Hi all,
Wanted to ask your advice on what to do or where to seek treatment for a sharp, constant pain on the left side of my neck. This pain started around October 5 and at first could be controlled by Advil.
I believe that the pain was caused by my visit (first time ever) to a chiropractor. I went to 3 sessions. On the last session on Sept 26, I had a headache after treatment and then 5 days later experienced the sharp constant pain on the left side of my neck.
I attempted to swim through the pain and just take Advil. However, one week later, the pain is so intense that I now cannot swim at all. As of yesterday, my shoulder and left arm are numb. It hurts to inhale deeply on land or in the water.
I've alerted the chiropractor (although I will not go in for another session!) and am making an appointment with my general doctor. Advil, Tylenol and Aleve no longer work.
Do you guys have other recommendations like:
See a Physical Therapist
Get deep tissue massages
Apply heat and/ or cold
Get X Ray
CAT Scan
Something else?
Sux to not swim! :cry: Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Parents
Former Member
George
What a sweety. I noticed the eye patch right away as my daughter has Retinitis Pigmentosa www.blindness.org/content.asp so I have been to many many eye clinics. She has not had to wear a patch but I can imagine that kids would not like it.
I bet swimming would be great for your gs. How wonderful that he has many family members involved in his life. My co-worker here she is 47 has custody of her brother 45 with ds. He is doing fabulous. He is very lucky to have her. She has no children and she just loves him.
Sometimes you never know what life is going to give you. When my dd was diagnosed with RP it was heartbreaking. But we are doing wonderful now and so is she. No sense in moaning about things we cannot control. We are involved in lots of charity groups and hope one day they find a cure. Her RP and my thyroid cancer was a huge part of why I started swimming again. I need to be fit and old to help her out.
Cheers
Katie
George
What a sweety. I noticed the eye patch right away as my daughter has Retinitis Pigmentosa www.blindness.org/content.asp so I have been to many many eye clinics. She has not had to wear a patch but I can imagine that kids would not like it.
I bet swimming would be great for your gs. How wonderful that he has many family members involved in his life. My co-worker here she is 47 has custody of her brother 45 with ds. He is doing fabulous. He is very lucky to have her. She has no children and she just loves him.
Sometimes you never know what life is going to give you. When my dd was diagnosed with RP it was heartbreaking. But we are doing wonderful now and so is she. No sense in moaning about things we cannot control. We are involved in lots of charity groups and hope one day they find a cure. Her RP and my thyroid cancer was a huge part of why I started swimming again. I need to be fit and old to help her out.
Cheers
Katie
