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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on September 16, 2010, 12:13:40 PM
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Oh my.
raccoon (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:36 AM
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I woke up Sunday with the left side of my neck sore going down into the shoulder.
It's somewhat better but still stiff and painful.
Anybody ever experience this?
redirish28 (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:38 AM
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1. Sounds like what happened to me with my pinch nerve. Get in see the doctor if you can. Go to the ER if you can't get to a doctor.
WHAA! WHAA! WHAA!
PAPER CUT!
IT HURTS!
WHAA! WHAA! WHAA!
RUN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM!
IT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING!
WHAA! WHAA! WHAA!
Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:38 AM
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2. Yeah - it's how you slept on it.
I mean, don't mess around with it if you're concerned and all, but it's probably just sleeping on it funny. A tight muscle could be possible clenching a nerve as well. Nothing a hot bath, a massage, and/or some pot won't fix.
monmouth (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:42 AM
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3. Oh yes. Slept in wrong position and hurt quite a while. Aleve worked...
MineralMan (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:51 AM
THE ANTI-OSTEOPATHIC PRIMITIVE
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4. Sure. Put a little BenGay on it and see how it's doing in a few days. If it doesn't go away, go get it checked.
That type of neck and shoulder pain is really common. In fact, I had it for about a week recently.
Probably you slept wrong and have a muscle spasm. If that's all it is, it'll clear up soon
TNDemo (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:53 AM
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5. You're going to get locked.
Apparently any kind of medical talk is prohibited. I asked for ways to cope with pain (not medicinal, just things like aromatherapy, meditation, anything) until my surgery and immediately got locked and told no seeking medical advice on DU. I guess we can't even discuss it.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:59 AM
THE DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE, #09 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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7. When to call the doctor is important and my link provided that info.
This falls into that famous conversation:
"Doc, it hurts when I move my head this way."
"So don't move your head that way."
trotsky (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 12:37 PM
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10. Because getting medical advice from random strangers on the Internet is a good idea?
It's a liability issue, as I understand it. I don't think you want DU shut down over a lawsuit, do you?
franksolich wants that.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:57 AM
THE DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE, #09 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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6. All the time. It's usually not serious and goes away on its own
A good article is at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003025.... Guidelines are there for when to call the doctor for it.
Heat, rest, and anti inflammatory pain meds like Advil, aspirin, or other OTC meds usually do the trick. Tylenol might help relieve the pain but doesn't reduce inflammation, so avoid it.
Now you know what people are talking about when they say something or someone is a pain in the neck.
ladjf (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 11:41 AM
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9. Make sure that the pillow height supports your head so that the shoulders-neck angle stays at about 90 degrees. That's what works for me.
gkhouston (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 03:03 PM
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11. Yeah, I had that once. I dreamed I was at a picnic, and after eating, we all lay down to make animals, etc., out of the clouds over our heads. When I awoke, my knees were bent and I had both arms under my head (as if I were still discerning cloud shapes). Couldn't turn my head to the left for three days. No more picnic dreams for me!
grasswire (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 05:32 PM
THE FARMERETTE UP OVER THERE IN WISCONSIN
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12. I feel obligated to post this caution
Because pain in the left shoulder and neck can be a classic symptom of a heart attack, it would be wise to take an aspirin when you notice this pain (unless of course your doctor has told you not to take aspirin) and call your doctor. The aspirin could save your life. Other symptoms could be shortness of breath, pressure in the chest, a feeling of impending doom, fatigue, sweating, etc.
Please, everyone. Know the symptoms and heed the signs. We need all the Democrats we got.
No we don't, but even if they're dead, Democrats seem to vote anyway.
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From above;
Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:38 AM
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2. Yeah - it's how you slept on it.
I mean, don't mess around with it if you're concerned and all, but it's probably just sleeping on it funny. A tight muscle could be possible clenching a nerve as well. Nothing a hot bath, a massage, and/or some pot won't fix.
Hmmmmmm,.....how did I guess the DUmmies would suggest pot?? Oppps,...I meant, "medical marijuana". :whatever:
Suck it up like a ****in' man for a day or two. If the pain worsens, then contact your doctor, you pussies. :bird: :censored:
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Yeesh, DUmmies, WTH do you think Asprin is for?
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Ya mean to tell me this idiot has never had a crook in his neck before for from over indulging in the fruit of the vine and sleeping upside down on the couch?
I find that really hard to believe!!! Then, he has to ask fellow idiots if it's series???????
Will the wonders of the DUmp never cease????
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I know it is not the best policy but I only go to the doc if it lasts for a few days or a bone is poking out.
Beta males...why god created evolution.
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I've been to the doctor four times in my life.
First, when I was born. I'll count it on a technicality.
Second, I got tularemia (AKA, Rabbit Fever- I share my hate of the rabbit with Ptarmigan). I was in the hospital for 8 days, and had a fever of 108 degrees. After they released me, I got shots in the ass, twice a day, for a month. My ass was so red and full of holes that the nurses made the doctor stick me, because they didn't have the guts. The nurses were amazed, as I never cried, not even once. I was five.
Thirdly, I got a case of acute torticollis (wry neck) for about a month when I was 15. I was scared to death that it would never go away, and I'd end up in a church belfry, lurching around, screaming, and moaning on about the noise from the bells.
