So let’s discuss my neck.
I know. You are thrilled. Try and contain yourselves.
So let’s say I woke up last Monday and thought to myself “Wow I slept like a jerk last night and messed up my neck.” Something that simple wouldn’t still hurt like hell NOW right? A week later? And it hasn’t gotten even a little better?
I can’t move, I can’t drive, and most importantly, I can’t SLEEP. Ibuprofen and aspirin can’t touch the pain, no matter what dose or how regularly I take it.
I don’t think this is just a case of sleeping funny. I’m fairly certain I broke my neck or something.
HALP?*
*Yeah, yeah I know “GO TO THE DOCTOR.” but you see, that requires missing work and being annoyed. Being a complainy stubborn asshole on the internet seems to work for me right now.
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Please don’t go to the gym.
Ditto Ulli’s comment.
Also, when I’m feeling too stubborn to go to the doctor (which never lasts longer than a day given my last big health incident) I ALWAYS consult WebMD. I’m assuming by now you’ve done that, but maybe check again, just to put off calling the doctor a few more minutes. ;-)
i would nix the gym, but you are probably too stubborn to do that. what i wonder is, are you doing ab exercises (like crunches) by pulling up on your neck? i know that’s kind of a 7th grade gym class injury, but it could explain making a bad thing worse.
As stubborn as I typically am about these things, I’ve been a total fatass and haven’t been to the gym since last Tuesday! I’m in so much pain I couldn’t go to the gym even if I wanted to! So even if I had pulled something at the gym, it’s still been A WEEK.
I canceled my session with my trainer for tomorrow.
And you’ll all be happy to hear (or at least Sarah will be happy to hear), I called my doctor’s office. They told me I’m an idiot and to get my butt in there tomorrow.
Finally!
(hamster on a piano!)
HOT DOG!
TEAR
hot dog (watch me eat)!
Does “Being a complainy stubborn asshole on the internet” help with the pain? ;)
Good you got an appointment for tomorrow. Seriously.
Back when I pulled a muscle in my chest, the doc told me to triple dose on Advil before bed. Works almost every time for me, althoug as I get older, it’s more like triple dose Aleive.
I’ve pulled the muscles in my neck more than once – every time it’s taken about 2 months to get back to normal. It really sucks.
Finally!! I;m glad you’re going! You probably pinched a nerve or something. Hope it goes well, I have to go to the doctor’s today too. DOC PAHTY!!