believe these are typical Fibro tender points. Fibro hurts often around the joints if you exert weight on, or sometimes at night for no reason. I use Intenzymes prescribed by my Chiro for inflammation. Its natural and works amazingly. TAKEN WITHOUT FOOD ITS A NATURAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY (taken with food its helps with digestion). I only buy from my drs office. Tried to order from Amazon but they tasted different and gave me a headache). Allegra helps me with muscle tingling (and according to my ENT Allegra is non cumulative which means I can take daily but I just take as needed). Zyrtec helps with brain fog and TYLENOL helps with pain and brain fog too. I take these or Advil only when I can't bear pain. I also find Desert Harvest Aloe Vera relieves Fibro discomfort when its mild to moderate.
I cant take strong OTC or prescription meds bc I'm too sensitive to side effects so I take natural supplements sparingly (for similar reasons) and wimpy oTC meds.
Take care.
Hugs,
Zoes

Hello! I have the same thing at the moment with my shoulder and neck. I have been for x-rays recently and nothing was out of place, infact the chiro was impressed at the x-rays. However my arm / shoulder / neck is still super painful. I thought that it could be from a pinched nerve but nothing came up. I have tried so many different things from anti inflammatires, muscle relaxants, pain killers, physiotherapy, chiropractor and loads of heat but nothing is working for me. I am waiting to talk to my dr at the moment. Hopefully he can offer some guidance over the phone because I really dont want to be going out for a while during this covid spike in South Africa. I feel too vulnerable.