Re: a question about neck pain thanks!

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Thanks Jodi--No, I haven't had one. This is really helpful. I have a

doc appt in a couple weeks; I'll see what she says about an MRI....(I

think my problem does happen when my muscles tense up now that you

mention it).

Lynda

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I feel like I've been quite a freeloader. I PROMISE if I ever know

> > anything I will pitch in. But for now, I just have questions.

> >

> > Right now I am in the early stages of getting diagnosed (I have

> > symptoms of more than one kind of arthritis apparently, some kind

> of

> > smorgasbord, so diagnosis is still ongoing). I had xrays that

> > indicated " mild " (hah!) arthritis in my neck.

> >

> > I do have what I think of as arthritic pain there (it feels like my

> > hands and feet feel in the mornings). But I also have something

> else

> > going on of late, and I wanted to ask if it's typical. I tried

> > looking it up in the archives, but have had no luck. Here's my

> question:

> >

> > I am getting a weird, sharp pain in my neck. It's not " achy. " And

> > it's a response to movement--not movement at the edge of my range

> of

> > (neck) movement, just normal movement (like I'm just looking more

> or

> > less straight ahead, not craining my neck around). It happens when

> I'm

> > moving my head around just a little, in the ordinary course of the

> > day. It doesn't last or anything--it's like a sudden burst. Then

> > it's gone.

> >

> > It's hard to explain. But maybe somebody recognizes something

> about

> > it? Like I said, it's not the pain I get in hands and feet, or

> even

> > in my neck most of the time.

> >

> > many thanks,

> > Lynda

> >

>

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Good luck, Lynda.

Jodi

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > I feel like I've been quite a freeloader. I PROMISE if I ever

know

> > > anything I will pitch in. But for now, I just have questions.

> > >

> > > Right now I am in the early stages of getting diagnosed (I have

> > > symptoms of more than one kind of arthritis apparently, some

kind

> > of

> > > smorgasbord, so diagnosis is still ongoing). I had xrays that

> > > indicated " mild " (hah!) arthritis in my neck.

> > >

> > > I do have what I think of as arthritic pain there (it feels

like my

> > > hands and feet feel in the mornings). But I also have

something

> > else

> > > going on of late, and I wanted to ask if it's typical. I tried

> > > looking it up in the archives, but have had no luck. Here's my

> > question:

> > >

> > > I am getting a weird, sharp pain in my neck. It's not " achy. "

And

> > > it's a response to movement--not movement at the edge of my

range

> > of

> > > (neck) movement, just normal movement (like I'm just looking

more

> > or

> > > less straight ahead, not craining my neck around). It happens

when

> > I'm

> > > moving my head around just a little, in the ordinary course of

the

> > > day. It doesn't last or anything--it's like a sudden burst.

Then

> > > it's gone.

> > >

> > > It's hard to explain. But maybe somebody recognizes something

> > about

> > > it? Like I said, it's not the pain I get in hands and feet, or

> > even

> > > in my neck most of the time.

> > >

> > > many thanks,

> > > Lynda

> > >

> >

>