My back went out

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[–]Zapped 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

How's your neck and arm? Are your triceps and thumb, index, and middle fingers numb or tingly on the same side?

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

I'm not having a heart attack, just a muscle spasm, no worrying symptoms, but I appreciate the concern.

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Not where I was going. I had a herniated disk in my neck a while back and the biggest and first symptom was pain and spasms in my shoulder blade. It progressed to a dead triceps muscle and those mildly numb three fingers.

[–]roguecanine 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

How are you doing now??

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It took Meloxicam a week or two to kick in, but it really helped. I also did stretching exercises a few times a day that helped. The only lingering effect is a weak triceps; the middle one. I had to build up my other ones to get back to full strength. I waited two weeks to see the doctor because I thought it was just a pulled muscle. If I had gone to the doctor sooner, I may have saved that muscle.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What did you find out? Any better?