why does it hurt so bad:( ?

About two years ago, A friend and I got in a pretty harsh car accident. A drunk driver hit us and her car did a total 360 in the snow. At that moment..I thought I was going to die. So, I sat up in fetal position and put my feet on the seat of the car and hid my head in my legs. Hoping it would all be over soon. Luckily, I was okay and so was she. She went to the hospital and later down the road found out that she had damage done to her. Me on the other hand.. I was 16 when it happended and had a horrible fobia of hospitals. Now, I wish I went. Because, Ever since then Ive had the worst pain in my neck. If i move it too fast it feel like all this hot liqiud is coming out of my neck. And, Ive noticed some type of lump in my neck. And, when im at work the pain gets 10x worse. And, what really scares me is I'm going to hair school this septemeber and if i have neck damage I dont know if ill be able to bear it. I mean im only 18 now and everyday im in severe pain. What do you think this could possibly be? Someone please help! And, possibly even tell me what they do for this type of thing. Ive talked to my doctor about it and he gave me tynelol 3's but, they dont help at all. and a script for an mri. :(

[jagr5247]

sorry to hear about the accident. i too was in an accidnet about 3 yrs ago and am living in terrible pain. you are so young and its terrible to hear how this is now affecting you. contact your doctor, even if youre afraid. mycase is my own and i dont know what you have however...i thought by going to a physical therapist i would get better. i have only gotten worse over the years. (im now 40). my mris and xrays show nothing and reports indicate that im normal. hey i can even work (so they tell me). i can barely sit at the computer and do this but i am looking for alternatives as well. after 2 years of pt and exercising and changing my diet i was diagnosed with fibronyalgia. they say that it can be triggered after a trauma (car accidnet) but i dont know.

i know you are afraid of hospitals, but you really need to see your doctor and have the tests done. you may actually have something worse or something that can be fixed. your doctor can even prescribe alternative medicines if the one your taking isnt working. i have been through plenty of different ones looking for what works. hang in there (easier said than done) and do what your doctors recommend. sometimes you have to go through things that dont work to find what does.