Burning Debilitating pain between the upper shoulder blades, anyone have this?
I'm not sure how to describe it...I get it every once in big while, and have been getting it for about ten years now.
Anyway it is this sharp, burning, nerve feeling. I invision veins going down five inches from the top of my shoulder, inbetween the blades. It hurts so bad, if I get it in the middle of the night, in the morning I can't turn over or anything it hurts so bad. I have to push up straight with my hands and turn. If I turn my head it hurts it. The pain might go up the back of my neck.
This last for three days and gets better as each day goes by.
Is this stress? Is this apart of my cervical problem that connects to my upper back? Or what? It is just odd.
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Findings:
There are no gross abnormalities at the upper three cervical interspaces or the cervical-thorasic junction. Disc desiccation without disc protrusion is noted at T1-2. The second and third thoracic interspaces are normal.
At C5-6, there is mild to moderate disc desiccation with a 2mm central disc protrusion with slight central stenosis.
At C6-7, there is more moderate disc desiccation with a 3mm central disc protrusion with mild central stenosis but no direct spinal cord compression.
There is no evidence of nerve root canal stenosis or nerve root impingement at any cervical level. All of the facet joints are normal. The cervical cord is normal. There is no fracture or dislocation. There are no intradural or paraspinous masses.
My Cervical X-ray said:
Findings
AP, both obliques, open mouth, and lateral views of the cervical spine revealed very minimal hypertrophic uncovertebral joints at C5-6. On oblique view there is a suggestion of minimal osteophyte formation and foraminal impingement at C5-C6, especially on the left side. No fracture is seen.
Medications: Atenolol 25 mg, Soma 350mg, Tylenol with codiene 3, Lexapro 10mg, Klonopin .25 three times a day, .5mg at night, Cymbalta 30mg.
Neck Pain on left side, on the back of neck, in between shoulder blade on spine, headaches, left arm and leg pain, sometimes numbness or burning, muscle spasms. Depression and Anxiety.
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I'm not sure how to describe it...I get it every once in big while, and have been getting it for about ten years now.
Anyway it is this sharp, burning, nerve feeling. I invision veins going down five inches from the top of my shoulder, inbetween the blades. It hurts so bad, if I get it in the middle of the night, in the morning I can't turn over or anything it hurts so bad. I have to push up straight with my hands and turn. If I turn my head it hurts it. The pain might go up the back of my neck.
This last for three days and gets better as each day goes by.
Is this stress? Is this apart of my cervical problem that connects to my upper back? Or what? It is just odd.
Findings:
There are no gross abnormalities at the upper three cervical interspaces or the cervical-thorasic junction. Disc desiccation without disc protrusion is noted at T1-2. The second and third thoracic interspaces are normal.
At C5-6, there is mild to moderate disc desiccation with a 2mm central disc protrusion with slight central stenosis.
At C6-7, there is more moderate disc desiccation with a 3mm central disc protrusion with mild central stenosis but no direct spinal cord compression.
There is no evidence of nerve root canal stenosis or nerve root impingement at any cervical level. All of the facet joints are normal. The cervical cord is normal. There is no fracture or dislocation. There are no intradural or paraspinous masses.
My Cervical X-ray said:
Findings
AP, both obliques, open mouth, and lateral views of the cervical spine revealed very minimal hypertrophic uncovertebral joints at C5-6. On oblique view there is a suggestion of minimal osteophyte formation and foraminal impingement at C5-C6, especially on the left side. No fracture is seen.
Medications: Atenolol 25 mg, Soma 350mg, Tylenol with codiene 3, Lexapro 10mg, Klonopin .25 three times a day, .5mg at night, Cymbalta 30mg.
Neck Pain on left side, on the back of neck, in between shoulder blade on spine, headaches, left arm and leg pain, sometimes numbness or burning, muscle spasms. Depression and Anxiety.