Hurting today

[AK0424]

Since my car accident in Oct. I have been in pain on and off. I've seen Dr's and has tests done. No real answers. Today's a bad pain day. I took all I had inside me to do a recall to a dr. But I feel I just get the same answers. Tests are good, try pain management. But what I've been given before didn't work. I know try something else. But with my anxiety it's a tremendous feat just for what I did this morning. Now I'm almost in tears because now I have to figure out my next plan of attack. I have always been the strong one. I'm tired. I'm tired of being in pain. I'm tired of feeling like no one's listening. I'm tired of being strong. I wish someone would help and believe me but I don't feel it. I feel like because it's so hard for me to do these things that I'm just disappointing everyone when I can't. Sorry, just had to vent. I'm just hurting.

[Mary-intussuception]

Sorry you are hurting so much. You can come on here and vent anytime. No need to be sorry. Sounds like you haven't had much support which probably was affected by the Covid-19 crisis?

What tests have they done so far?

[AK0424 in reply to Mary-intussuception]

Hi. Thanks for replying. Yeah the whole covid situation definitely didn't help and probably set me back a little. I had xrays, a mri, 10 weeks of pt which didn't do a whole lot and a nerve test. I had an injection in my wrist which helped my numbness in my arm/hand some which was in March. But I continue to have the pain in my neck as well as in the base of my skull which radiates to my forehead. After doing research on my symptoms it seems like occipital neuralgia but getting doctors to listen is hard.

[Hidden in reply to AK0424]

my Father suffers with this .. after lots of tests ... it turns out he was trapping a nerve somehow ... he said it gives him pain.

Hope you find an answer .. pain can lower your mood

It’s not Fibromyalgia is it ? .. that can be brought on by Trauma in some instances.

[AK0424 in reply to Hidden]

I'm not sure what it is. But it is tiring and takes a lot out of you. I hope I find answers soon myself. All they keep suggesting is a chiropractor and pain management. I just want answers and relief. 😞

[Hidden]

I have occipital neuralgia I know it well. Your car crash did this and your tight muscles. Continue with neck exercises all of them don’t go to fast and opening up those traps strengthen your whole body is tight and if you can stabilize your core muscles esp under ribs. Look for exercises for that which don’t require you doing crunches more standing using light weight or pushups on wall. And laying on floor legs on the wall arms spread out to rest you’re getting a lot of tension. Try also buying some riboflavin it’s a b vitamin specific for nerve pain regeneration. I think dose was 300 mg at least and if you can take muscle relaxers do so stretch is good movement and rest I stretch in the shower it’s great I always have neck pain it’s a mess from things

[AK0424 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. I will definitely look into these. I keep trying the neck stretches but don't feel much relief, but never stop trying. There are days like today where it feels like someone is sticking a pole in the base of my skull and it radiates to my forehead. This helps a lot and I appreciate it.