Swelling and pain in neck

[jen467]

Hello,
Any advice would be appreciated! Im a 29 year old female and the last 2 months have been having neck pain and spasms and numbness and tingling down my right arm. During my last spasm, quite a severe one, I felt around my neck and noticed swelling on the right side (the side I always have the pain and spasms) I saw my doctor the following week and was told it is a muscle sprain due to working full time at a computer and also being a student and hunched over books. I was shown exercises and to take Nsaids twice daily for a week. A week later no improvement and was given a muscle relaxant to take for 2 weeks. Its been another week and I still have the same issue and am concerned. Reading up on it online (probably a bad idea) I'm reading it could be a spinal tumor-now Im so worried! Is spinal tumors rare and are my symptoms pointing to that? Thanks for any help or advice!

[grannienannie]

it seem like your very busy...but when in pain a hot water bottle will release the tention and a mucle rub..

[genera123]

my friend had the same symptoms she had severe carpal tunnel syndrome. you have the exact same symptoms as she used to complain to me about.  I would seriously look for a doctor that takes care of it immediately.  she had been to over 5 doctors in this small town i live in for that all they kept giving her were steriods for pain.   It had all her arm and neck in pain due to pinched vein.  it is a very serious condition they said if she would have WAITED ANY LONGER she would have lost ALL muscle control in that shoulder and arm. good luck and hopefully this helped