Topic: I think I have a pinched nerve in my neck.

Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI started this discussion 9 years ago #58,194

I think I have a pinched nerve in my neck, which is causing referred pain in my shoulder blade and it really hurts.

The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 24 minutes later[^] [v] #745,569

@OP

Good.

Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #745,574

I hope it's muscular-skeletal pain, which it probably is so then it can be treated with Tylenol.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 34 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,575

Pinched nerves are a bitch. I just got over it on my left shoulder.

Entire left arm would hurt, and would have to sleep on that arm just to keep the pain away. Plus, the pins and needles/tingling sensation was really unbearable at times.

The doc will probably prescribe pain pills, muscle relaxers and steroids to deal with it.

Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,576

It's just the shoulder blade in the right scapula, as well as the 3rd or 4th rib when I breathe in. The pain is annoying, expecially since it hasn't subsided.

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Anonymous C replied with this 9 years ago, 34 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,577

@previous (Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI)
Get it checked out. It'll just get worse if you don't.

I ended up missing a week of work because the pain was to bad to do any lifting.

Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,578

@previous (C)

> Get it checked out. It'll just get worse if you don't.
>
> I ended up missing a week of work because the pain was to bad to do any lifting.

I will, I've just had the pain today upon waking up, so I think it may be muscular-skeletal instead of neurological. If the soreness doesn't go away soon then I will.

Green !BEERiVqJJw joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,581

@745,575 (C)
We already have a doctor in this thread!
@745,569 (The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY)
What do you prescribe for OP's pinched nerve?

The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY replied with this 9 years ago, 15 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,588

@previous (Green !BEERiVqJJw)

Withdrawal of treatment. There's nothing more that we can do for the patient at this point.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 7 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,589

@745,576 (Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI)
Have you considered not breathing?

The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,591

@previous (E)

The Minichan medical team is working on that. Don't worry.

Green !BEERiVqJJw replied with this 9 years ago, 47 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,602

@previous (The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY)
Do you think it will cure OP's autism?

kook !!OPZbEQMT1 joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,608

You need to have someone push back your arms for you. Also you can hang off of your bed or couch to stretch your spine.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 21 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,610

1: Put your neck on the stump.

2: Use your dominate hand and arm to swing the axe to only the exact area of the pain.

Guaranteed results unless you are a weakling.

Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,611

@previous (G)

> 1: Put your neck on the stump.
>
> 2: Use your dominate hand and arm to swing the axe to only the exact area of the pain.
>
> Guaranteed results unless you are a weakling.

My dominant hand is the one that is fucked.

Anonymous C replied with this 9 years ago, 8 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,730

@previous (Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI)
Well that means your dominant hand is no longer the dominant one.

dw skg joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,758

I can't feel my pinky

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 8 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,761

@previous (dw skg)
The nerve that serves the pinky is the ulnar, and is the one that when whacked at the elbow, people talk of the funny bone

dw skg replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,762

@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
that explain the jolt I felt from my pinky to my funny yesterday
i wonder how long until I can feel it
the only thing I feel is real bad pins and needles

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 9 years ago, 11 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #745,767

Yeah it can clear up soon enough or be a really annoying problem for years like I had. There are different places that the nerve can be bothered by different causes, commonly "entrapment". If the problem is at the elbow, there's a common surgury to move it over to let it recover. I found that simply having my elbows bent at night made me wake up with numbness so I had to find sleep postures to make that less likely. Later, I found that turning my neck was stretching something in there somewhere and I could get unpleasant persistent feeling that way.