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shoulder/neck pain

I had a cold last week sunday2/29 then woke up monday with a stiff neck( my left side) my cold went away by wed, but the stiffness and sorness in my shoulder didn't. I have muscle relaxer from the last time i had this. i  took it every night along with iburophen(4 tablets-perscription strenght) right away on monday. It hurts im  unable to turn my head to the left or up or down. By Thursday I felt my neck getting swollen ( doesn't hurt to eat or drink) I went to the walk in doctor on Friday 3/1, he said maybe the cold settled in your neck& shoulder gave me another muscle relaxers and told me to take naproxen instead. its is day 7(3/6) and still no change. I called my doctor and they said get a massage and take iburophen w/ the muscle relaxer, I got a massage stiffness much better soreness in shoulder still there but now I have a sore throat. what can this be?
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1340994 tn?1374193977
With meningitis you would have a high fever though.
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1340994 tn?1374193977
I would think your neck nodes were swollen.  Since you are sick, you may be lying in bed with more pillows and bending your  neck wrong.  It's just not unusual to have neck pain when you are sick, although a very stiff neck can be a sign of meningitis, so be sure you keep that in mind.  
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