The last time happened when I went out to the conservation area that we planned to have our wedding at exactly one week later, to do a little cleaning up. I packed up the lawn mower in the back of my Toronado, and went out to dust for bugs and mow. Stupidly, I had removed the knee bolster under the steering wheel to do some electrical work. The only thing behind the knee bolster is a piece of pressed sheet metal, with a lip that faces the driver, to make room for the steering column. I was in a hurry to get out of the car, and I exited the car a little too fast, and ran the fatty part right above the knee across that sheet metal lip. It didn't hurt at first, but it felt like someone had just poured a bunch of warm water down my leg. I looked down, and I could see all the layers of meat going all the way to my knee. Luckily, the future spousal unit was with, and able to drive me the 20 miles back into town to hit up the E.R.
There, you see, DUmmie, are reasons one goes to the hospital, not any of this piddly "my neck hurts" bullshit. Unless of course your neck has caused your head to get stuck to one side.
On second thought, don't go to the doctor for that, either. Church will do your lot some good.
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Sounds like a friggin heart attack to me, and trust me, i've had one.
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 05:32 PM
THE FARMERETTE UP OVER THERE IN WISCONSIN
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12. I feel obligated to post this caution
Because pain in the left shoulder and neck can be a classic symptom of a heart attack, it would be wise to take an aspirin when you notice this pain (unless of course your doctor has told you not to take aspirin) and call your doctor. The aspirin could save your life. Other symptoms could be shortness of breath, pressure in the chest, a feeling of impending doom, fatigue, sweating, etc.
I guess all the DUmmies and most Dimrats will be having heart attacks come November 3rd.
Those that are not already feeling impending doom will be by then. :evillaugh:
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I've been to the doctor four times in my life.
First, when I was born. I'll count it on a technicality.
Second, I got tularemia (AKA, Rabbit Fever- I share my hate of the rabbit with Ptarmigan). I was in the hospital for 8 days, and had a fever of 108 degrees. After they released me, I got shots in the ass, twice a day, for a month. My ass was so red and full of holes that the nurses made the doctor stick me, because they didn't have the guts. The nurses were amazed, as I never cried, not even once. I was five.
Thirdly, I got a case of acute torticollis (wry neck) for about a month when I was 15. I was scared to death that it would never go away, and I'd end up in a church belfry, lurching around, screaming, and moaning on about the noise from the bells.
The last time happened when I went out to the conservation area that we planned to have our wedding at exactly one week later, to do a little cleaning up. I packed up the lawn mower in the back of my Toronado, and went out to dust for bugs and mow. Stupidly, I had removed the knee bolster under the steering wheel to do some electrical work. The only thing behind the knee bolster is a piece of pressed sheet metal, with a lip that faces the driver, to make room for the steering column. I was in a hurry to get out of the car, and I exited the car a little too fast, and ran the fatty part right above the knee across that sheet metal lip. It didn't hurt at first, but it felt like someone had just poured a bunch of warm water down my leg. I looked down, and I could see all the layers of meat going all the way to my knee. Luckily, the future spousal unit was with, and able to drive me the 20 miles back into town to hit up the E.R.
There, you see, DUmmie, are reasons one goes to the hospital, not any of this piddly "my neck hurts" bullshit. Unless of course your neck has caused your head to get stuck to one side.
On second thought, don't go to the doctor for that, either. Church will do your lot some good.
:censored: Ouch to all of those. I had the cramp in the neck, twice and it was as bad as said above.
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Ya mean to tell me this idiot has never had a crook in his neck before for from over indulging in the fruit of the vine and sleeping upside down on the couch?
I find that really hard to believe!!! Then, he has to ask fellow idiots if it's series???????
Will the wonders of the DUmp never cease????
Not so hard to understand, you generally have to sober up first before you realize it hurts.
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Sounds like a friggin heart attack to me, and trust me, i've had one.
We'd better get out the paddles and zap the DUmmy a few times, see if we can't get that ticker back on-line for 'im.
No defibrilator handy? No prob; a jumped up cattle prod ought to do the trick. :zap:
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We'd better get out the paddles and zap the DUmmy a few times, see if we can't get that ticker back on-line for 'im.
No defibrilator handy? No prob; a jumped up cattle prod ought to do the trick. :zap:
The dryer or range cord outta work in a pinch. :innocent:
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The dryer or range cord outta work in a pinch. :innocent:
Better have plenty of that Fabreeze stuff if ya do! I don't even want to imagine what "burnt DUmbass" smells like! Gotta be a cross between somethin' dead and ass! Eeeeeeewww!!!!
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:36 AM
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I drank a five gallon box of Thunderbird wine last Saturday night. I ventured out onto my driveway at 2 AM to bay at the moon, fell down, and passed out!
I woke up Sunday afternoon with my 80 year-old next door neighbor poking me with her cane, with the left side of my neck sore going down into the shoulder.
Can I sue my landlord?
After six bong loads and another five gallons of Thunderbird, it's somewhat better but still stiff and painful.
Anybody ever experience this?
(98.885679% of DUmmys nod their heads and say out loud, "Yes, yes we have")
f1x0r3d
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-15-10 09:36 AM
Original message
I drank a five gallon box of Thunderbird wine last Saturday night. I ventured out onto my driveway at 2 AM to bay at the moon, fell down, and passed out!
I woke up Sunday afternoon with my 80 year-old next door neighbor poking me with her cane, with the left side of my neck sore going down into the shoulder.
Can I sue my landlord?
After six bong loads and another five gallons of Thunderbird, it's somewhat better but still stiff and painful.
Anybody ever experience this?
(98.885679% of DUmmys nod their heads and say out loud, "Yes, yes we have")
f1x0r3d
:lmao: :bow: