pain

[aburke51]

I am having a severe pain just left of my left scapulae.  I cannot describe burning, it almost feels like I have a huge fish hook pulling.  If I lay down and scrunch my pillow and then get up, the feeling is so excruciating I let out a yell.  I did have a birth injury to my left arm, erbs palsy (brachial plexus injury). (I am 58).  I am at my ends with this because of the feeling.  Can you guide me to what I can do..  ty Andrea

[aburke51]

I had my dr. check me today, and he would like to rule out problems in the bone itself.  he said what i described as "pain", is very indicative of something happening in the bone.  He said he would like to have a swimmer's view of exrays.  Thanks for your help and I'll certainly keep you posted.  Since I beat uterine ca years ago, I guess it's just something most of us go thru with always thinking the worse.  We all beat ca, my mom had pancreatic ca, had a whipple bypass (over 10 hrs.) in 1980, and lived afterwards for 14 yrs.  I believe her case is written up in medical journals.  So, we all have a wonderful, positive attitude, but like to rule out the worse.  ty again, Andrea

[Kalvin]

If its on the right, maybe its just pulled muscle or a rib irritation of some kind. They can be very painful.


Take Care

[aburke51]

it's really difficult to describe, because I have never experienced this before.  I guess it might be a "stabbing" pain.  After reading my entry, I meant to say it's to the right of my left scapulae.  Didn't realize that the cervical nerves run thru the bracial plexus.  Thanks for your advice.

[Kalvin]

When you say fish hook pulling, do you mean stabbing? The lower cervical nerves that refer pain to that area all run through the brachial plexus, you should really see a Doctor.

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http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Neurosurgery/show/331
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Neurology/show/74