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It sounds like there may have been some misunderstanding between the doctor and patient. "Swelling" has no impact on a spine MRI. Although he may have thought the patient would be too uncomfortable because of his acute pain to lie still through a 45 minute long MRI--which probably was not medically indicated.
MRI's are very rarely necessary so soon after an injury unless there is a very significant trauma (ie: a 20 foot fall or a car accident) causing significant trauma to the spine or if there is some sort of sign of nerve compression ( pain shooting into the legs).
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Upper Cervical Spine nerve root compression (ie: C2 or C3 nerve root) can radiate to the back of the head and the lower portion of the jaw. But there are also nerves such as the Trigeminal nerve which can radiate pain to the jaw and this nerve does not originate in the spine.
Cervical nerve roots from the lower Cervical spine (C5, C6 and C7) can give arm pain as can upper thoracic nerves (T1)
Your wide constellation of symptoms makes it seem that your neurologist is approaching things appropriately trying to evaluate you for MS and other autoimmune/neurological disorders.View Thread

You are correct in that Naproxen can cause weight gain--although it is relatively rare. Naproxen is an anti-inflammatory and there are a number of other medications you can trial that may help your symptoms but with less of a side effect profile. You should speak to your medical physician to see whats best for you given your overall health.
As everyone else has stated, it is of course alway important that there is not a more significant reason for the weight gain which may or may not be related to the medicine. You may be retaining water secondary to the effect of the medication on your kidneys so it is important that your blood work be checked out. It may also be worthwhile to verify that your thyroid function is normal.
If all this comes back normal than it is likely the medicine which is bothering your system and there are plenty of other NSAIDS out there you can try.
Also it is important to have a diagnosis as to why you are having so much pain. You may benefit from a visit with a spine specialist.View Thread


This is very unusual and probably not at all related to your cervical spine surgery. Seeing a neurologist is definitely the way to go on this one. This may be medication related but a CT of the brain should be reviewed as well.
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Pain between the shoulder blades can come from a number of sources. It frequently represents "referred pain" from a cervical disc that is degenerated or herniated. It may also be simply be inflammation or irritation of the muscles that attach your shoulder blade to your spine.
In any event it usually is nothing serious but if it persists for more than 1-2 weeks you should be evaluated by a doctor who may recommend further treatment.
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Thank you for the warm welcome. We will try to provide the highest quality information based on the best available current literature to help all of you make well-informed decisions regarding your spinal care.
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