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please help - severe shoulder/neck/back pain and spasms

D31D31
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I'm at my wits end. I woke up a few days ago with what felt like a severely stiff neck in the back of my head. Stretched, hot pad, water, etc. Didn't go away.

I'm now about 5 days later and I've been having severe neck/back/should pains - all in the upper back/neck area, mostly to the left of my spinal column. It comes in waves - and sometimes I have spasms that make me look like my head is twitching. I try to stretch it out, drink tons of water, hot showers/heating pads, Tylenol. Nothing seems to change it. DH gave me a light massage, nothing. It feels so deep into the muscle that only going inside would get to it. And sleeping - forget it. Nothing is comfortable.

Any recommendations? What is this? I thought second tri was suppossed to be so much easier???

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Re: please help - severe shoulder/neck/back pain and spasms

  • jenkmjenkm

    I'm not sure what that is; I'm sorry.  But I would absolutely recommend going to a chiropractor.  Mine has helped me a lot with my lower back and sciatic pain, and it's great b/c there are no drugs involved.  I bet one would be able to help a lot.  Just go to someone reputable - some of them would have you go every day for a month (ridiculous) while a good one won't push that hard.  Mine just tells me to come in whenever I have pain, not every day or week or anything.

    Have you started using a body pillow for support?  That might help too, especially if you sleep on your side with a pillow between your thighs.

    Feel better!

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  • MoMandAMoMandA
    reading down your post, until I saw your ticker, I expected to see that you just had a c-section. Because I felt like that right after mine and it was gas pains. I have never heard of this under any other situation, but I guess it could be possible? Call your OB.
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  • nygrl79nygrl79

    I would go to a chiropractor.  I used to be afraid of them until one day 3 years ago I could barely walk and had no choice but to go...  I have been going ever since and haven't had a problem.  I'm still going now every week, which is really helping me stay pain free as much as possible through this pregnancy.  GL to you. 

    For what it is worth, I don't think the second trimester in a twin pregnancy is easier than the first.  In fact, I find it is getting harder by the minute, makes me want to go back to the first trimester. 

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