~Spent Part Of The Day At The Hospital~

Valdosta, Georgia
January 17, 2017 3:24pm CST
I was fine when I woke up this morning, other than a sore neck like I slept wrong. I didn't think anything of it really. I thought I would be fine as the day went on. I picked Julian up to change his diaper and my neck had this horrible pain in it like I was being stabbed. It felt like contractions in my neck! I have never had pain like that before, except when in labor. And the pain lasted on and off for 2 hours. I was crying out in pain it was so bad. My youngest daughter called my husband to take me to the hospital. I went and the PA said there's no meds I can take obviously being pregnant except Tylenol. She said I really need a massage to get the cramps out (which I can't afford). Other than that I need to put ice and heat on it. That took up most of my day-not fun. I am feeling a little better now, thank God. I had no idea what was wrong this morning as that has never happened to me before.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Jan 17
You got a muscle spasm and it needs anyone with firm strong hands to massage it to loosen the spasm even your oldest child could do it and your husband can do it as that loosens and relieves the pain.. I used to get them hurts so bad/
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@Hatley Yeah I'm hoping when my husband gets home that he will massage it for me. I had no idea it could hurt so badly!
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• Pamplona, Spain
18 Jan 17
Yes Hatley is so right it needs someone with strong hand to press on your neck and shoulder in a certain place. The Doctor showed me how to do it too but it seems I canĀ“t press hard enough or its so bad that only pain killers take it off. Poor thing its a really horrible pain as he keeps me awake a lot of times with it. He used to do really heavy work loading and he has got the injury from there. Hope you feel much better soon. Take care and rest if you can as you so need it. Bless.
• United States
17 Jan 17
I hope you are feeling a little bit better now. It could be the way you slept. =( I hope your husband comes home soon & has a chance to help massage your neck!
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• United States
18 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies Oh no! I hope he does come home soon to help massage your neck!
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@infatuatedbby It's been an on and off kind of pain. =( Thanks, I hope he does too!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Jan 17
So sorry about your pain, I hope it goes away soon.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@BelleStarr Thank you, I hope so too!
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Jan 17
I am glad you are feeling better. I hope it doesn't happen again in a severe way.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@Leapea2417 Thank you, it is not as bad as this morning but it still hurts pretty bad. =(
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jan 17
Sounds something like cervical pain to me. It happens when you sit ion one position for too long or sleeping in bad position or too many hours sitting in front of computer. Normally (beside massage and heat pack), I would exercise my neck. Turning left, turning right then making a slow circle by bending it backwards. Slowly to ease back the muscles and movements.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@Daljinder Yeah I know I slept wrong and then when I lifted the baby I think it made it 100 times worse. It was awful. I am trying to slowly exercise the muscles in my neck even though it hurts! =(
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
17 Jan 17
Sorry to hear that, it sounds just awful. I hope the pain will go away soon.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@Happy2beme It was, I thought something was seriously wrong like I broke something. That's how bad the pain was. Now it's just sore again, thank God-not as bad as it was. Thank you!
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
17 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies glad to hear it is feeling better.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
18 Jan 17
Your muscles might be pinching a nerve. Heat will help. I have a lot of neck problems due to an accident I was in back in 2001. Neck problems never fully heal.
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• United States
18 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies Put a damp towel in the microwave and then put it on your neck, or take a hot shower. Ibuprofen will help too, it's an anti-inflammatory so it should loosen the muscles a bit. I have loads of experience with that!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@katsmeow1213 Yeah I think that could be what this is. =( It hurts so so bad!
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
18 Jan 17
Glad to hear you are feeling better now. Suggeztion on the massage when you go to your walmart does it have a game area in it because inside them they have these massage chars they are awesome they even do your legs. I believe 1.00 gives you 5 minutes.
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@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
18 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies They help I use them from time to time.Try heating pad on it also warm showers
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@Tina30219 As the day has gone on the pain is coming back. =( I never thought of those, I should definitely try it!
@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabiesHow are you feeling now?Hope you are better now.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@silvermist I am feeling a little better-just sore now. Thank you.
@Juliaacv (48442)
• Canada
18 Jan 17
I hope that you are feeling better soon. That sounds like it must have been scary.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@Juliaacv Thank you, I hope so too. It was scary and very painful!
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@Juliaacv (48442)
• Canada
18 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies I'll be going to bed soon, I'll offer one up for you and your family, you need a quiet restful night tonight.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
17 Jan 17
sorry to hear that, you take it easy. have your husband rub where it hurts. any rubbing should help..
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@hostessman Thank you. Yeah I will once he gets off work later.
• United States
17 Jan 17
Not a good way to spend part of your day and hope the alternating heat & ice help with the pain
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@Marilynda1225 Not at all. It's been a very rough day!
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Jan 17
Hopefully, you don't have a pinched nerve in your neck, as those are the worst and take a lot of visits to a chiropractor to fix. I had a pinched nerve when I was in college, and I thought I was going to die, the pain was so bad.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@moffittjc This hurt like a pinched nerve, just as bad anyway. I was literally screaming like I was in labor-I felt like an idiot but I couldn't help it!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@moffittjc I am still hurting, just not quite as bad. And I am exhausted.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies That sucks that you had pain that bad. How are you feeling now?
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@NJChicaa (116003)
• United States
17 Jan 17
That sounds horrible. I hope that it goes away quickly!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jan 17
@NJChicaa It was awful. =( Thank you, I hope so too.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
17 Jan 17
That is awful. Can you get a massage from hubby? I mean it won't be professional but it might help. One time many years ago..on Thanksgiving..i woke up in pain like that..I guess it was just from sleeping wrong or something..but it was horrible. I called a nurseline..and they just essentially told me I would have to wait for it to go away...it was really bad though.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@snowy22315 I hope he can do that when he gets off work. Yeah this was the worst pain I have felt in a long time!
@dodo19 (47066)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
18 Jan 17
I'm really sorry that you had to go through this. This is definitely not pleasant, if it was that painful. Hopefully, ice and heat help.
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
19 Jan 17
You poor thing. Maybe your hubby can rub your neck. Hot baths always relaxes me, but not a good idea when you are pregnant. I hope you find something that you can do for your neck that makes it better. That must be hard to deal with...
@jstory07 (134460)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Jan 17
Maybe your husband can massage it for you when he comes back home. Do you have any roll on icy hot. That might work.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@jstory07 Yeah I hope he will. I don't have any, I need to get some.
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
17 Jan 17
Oh no. Sorry you had neck pain. Hope you're feeling better and that your daughter had a nice birthday.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 17
@KristenH Thank you. It's coming back the later it gets. =( She did have a very good birthday, thank you.
• Peoria, Arizona
17 Jan 17
That sounds so terrible. Perhaps it is time to get a nice massage from your husband. It could be a nerve getting pinched? Especially with the posture that happens with being pregnant. My step sister had this happen before too when she was pregnant the second time and it was a pinched nerve for her. I cannot say it is the same for you, but a massage is the best thing for any cramp.
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