Pinched nerve? Having some neck pain.
Hello.
18 days ago I started having pain in the left side of my neck/collarbone/armpit. There is also sometimes a sensation in the left side of my face, hand, and arm. I don't remember having any sudden onset of pain. Just one day I got some intense tingling feeling which after a few days turned into a burning pain. Twice it has felt to almost resolve for a few days only to resurface as bad as ever. The pain is mostly in the neck, including the sternocleidomastoid, side of the neck, and back of the neck. It seems like the position that I have my head can aggravate it (if I have my head down doing homework the back starts to hurt a lot. If I look to the right for an extended period of time the sternocleidomastoid hurts a lot. It seems to be fine in the morning and get bad later in the day.
I went to the doctor after a week and he said probably a pinched nerve and said it will take days to weeks to resolve. It's been 18 days and it is still hurting. Has anyone experienced this? Do you agree with the doctor? It's really starting to drive me crazy. Ibuprofen and tylenol don't seem to do much. Most of the time it's just a weak sensation (if anything), but when it's really flared up it can be extremely painful. I did a leg workout the day before the pain started and haven't worked out since. I've been taking it very easy for the past 18 days.
Thanks.