I have a hump on the back of my neck with inflammation/pain particularly if I walk or overexert myself. This pain is somewhat in my neck but primarily in my groin, arms, hands and feet. Bloodwork did not indicate ANA or R. Arthritis. I am hypothyroid (treated). My gyno recently prescribed antidepressant thinking this was all nerve pain – it helped the pain however I did not like the side effects of the medication.
Any suggestions on calming nerve pain, particularly in the neck, on a long-term basis. My chiropractor helps but the symptoms return quickly. Has anyone used anything for calming nerves? Has anyone had any of these symptoms?
Thank you.
I am 31 yrs old and from some months until now I have been feeling extremely tired, besides that I wake up with terrible muscle and joint pains. I went to see if my thyroid was ok and my blood and urine tests came out a bit weird but nothing alarming so they retest my blood and everything came out fine. I kept feeling tired, my right hand fingers (2 of them) started to swell and get hot from one day to another my neck started hurting a lot and my hair started to fall out. Went to see the doctor this time a new one, he sent me for a MRI and blood test for Rheumatoid factor, sedimentation rate, ANA, HIV, hormones, etc. Everything came out fine except my ANA test which came out + with and 80% speckled and my MRI showed degenerative changes in my C6-C7. He wants to give me antimalarial medicine but I don’t want to take it before I know what I have, has anybody gone throu something similar and know what it is? He says it could be arthritis, but does arthritis give you all this symptoms?
my hip pain got worse just over night and felt like fire it radiated down my leg to my knee. this was the first time its felt this bad. i know that i have arthritis and fibromyalgia. but is this a new symptom of one or the other?
I am 53 and if someone out there can let me know what can be used for shoulder pain as I have had surgery and there is arthritis in my shoulder, kindly advise me. It is becoming unbearable and all I do is cry because of the pain. Going for treatment did not help – so PLEASE someone out there, tell me what I can use or do to get rid of the pain. The surgery was done on 30th Jan 2008. Thanking you kindly. Deanne Mindszenty
I have a herniated disc that is compressing my nerve in my L4/L5 region and my back doctor has said that it is a pretty bad herniation. I also have some narrowing of the spine and arthritis in my lower back. I am only 21 years old, female, and about 15 pounds overweight. I have had 2 facet joint block injections in my back with celestone and it has offered me no relief, and I experience an increase in pain afterwards. I recently saw a back surgeon and he said that I am not a candidate for back surgery, which is fine by me because I think that I am way too young to have any surgery. However, I experience excrutiating pain when I sit down that travels into my hips and down the front of my legs. Sometimes it gets so bad that I cannot sit for more than ten minutes at a time which is a problem because I am still in school. Is there any other treatment out there besides these injections that I should ask my doctor about, should I go to a different specialist?
it pretty much hurts in my elbows knees wrists and sometimes my fingers. even though im only 18,could i have arthritis or is this even symptoms of a form of arthritis?
What do you think this is?
I have a history of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed with symptoms and a + RA factor.
Last weekend I noted severe stiffness in my upper back going to the very back of my neck with pain radiating down both arms to mid deltoid. The pain doesn’t go down the entire arm just mid deltoid. I am also noticing a slight weakenss on the left side but it isn’t enough to drop things ect.
I am adding a picture of the tattoo on my back ( this was done over a year ago… but it marks the spot where I am having pain stiffness and aburing sensation. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b85/no…
My doctor set me up with Soma and an anti inflammatory. I feel a bit better, but the weakness on the left arm is still present and ever so slight. My fine motor skills aren’t affected, my arm feels week when I raise my arm over my head for example. My MD felt I have some sort of injury.. but I have had not trauma that I am aware of to that area. What to you think this is?
I cannot remember when the foot pain started but in the last five years I went for treatment and had orthotics? made which slightly improved the situation. I don’t wear them now because they really didn’t help. I had x-rays done a few years ago which revealed some sort of arthritis. The health care system really sucks and I just don’t know where to turn with my problems. A doctor I saw recently said ” get used to the pain ‘cuz there’s nothing that can be done, except by an podiatrist, which he recommended. Can anyone relate and enlighten me? Also, I have hashimotos disease, is this related?
What do you think this is?
I have a history of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed with symptoms and a + RA factor.
Last weekend I noted severe stiffness in my upper back going to the very back of my neck with pain radiating down both arms to mid deltoid. The pain doesn’t go down the entire arm just mid deltoid. I am also noticing a slight weakenss on the left side but it isn’t enough to drop things ect.
I am adding a picture of the tattoo on my back ( this was done over a year ago… but it marks the spot where I am having pain stiffness and aburing sensation. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b85/no…
My doctor set me up with Soma and an anti inflammatory. I feel a bit better, but the weakness on the left arm is still present and ever so slight. My fine motor skills aren’t affected, my arm feels week when I raise my arm over my head for example. My MD felt I have some sort of injury.. but I have had not trauma that I am aware of to that area. What to you think this is?
I have been tested for Carpal tunnel and all kinds of arthritis. Every few months or if I agrivate it, my left wrist and palm gets swolen and has a purple tint and is extremly painful! It also sometimes gets knots in it. Its a combo of stabbing pains and throbbing and is worse at night. I worked as a cashier for five years and this hand was my scanning hand. The swelling and pain start in my mid arm and go up my wrist on the palm side up into my thumb. Any idea what this could be????? Motrin helps but it still wakes me up at night. It isn’t constant just flareups. What else other than carpal tunnel, and arthritis have these symptoms????
It also has heat in it when it flares up it is not cold.