Need a doctor to respond please!

[Mirf]

Please help.. I have back problems, but never have I experienced this much pain.. Monday I started to have pain in my neck. It felt like I hade a crick in it from sleeping on it wrong, but I was at Walmart when I started experiencing the pain. It got worse that night. The pain then started going down to my shoulders. When I laid down in my normal sleeping position, on my left side with my arm under my pillow, I couldn't put my arm under my pillow because the pain was so bad.. It was throbbing, burning, radiating pain through my neck, shoulder, & left arm. The next today it became worse.. Much worse. The pain is now on my (left side) neck, shoulder, arm, hand, around my middle back, upper back, through my ribs, breast, & around my left breast near my arm pit. My face is also tingely. The pain is severe. It throbs, burns, radiates, tingles, & some places feel numb. Please help!

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hi, you may be having a nerve compression at the cervical (neck) level. The nerve compression could be due to an osteophyte, growth or a disc. This could be causing the pain in the scapular area and the hands. A neurological examination by your primary care physician may confirm this. He may then ask for blood test, an x ray and if needed an MRI to find out what is causing the compression. This is usually treated conservatively (without surgery) with physiotherapy, traction and cervical collars. Please consult your primary care physician for further evaluation. Regards.

[Mirf]

Please help.. I have back problems, but never have I experienced this much pain.. Monday I started to have pain in my neck. It felt like I hade a crick in it from sleeping on it wrong, but I was at Walmart when I started experiencing the pain. It got worse that night. The pain then started going down to my shoulders. When I laid down in my normal sleeping position, on my left side with my arm under my pillow, I couldn't put my arm under my pillow because the pain was so bad.. It was throbbing, burning, radiating pain through my neck, shoulder, & left arm. The next today it became worse.. Much worse. The pain is now on my (left side) neck, shoulder, arm, hand, around my middle back, upper back, through my ribs, breast, & around my left breast near my arm pit. My face is also tingely. The pain is severe. It throbs, burns, radiates, tingles, & some places feel numb. Please help!