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Posted 12/15/2014 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
It started a few days ago in the right side of my neck in the right, that muscle or tendon, started getting really tight and hurting. I've been stretching it out and rubbing it but in the course of the last few days the front of my neck has been feeling tight and hurting. By last night it hurt so much to talk, like the outside of my throat and jaw were killing me. Today its been super bad, breathing, swallowing, talking, pressure of any kind is killing my throat, but not like a sore throat from a cold or sickness, its weird its like the outer part of my throat, like its wound up so tight but I can't relax it and it hurts so much!!! Anyone else have this?? I am getting kind of scared. That tension is all the way up into my jaw, and all the way around my neck and no amount of stretching or forcing everything to let go won't work.
Posted 12/15/2014 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like a bad spasm. Do you have any heating pads or muscle rubs?
If I was you I would try heat, massage, and muscle relaxer. If still hurting then I would see the doctor for something stronger.
Posted 12/15/2014 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Oh god can spasms really last this long?? The only things I've got is heat and Bengay.

(side note, love your lemons signature)
Posted 12/15/2014 3:23 AM (GMT 0)
Try feeling along the side of your neck. If you find places that are really tender, these are trigger points. Press as much as you can stand and then massage the area. You might find several places. Repeat this process and then wait a few hours and repeat it again. This helps calm the muscles if that is what is going on.

Sherrine
Posted 12/15/2014 5:35 AM (GMT 0)
I have had spasms in my throat before. Not sure what your experiencing. Are you sure it's not your lymph nodes?
Posted 12/15/2014 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Sherrine, I've been trying that and I can't find anywhere. There are spots on the back of my neck that the skin feels bruised and I tried rubbing out those spots but it hasn't helped. My husband tried rubbing tiger balm on the back of my neck and shoulders last night and I applied heat to the front of my neck and still nothing. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow with my primary after my neuro said to go to primary or to the ER.

ak angel, it feels like a spasm but not sure. I've checked my lymph nodes and they're fine, thankfully when they decide to swell you can actually see it lol. I just really hope this is not a new every day problem like my legs and arms and back.
Posted 12/15/2014 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
Okay, try this. Feel at the base of your skull...where it meets with the spine. Do you feel two knots there? I had two knots...one on each side of the spine. I did the pressing and massaging along with massaging my skull. Those muscles get tight, too. This helped my neck a lot.

I'm glad you are going to the doctor though. That will give you some peace of mind. One time I couldn't swallow for several minutes! I had visions of stomach tubes dancing in my head. It turned out to be the muscles in my throat spasming. Frightened the day lights out of me, though. But once I knew what was going on I was fine. AND the way to stop that is to cough! The cough wil loosen the muscles.

Hope you feel better soon.

Sherrine
Posted 12/15/2014 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Sunny -

I've been having some crummy neck pain lately.  I'm lousy with tender/trigger points (haven't finished reading the book ;) ).   I did find a couple of things that are helping even though they are not completely ridding me of the pain.

Occasionally during the day I will roll up a heating pad I have.   It has a lot of air in it so it doesn't bunch very much, but the curved item under the back of my neck that is heated helps a bit to loosen the muscles.   Someone on the forums mentioned a bed buddy.   It's a roll with some sort of seeds or beans inside.  You can put it in the microwave and do the same thing (probably safer).

The other thing I found is that Sunbeam makes a fleece covered heating pad that is designed for the neck.   They sell them at Walgreens and on Amazon.   It's cut so that it drapes over your shoulders and part of it goes up the back of your neck.   I tend to go for blasting hot, but it has 4 temperature settings so that you can set it to your comfort level. 

These won't cure, but they may help relax your neck until you can find a good way to fix it.   Sometimes my neck will fix itself after being on the heat - I think because the muscles relax. 

Good luck.

Posted 12/16/2014 3:01 AM (GMT 0)
I do sure hope you will get help with your Doctors. I have constant pain at the base of my skull and I used to have what felt like a lump on the right side of my neck that was in pain. I believe my Massage Therapist helped it out as I don't get pain there now. It was a muscle. When I walk I have to apply some pressure on the left side of my neck with my left arm. I am sure I look silly but I am trying to stop the pain.

I also get feelings of tightness in my throat sometimes.

I have tried self massage while soaking my head in the tub and massage these horrible spots but I have not found a way to stop the pain. I have tried so many things, salts and bath products, in the tub to relax.

I have odd and rare moments when I feel that the pain has come down some. I am afraid to move because it will come to an end. I am trying to talk myself into relaxation. I am listening and singing Christmas Carols while I put gifts in bags.

My Husband has become such a big help. I always did the tree myself but now he helps. It is much easier with two sets of hands completing what was always a fun thing for me.

I am not much help but want you to know that you are not alone.

Loring

Osteoarthritis in Multiple Joints, Fibromyalgia, Neuralgia, Chronic Daily Headaches, I.B., Hard of Hearing...
Posted 12/17/2014 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
It is really nice that I'm not the only one who gets these.


Sherrine I tried finding the knots and I couldn't. I put pressure there anyways, and it just made the front of my head hurt.

But my doc thinks theres a chance?? that its globus response to acid reflux???? I haven't had a problem with that in ages, but the way he described it is even the beginnings in the stomach of heartburn can send signals to the brain to cause the throat to over react (gee that sounds familiar with every other part of my body). So going in on friday so they can have me drink a bunch of goop and do imaging of my throat, and starting an antacid to rule out a bunch of stuff. It still hasn't gotten any better since Saturday, minus me getting used to it, so if there's even a slight chance this could be something else and we can make it stop I'm game. I can't stand the idea of this just being another symptom of fibro I have to get used to.
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