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TaraP 10/10/2008

I've had a stiff, sore neck - which of course everyone gets now and then - buts it's lasted at least 3 weeks. I do get them occationally but they always go away after a day or two. This one was just sort of annoying at first, but then started to get progressively worse until I'm in a fairly significant amount of pain. I'm waking up in the middle of the night with it, and getting up in the morning is just agony. I work with special needs kids and am on my feet and moving around quite a lot, and it's really starting to affect me at work. I know hubby thinks I'm being a little dramatic, but it really does hurt and I just can't move. At first I thought it was just a normal stiff neck but I'm wondering if it could be the MS. I can't think of anything I did to injure it or anything. Does anyone else get this? Is it MS? Should I call my neuro, gp, or just a good massage therapist?

deleted_user 10/10/2008

Wow, can I relate. I've have been plagued with neck/upper back and chest muscle pain for one year now. After much searching and testing due to the chest aspect of it the only plausible explanation is MS muscle related spasms. I've gone thru many trials of muscle relaxers and analgesics. I went for physical therapy for a few months and I do very easy stretches targeted at specific muscles that the PT gave me to do.
I know take a muscle relaxer that I have found to give me some relief and that I can tolerate. I only take it at night so that I can function during the day. I also use somethng called a Flexor patch from time to time. It is a script patch that you apply directly to the area. It does make me a bit dizzy (some would say it has nothing to to with the patch LOL) and it does feel a bit gooey, but it seems to help. Thats my experience in a nutshell.. I just hope this goes away sometime in the future. It is awful to wake up every morning and be in pain. Good luck. If you want more specifics or have any advice for me (!) message me.

Jan

deleted_user 10/10/2008

OOPS its Flector patch not flexor

deleted_user 10/10/2008

Tara....I too suffered from the neck and head pain and I don't recommend a massage...we have a lot of pressure point in the neck and shoulder area that can set off terrible headaches....I did come to find out that mine to was MS.

deleted_user 10/10/2008

I have MS, but also have degenerate disk disease in all levels of my spine...I had a fusion in C5 and C6...now they are telling me that that has causes my other C spine levels are collapsing...

Deeitme is right massage can make things much worse. I use ice to make the swelling in the levels go down...then heat. It is a terrible thing to have your neck in a kink...

I am so sorry you are hurting so much try ice and if all fails call you Doc. They may want to see you...this is too long for it to be a 'passing' thing... I hope you feel better soon.

TaraP 10/10/2008

Thanks you guys, so much! I've tried a heating pad, but I'll start alternating with cold too. I'm glad I came here before I called a massage therapist - I had no idea. Just having someone understand and not think I'm playing it up helps as much as anything. Thank you.

deleted_user 10/11/2008

I have horrible neck pain but I have lesions in my neck. I sometimes have to just keep my head flat and take muscle relaxers; but smoking helped the most.

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