I strained a muscle on the right side of my neck, and since then it’s only gotten worse.
It is usually calm when I first wake up but increases in pain throughout the day. At night (or when I lay down) it is agonising. The first week I went without meds since I assumed it would go away but after the 7th night of crying I couldn’t take it anymore and got some anti inflammatory gel.
It helps, but the pain is still there.
Since then, it has spread to my right shoulder which can affect my hand when it flares. Also, since it’s in my neck it has given me a constant migraine since. I’m going to ask for something to help with the migraines because sleep is impossible as is most daily function.
The gel has worked wonders, but pain and discomfort still remains.
I can still feel the tightness of the muscle and the cramps it’s giving me, just less intense.
This has been going on for nearly 2 weeks at this point. Does anyone else deal with this kind of fluctuating agony? No pain I have had has ever compared to this.