WTF is this back pain?? (1 Viewer)

[KarmaPolice]

So I feel asleep on the couch watching a movie a couple nights ago, and woke up with a fairly sharp pain near my right scapula.   I figure I just was sitting wrong, no biggie, just a little muscle ache.   FF two days later and it feels like it's getting worse.   The odd thing is that it's more of a dull ache normally, and doesn't get a ton worse with sitting, laying down, or even physical activity.   What really sets it off is:  burping, coughing,  breathing, and mainly swallowing.  I have never had something like this - in the last couple nights I have tried muscle relaxer, OTC pain meds, heat, massage, nothing has helps.   What the hell is this?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Seriously, are you well hydrated? My pains seem to lessen when I double up on the water.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Seriously, are you well hydrated? My pains seem to lessen when I double up on the water.

That would be a hard no.  I need to work on that for sure. 

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

It could be an esophageal issue. 

 

[2Squirrels1Nut]

That would be a hard no.  I need to work on that for sure. 

Drink a gallon of water a day.

Pay the receptionist $85 on your way out and set up 3 more appointments per week for the next 10 weeks. 

 

[2Squirrels1Nut]

Hope you feel better GB.  Back pain is the worst. :(

 

[KarmaPolice]

Drink a gallon of water a day.

Pay the receptionist $85 on your way out and set up 3 more appointments per week for the next 10 weeks. 

Yeah, I think I drink about 1/3 of that.      Really need to get better at that.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

It could be an esophageal issue. 

I have Eosinophilic Esophagitis.    I've been in 4-5 times with food stuck.   Never had this pain before, and I haven't had much trouble lately with the swallowing.   It's probably worth looking into this, though.  

 

[Chemical X]

cervical nerve issue, likely in the c6-c7 area.

 

[KarmaPolice]

cervical nerve issue, likely in the c6-c7 area.

I have noticed sporadic tingling in my pinky/wrist area on that side.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

At first I thought it was a rib issue.  

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Marshall Faulk regrets to inform you...

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I have nothing constructive to offer. Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Chemical X]

I have noticed sporadic tingling in my pinky/wrist area on that side.  

100% guaranteed 

https://forums.footballguys.com/topic/793491-backneck-nerve-issues-talk-to-me/

 

[Gilroy34]

same thing happened to me a few years ago and it turned out to be ball cancer.

 

[The General]

My doctor friend calls this catching the O L D.

Nothing to add except that the back is a delicate flower. GL Karma.

 

[ChiefD]

same thing happened to me a few years ago and it turned out to be ball cancer.

Wow, that’s nuts.

 

[flapgreen]

Probably dying 

 

[Ghost Rider]

Depending on what position you fell asleep, you could have tweaked something in your neck and/or upper back which is causing that pain.  Never know with that kind of stuff.  Rub some tiger balm on it, for real. That stuff works great. 

 

[flapgreen]

Foam roll that bad boy

 

[rockaction]

Foam roll that bad boy

Jesus. KP, best wishes. Don’t do this. 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

So I feel asleep on the couch watching a movie a couple nights ago, and woke up with a fairly sharp pain near my right scapula.   I figure I just was sitting wrong, no biggie, just a little muscle ache.   FF two days later and it feels like it's getting worse.   The odd thing is that it's more of a dull ache normally, and doesn't get a ton worse with sitting, laying down, or even physical activity.   What really sets it off is:  burping, coughing,  breathing, and mainly swallowing.  I have never had something like this - in the last couple nights I have tried muscle relaxer, OTC pain meds, heat, massage, nothing has helps.   What the hell is this?

How about one of these things:

Some conditions which may cause shoulder blade pain include gallstones, peptic ulcer disease, acid reflux, and liver disease. With these conditions, the referred pain is often to the right shoulder blade. The pancreas is part of the digestive system, but pancreatitis is more likely to cause pain in the left shoulder blade.

Go ask your doctor.

 

[jobarules]

Herniated disk

 

[flapgreen]

Jesus. KP, best wishes. Don’t do this. 

Why not

 

[brun]

Has anyone examined the area? Could it be a bug bite?

 

[Ben & Jerry's]

Pleurisy

 

[culdeus]

Cervical spine hernia or pinched nerve.  

 

[arrow1]

spinal misalignment, C5/C6, T5/T6