Question:
I started getting a little twinge of a pain in my neck Monday noonish. Now it's Friday and not only has it not gotten any better, it has actually gotten worse. It went from being a little twinge to being an all out war on my muscle from the base of my head to my shoulder I went to the ER today and the doc gave me Lortab but that didn't touch the pain and actually made me seriously sick to my stomach (felt like vomiting, weak, slow heart beat and breathing, cold) Heat only temporarily eases the pain some but not much. The massage head on full heat in the shower works while I'm directly under it but as soon as I move the pain comes rushing back. I can't barely move my head much. I can't look up or touch my chin to my chest without wanting to cry. The muscle actually feels like its hot inside. I had a migraine last night as well. I took 12 tylenol and 2 motrin during the course of the day yesterday and nothing seemed to help much at all...any advice on what my next step should be
Answers:
Try a heating pad with a damp towel inside of the bag. Moist heat helps the best and you should skip the tylenol and stick with motrin. I know how you feel. I've hurt myself in the same spot and its very painful. Try the moist heat. I hope that it helps. If not, then go see your family doctor.
go to a chiropractor soon
Is your pain more of a burning pain rather than an ache? If so, you may have pinched nerves or vertebrae slightly out of place. I have degenerative disc disease and displaced vertebrae. Basically means my spine is out of alignment and bones are disentegrating and pinching nerves. Not much you can do. Try tramadol (Ultram). If it is pinched nerves or a misalignment and you do not have degenerative disc disease, a chiropracter will be able to help you. If you do turn out to have degenerative disc disease, be careful if you go to a chiropracter.
It pisses me off when doctors are pill pushers and dont investigate what is actually causing the issue and fixing it that way.
I know it sounds cliche but go to a chiropractor. He will do xrays and adjust you as needed. At least if it is something dangerous you will know and he will tell you to go back to the doctor! Then you can give the Dr. and adjustment as well. :)
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