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Posted 7/7/2010 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
who out there has ever had upper to mid back pain If so what was the cause I have been having pain between the shoulders across the back at the base of the neck and top of shoulders. I have been looking online and have scared myself lol Also  I have been pain under the shoulder blades. I'm just worried and cant get to my dr until next week
Posted 7/7/2010 7:51 AM (GMT 0)
I DO,I DO!!! I FELT I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD TO HAVE UPPER BACK PAIN. YOUR POST IS LIKE IF I WAS WRITTING IT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSES MY PAIN. IT IS NOT AN EVERYDAY THING, BUT I FEEL MY PAIN IS WAY ABOVE A 10 WHEN I DO HAVE IT. IT TAKES OVER MY UPPER BACK, MY SHOULDERS AND JAW. THERE IS NOTHING OUT THERE THAT I KNOW OF FOR IT. THERE ARE AMILLION THINGS FOR LOWER BACK PAIN. YOU ARE THE FIRST THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD SAY THEY HAVE UPPER BACK PAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANY INFO.
Posted 7/7/2010 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
well mine has been coming and going since Thanksgiving with it being worse this week it's not all the time but at least once a day now I'm having pains /soreness under and below my right rib cage I actually think I'm stressing out a little bit over it I'm so scared of Cancer of course everyone is but that's where my mind is going searching the internet is not a great thing to do my Gastro told me over the phone that it could be indigests spasms so who knows I also have been burping but no chest pain so its hard for me to believe that..... feeling a little gassy as well
Posted 7/7/2010 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
My only suggestion would be to stop "researching" the topic until you see your doctor. The web is a good source of info and unfortunately an even better source of misinformation!
Posted 7/8/2010 7:38 AM (GMT 0)
Could this be a stress reaction? I've had these in the past where my muscles got so tense I had real bad mid back and shoulder blade pains. It was my chiropracture (sp?)that noticed and fixed the problem.
Posted 7/17/2010 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
 

I have had severe upper to mid back back for 6 years now.  I am 36 years old and it began after the birth of my twins.  I have been told everything from just arthritis to job related.  I just had a doctor tell me his thinks that T8 is bulging or herniated which no one else has seen on my MRI films (including a neurologist and radiologist).  While I am relieved to have a diagnosis, I hear that this is the worst area to have a herniated disc.  The pain is so unbearable that I have recently left my job and am becoming severely depressed.  I have such horrible leg pain that it is very difficult to walk for any length of time.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about treating this?  The doctor recommended epidural injections but said that may not work on that area of my back and sent me home with a pain patch 

Posted 7/17/2010 8:50 PM (GMT 0)
Ok, here's my take on this symptom.

I think it's crohns, specifically a symptom of adhesion, though granted not all feel this pain, but the inflammation effects us all a bit differently as much as the same. I lived with that pain for 15 years, it only went away when my surgeon unglued my guts. Nothing showed on xrays, so my GI's never believed me. It hurt as much as anything.

I find Bowen Therapy to be very helpful for it and yoga too. Simple yoga moves can relax the tightness and calm it.
Posted 7/17/2010 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
Do you know if you have fibromyalgia?

I agree with Cleo, though - stop researching online!!!!!!!!!

In the meantime, can you afford a massage? That might help, a lot.
Posted 7/17/2010 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
I have awful upper back, shoulder and neck pain. I've posted about it before on the anxiety board but didn't get much of a response.

Could it be from stress? That is what I've been told. I went to see a DR and he gave me klonopin to treat the attacks of stress and it seems to help quite a bit with my back. Only downfall is that it can make me tired.

Why would you think Cancer? I did research and it said cervical neck pain and that is it common. I never thought I could have Cancer for a second. I did buy this very expensive neck pillow which hasn't helped much. I am a hypochondriac so I look around for all sorts of things and diagnose myself. I think my neck problem is mostly anxiety and stress. I wish the tightness would go away. Does yours crack/pop a lot?

I also have large breasts which I think contribute to the pain.

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