Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Base of the neck-mostly on te left side-is experienced by most mold people-my neck was so stiff and sore for years ,I spent a fortune on massag and chiro, never knowing untill it was too late what was causing it. I believe a swollen lymph node causes the pain-it is one of my " front line " symptoms, if I have it I know I have an exposure somewhere. PS-no amount of massage will help-only eleiminating the exposure-PPS-my dog also had the swollen lymph node at the base of the left skull > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Doreen and group OMG, Thank you so much Doreen. I will definately try these exercises. Please send me any literature you have on this. THis pain has been becoming unbearable. Maybe now I can get some relief. The humira injections are working wonderfully. They don't last the intire time but a little is better than none, right. I am sorry the doctor act so ignorant about your neck pain. Haaaaaaaaaaa, my necked popped like crazy. When I first joined our group, I heard so much about medications. I was in disbelief about what was out there for our pain. I knew emmideatly I would find relief for this pain. Since I have been here I learned so much about pain. If I keep this up I will be able to jog again, well maybe walk a lot more anyway. I miss having spell check. I was learning how to spell better. I am going to write all my mispelled works on a sheet of paper and relearn how to spell them. I am a nut for spelling correctly. Not for anyone else just for me. gentle hugs Clora PS I will always now look at the subject when I rean a email. hee hee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Cheryl, my rheumy said that RA doesn't affect the lumbar spine, which has been causing me pain for several years. He did say that RA can be in the cervical spine (neck) because it has synovial fluid. Some people here said he was wrong about the lumbar spine. But my problem with my back is not from RA, but degenerative arthritis. Old age is not for sissies, LOL. Sue On Jan 17, 2009, at 6:12 PM, cheryl.dines wrote: > > I went to a rheumy once who dismissed some back pain I was having and > said you won't get RA pain in your back. I have done heaps of > research > and can't work out what he was talking about. I have some incredible > pain in my neck today which definitely RA pain. Can anyone tell me > what he was talking about? Am I imagining this pain? > > Cheryl > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Is it possible that RA is effecting one of your other joints, causing you to have poor posture or to have tight muscles in your back? I also think that if you have tight hamstrings it can cause lower back pain. I too have a ton of neck, shoulder and jaw pain, so I can sympathize. For me, this is caused by the RA. I generally tend to have lower back pain, but I think it's from the RA effecting the way I walk, causing things to be out of wack and stress each other. Lori http://home.comcast.net/~queenstitcher/ http://stitchingqueen.multiply.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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