Ow!

[auntiemeesh]

Holy crap. Tonight marks four full days of near constant neck pain. Advil helps temporarily, but it keeps coming back as strong as ever after a couple of hours. When it's at its worst (like right now), even swallowing aggravates it. I'm assuming I strained something by viewing my laptop at a funky angle on my sofa for several days in a row. I'm assuming that this, like the back pain I experienced last year at this time, will eventually go away as long as I take some care to not aggravate it any more than necessary (swallowing is kinda necessary, I think). But clearly, the time spent waiting for it to go away is not going to be fun.

/owie whining

Comments

[anadart.livejournal.com]

Hang in there. Try a little Ben-Gay or other sports cream, it might help or your skin will just feel like it's melting off and you'll forget about the reason you put it on in the first place. :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Ben-Gay, huh? I'll keep that in mind. Thanks. :)

[maniacmarshall.livejournal.com]

*hug*

Hope you are right and it goes away on its own. Feel better soon.

By the way, are you guys coming down to Atlanta for Time Gate or do you know yet?

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't speak for eve11, but I know I'm not. If I don't find a job soon, I won't even be able to do Dragon*Con in the fall.

[maniacmarshall.livejournal.com]

Bah, you will come to DC if I have to kidnap you and bring you myself. It will be cheaper than coming to visit you.

[shirebound]

Ow! *gentle rubs*

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[lyda-pearl.livejournal.com]

ice to reduce inflammation and or a good sweat to loosen things up usually eventually helps me. I hope it helps you and soon! gentle hugs

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I looked at a couple different websites (at four this morning - not a good night) and the ice/heat advice seemed a bit contradictory on the different sites. Most of them seem to be saying ice the first two days or so, and then heat after that. I mistakenly tried heat right at first and it didn't do anything, but I may give it another try today.

[ctegan.livejournal.com]

It's not strep, is it?

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

No, it's some sort of muscle spasm. You know how if you overextend your neck you get that minute of OMG OW! and then it goes away? Well, it's just like that, only not going away. :(