<s>[INST] i have chipping L5 L6 in my neck i was wondering if this could cause swelling around my neck even in the front. i am supposed to go for surgery but haven t heard from the surgeon yet. i am in a lot of pain in my arms and tingling down my arms to my finger tips. [/INST] Hithank-you for providing the brief history of you let me make a correction that C5-C6 comes in neck region and not L5-L6?.as you mentioned your history what I can understand is that you have pain & tingling in the arm up to the fingers.these symptoms arise due to Cervical spine disc pathology. For which I can recommend you to take physical therapy. This will help you reduce the pain and tingling sensation. Also on a later stages exercises will be introduced.in my clinical practice, I have seen many cases with similar issues and all response well to physical therapy.regards Jay In Chat Doctor.  </s>