Yikes, I know exactly which pain you mean. For me, it is myofacial pain when I get the dreaded ice pick. Of course, it could also mean a pinched nerve. Try a little massage at the spot. If your fingers are too sore, (like mine)ask your hubby to do it. You may also want to try some moist heat there first, to relax the spasm that is probably occurring. I hope this helps! Hugs :)

sounds like nerve pain? i had that when got sciatica. it would radiate down my legs and i always told my family, friends and docs that "it felt like ice pick pain" just really stabbing and sudden, could really stop you in your tracks!

i had 5 steroid lumbar injections to help take care of it. not sure if you could ask for steroid injections in your shoulder?

Well this is no good!! You just get rid of your headache and now you have a new pain.

Here's another great myofascial pain website with lots of great diagrams to follow:

http://triggerpoints.net/

Chances are it's from the trigger point but there may be other TPs that are active as well so once again it's a hunt and peck adventure to figure out what's going on.

The muscle around the collarbone is the scalene and is notorious for causing all sorts of trouble from hand pain to headaches. Also, there are 3 or so trigger points just inside [towards the spine] the shoulder blade. There are also some trigger points across the upper back just below the shoulder that cause a lot of trouble.

Let me know what happens....

the last time I went to dr I told him in the back of my neck, it was still burning, I had 3 sets of injections in my neck about a month ago. I also have a buldging disc in my neck and lower back. Anyway I was messing around with him and said those injections must not have worked. He just looked at me and said the burning stabbing pain is from the fibro. I dont know what to think. You should be able to trust what your dr says and does? shouldnt you? is it the fibro are are the disc worse than I think? But I feel for you. I know exactly the sensation you are feeling. Mine runs all the way down one side of my spine to my butt.

i had 2 injections in my C spine too. my pain was goin down both my arms. idk... maybe a shot in the c spine would help too. i think talkin to your doc would definitely help get you answers.

So sorry about the ice pick pain Cajun

I get that same feeling at the base of my skull and it is unbearable.

Sure hope that you get relief soon.

YES! This is new to me, too. What's up with that? My right shoulder, too.

It makes me think of the episode of Gilligan's Island where a witch doctor made voodoo dolls of the Castaways.

http://www.thewb.com/shows/gilligans-island/voodoo/d2869855-d0d1-4fc4-8881-69cf8dfb23c8

Is there a generic voodoo doll for all FM'ers? Who's sticking in those pins?

When it happened in front, I thought I was having a stroke or something. I lived. Now I just figure, whatever. I'm not dying today.

Maybe we're just using our mouse too much.

I have that too but it turns into a migraine for me like last night. Starts in my neck and shoulders for a few hours then the migraine comes. This is not new for me, most of the years I have had fibro i get the sharp pain and migraine follows. Hugs

Thanks, guys, for all the responses! This morning, it is much better, so I'm guessing some muscle/myofascial thing.....Did some more massage with the Homedics handheld massage, and it definitely helped....

segulley, great link.... thanks!

U, ROFL.....I love Gilligan's Island.....lots of VooDoo around these parts too!!

Thanks, all, and HUGS to everyone from down south :)

Are you and I on the Same Wave or What Girl ?? we had our Rib Pain together too...remember ?

Yesterday it started for me...I described it to hubby as tho someone were threading a "Needle & Thread of Pain" thru my shoulderblade to just above my left breast..Like a Straight shot...goes away...comes back..

Nerve Pain...I Know mine is nerve pain..

I get SO Many Wicked Pains thru that area...but this is Brand New !! YeaY !!

I have been a Huggin self to Loosen up the area...Nice and tight Hugs...rolling my shoulders...belly breathing to Expand everything out...throwing my arm across my chest, using my Other hand to stretch that arm just a bit more...then rubbing my left shoulder blade with my right hand...Pressing HARD on any Tender areas...to get the Muscle to Release..

idk...weird shit is All I DO Know for Sure.

OOOOHHHH hate the ice pick pain

I agree that it's probably myofascial and hope you've found some relief by now!