OMG. Talk about the dumbest injury!
Evidently, I have the world’s strongest neck muscles. Strong enough to torque my neck to such a degree, I’m walking around with my ear on my right shoulder like a dog listening to a confusing sound. 
I woke up early for an 8am meeting at work (ugghhh!!!), did a little stretch as I got out of bed and simultaneously heard a pop and felt a shooting pain down the left side of my neck. Every movement hurt like the dickens. I was convinced I’d ruptured my jugular vein and was about to die of massive internal bleeding….so I showered really fast. I called my doctor and was ready and waiting in her office as they opened at 8am. She wanted me to get some xrays (SEE?!?!? I knew it was serious!!) and take some muscle relaxants (oh yes, PLEASE!) and not go in to work.
I called work to let them know I wouldn’t be in (oops, had to miss my day-long meeting. What a chame.), took my medicine and slept for 4 hours. I woke up, called my doctor to see what horrible thing I’d done to my vertebrae (nothing, it’s just a muscle spasm), took another pill and slept for another 4 hours.
THE PAIN, y’all, the PAIN! I was tempted to self-medicate with some leftover oxycotin, but decided Advil was smarter and less habit-forming. Now, 2 days later, the pain is less intense, but moving down my neck to my shoulders. I’m sure it’s all because of my desk job. Sitting hunched over for hours at a time can’t be good.
It all comes back to my ultra-strong neck muscles. I had no idea how dangerous they were—to be able to stretch out and strain itself. WOW! Shoulda guessed, though. Every time I do crunches or ab exercises at the gym, my NECK is what’s sore the next day. Clearly I’m doing something wrong if my neck is getting the massive workout meant for my gut! Just don’t mess with my neck or else it’ll kick your ASS!!!
I woke up early for an 8am meeting at work (ugghhh!!!), did a little stretch as I got out of bed and simultaneously heard a pop and felt a shooting pain down the left side of my neck. Every movement hurt like the dickens. I was convinced I’d ruptured my jugular vein and was about to die of massive internal bleeding….so I showered really fast. I called my doctor and was ready and waiting in her office as they opened at 8am. She wanted me to get some xrays (SEE?!?!? I knew it was serious!!) and take some muscle relaxants (oh yes, PLEASE!) and not go in to work.I called work to let them know I wouldn’t be in (oops, had to miss my day-long meeting. What a chame.), took my medicine and slept for 4 hours. I woke up, called my doctor to see what horrible thing I’d done to my vertebrae (nothing, it’s just a muscle spasm), took another pill and slept for another 4 hours.
THE PAIN, y’all, the PAIN! I was tempted to self-medicate with some leftover oxycotin, but decided Advil was smarter and less habit-forming. Now, 2 days later, the pain is less intense, but moving down my neck to my shoulders. I’m sure it’s all because of my desk job. Sitting hunched over for hours at a time can’t be good.
It all comes back to my ultra-strong neck muscles. I had no idea how dangerous they were—to be able to stretch out and strain itself. WOW! Shoulda guessed, though. Every time I do crunches or ab exercises at the gym, my NECK is what’s sore the next day. Clearly I’m doing something wrong if my neck is getting the massive workout meant for my gut! Just don’t mess with my neck or else it’ll kick your ASS!!!
2 comments:
This happens to me FAR too often as well, though not as seriously as yours. I've never been laid up on pain killers for it...but i waiiiinnnnn to be ;-)
seriously, this happens at least once a month to me. hate.
i hope it goes away sooooon! you'll feel so much better, pobrecita.
Ouch. Are you sure you have the right diagnosis? No slipped disc or anything? A friend of mine just had that. She went to the ER and came home in a neck brace. And, now does physical therapy for it. By the way, then her leg started hurting, which is somehow related.
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