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Posted by John V on November 05, 2000 at 02:33:50:
In Reply to: Pinched nerve posted by Justin on October 30, 2000 at 16:40:04:
Justin,
The last time I hurt my neck, by moving a 600 lb. boiler, I felt the same thing you did in my neck, although my symtoms were on my right side and in my right arm. Anyway, I too thought that I had just pinched a nerve. It hurt like hell, but when I would work for a hour ot two, the pain would ease quite a bit. Every morning my neck hurt like hell but I would work some (plumbing) and the pain would ease.
After 3-4 weeks, I told my boss I was taking a week off to rest my neck and let this "pinched nerve" get better.
My first day off, when I woke up, my head was bent over to the right and stuck on my right shoulder. My right arm was bent over and behind my head. I couldn't move my arm or lift my head.
I went to the E.R. I ended up staying in the hospital almost a month. It turns out that my "pinched nerve" had reall been a herniated disc. I ended up having a cervical fusion done.
My whole point is that I MIGHT have been able to avoid surgery and a lot of pain if I had gone to a doctor right away. He might have been able to tell me that I had a disc problem and I MIGHT have been able to take care of it another, less invasive, way.
Please go to a real doctor and tell him your symptoms. You might just save yourself a lot of agony down the road.
Take care,
John V

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: Justin, : The last time I hurt my neck, by moving a 600 lb. boiler, I felt the same thing you did in my neck, although my symtoms were on my right side and in my right arm. Anyway, I too thought that I had just pinched a nerve. It hurt like hell, but when I would work for a hour ot two, the pain would ease quite a bit. Every morning my neck hurt like hell but I would work some (plumbing) and the pain would ease. : After 3-4 weeks, I told my boss I was taking a week off to rest my neck and let this "pinched nerve" get better. : My first day off, when I woke up, my head was bent over to the right and stuck on my right shoulder. My right arm was bent over and behind my head. I couldn't move my arm or lift my head. : I went to the E.R. I ended up staying in the hospital almost a month. It turns out that my "pinched nerve" had reall been a herniated disc. I ended up having a cervical fusion done. : My whole point is that I MIGHT have been able to avoid surgery and a lot of pain if I had gone to a doctor right away. He might have been able to tell me that I had a disc problem and I MIGHT have been able to take care of it another, less invasive, way. : Please go to a real doctor and tell him your symptoms. You might just save yourself a lot of agony down the road. : Take care, : John V :
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