Concerns/Soreness/Neck/Pressure

Posted by mikeyp87 @mikeyp87, Oct 5, 2020

Hi, very random title I know. So just thought about all this stuff I had going on while the whole world is in an uproar. I'm pretty much on top of all my health, doctors, checks. For the longest, over 5+ years, I've always had this ongoing pain near my neck and upper shoulders. If I sleep the wrong way, or what it may have it can feel worst but that is what I chalk it up as. The only pain I would get for me in my stomach area, would be above my stomach. I've done a scope and they always try to give me PPI, they just don't work for me. I feel as they make it worst. The only thing that might work is Pepcid if that or that other one that had a recall, which I stopped taking but that one worked for me it seemed (Zantac.) The pain around my upper chest, usually near the neck or shoulders never in the middle of the chest..... seems to be a problem for me. I push my neck forward, rotate my arms and always hear cracking.... It is not much relief but feels better. I've felt this pain to always be there. It go bad, and I had to do an MRI of the neck, very scary machine, so I did a stand up MRI. They said my neck was herniated in 2 or 3 parts. This test was about 2 years ago. Around the same time, as I went to my Cardiologist Dr.. We have done echo, over night halters, stress test (my last one was about late last year), everything but thank god everything comes out fine. They even sent me about 3 years to do a calcium spring test and it came back to a score of 0. I am overweight and have to lose about 50-65 pounds. Today I stand 255, about 5'7. They want me to be around 185-200. So that has always been work in progress for me.... But over the last two years, I was put on HBP medicine. I swapped around a bunch just because it seems as it never really lowered it. The latest and greatest I am on is Byoslic 10mg. I am trying the gym out and really getting on a kick to eat better to lose the weight, a very hard process... Just nervous with all this random soreness.... aches. I do not get the best night sleeps, I wake up sometimes 1 or 2 times. I am trying to correct all that. Any feedback would be great. I would like to try to get back to better lifestyle if I can. I am a 32/going to be 33 male. Any feedback or help is greatly appreciated.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Heart & Blood Health Support Group.

@jenniferhunter

@kengroninga I am not sure if your question was directed at me because it came right after my post. I am not a Mayo employee. I am a Mayo patient who had difficulty getting surgical help locally, and then came to Mayo. I was impressed with the quality of my care and recovery, and because of that experience, I joined Connect to help other patients. I am a fine artist who was loosing the ability to continue painting, and having spine surgery gave that back to me and completely changed my life. I recently came back to Mayo for ankle surgery. I know that not everyone can come to Mayo, and there are other facilities that can also offer excellent help. By coming to Mayo, I learned what is possible and I want to help patients advocate for the best care they can get wherever that may be. I do also have a biology background and understand medical literature and sometimes doctors ask me if I work in healthcare, so possibly that may give that impression.

Jump to this post

What I wanted was to be put in touch with somebody in the Pain Clinic.

REPLY
@kengroninga

What I wanted was to be put in touch with somebody in the Pain Clinic.

Jump to this post

@kengroninga, here is more information about Mayo Clinic's Pain Rehabilitation Center
https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/pain-rehabilitation-center/sections/overview/ovc-20481691

To find out more about the center, you can call Mayo Clinic. See the contact information here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

REPLY
Please sign in or register to post a reply.