I, too, had surgery. For c5/6 disk herniation. I had excruciating pain in my right shoulder blade as one of my first symptoms. Mri finally showed disk herniation. This is a long story, so I will not bore you with all the details - but do not let doctors blow you off!!! Visit as many as you can until you find one that will listen. This is what I did. I saw 8 doctors before I finally found one that would listen to me an appreciate that I had lost almost all of the function of my arm and hand. You can't blow that off! Everybody's case is different, but what is constant is that the pain is life altering. Hey, i'm a teacher. If one of my students says that he or she still doesn't get it, I continue to help them. Doctors need to do the same.
Best of luck to you!