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Old 01-16-2007, 07:44 PM
watsonsh watsonsh is offline
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Oh Quahog,

I am so sorry you are in so much pain.

What were you doing when it happened and you heard something pop in your neck.

Your symptoms sounded alot like mine a year ago and I was dx with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). My started with a pop in my neck, headache, arm numbness, chills down my spine and that electrical feeling.

Can you tell if you have any swelling in the neck area? If you do the swelling could be causing some compression of the nerves that could cause the numbness in the arms. Do you have burning around and in between your shoulder blades

For the immediate time being, try some ice if you see swelling in and around your neck and shoulder, not too long though. Also if you can and your current meds allow try some over the counter NSAIDs like motrin or advil?

You need to see a nuero as soon as you can. An MRi will show if there are any cervical problems but a nuero can help with some of the symnptoms too.

There are a lot of us on the TOS forum and there is a list of docs there. DOn't know if there is any in your area.

Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

I hope your pain gets better fast.

I'll check back with you soon.
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