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Suggest Remedy For Stiffness On Neck And Shoulder
Question: It is Saturday around noon.
Woke up with somewhat of a stiff neck on left side and little stiff in left shoulder, didn't really think much of of it.This was Wednesday. On Thursday the stifness and pain had moved entirely to my neck in back higher up. Took Tylenol to control pain which it did, but needed (2) 500mg every 6 hours. Woke up Friday in pain at 6am took another round and felt better until about 1pm. Took two more rounds of Tylenol before going to bed around 1. Woke up this morning at 7am pain just as bad-2more Tylenol. Pain is not terrible right now, but is coming on again. I will need more Tylenol in an hour. Pain is now moving to back of my head.
Should I go to ER?
Woke up with somewhat of a stiff neck on left side and little stiff in left shoulder, didn't really think much of of it.This was Wednesday. On Thursday the stifness and pain had moved entirely to my neck in back higher up. Took Tylenol to control pain which it did, but needed (2) 500mg every 6 hours. Woke up Friday in pain at 6am took another round and felt better until about 1pm. Took two more rounds of Tylenol before going to bed around 1. Woke up this morning at 7am pain just as bad-2more Tylenol. Pain is not terrible right now, but is coming on again. I will need more Tylenol in an hour. Pain is now moving to back of my head.
Should I go to ER?
Brief Answer:
Apply buprenorphine 5 mg transdermal patch
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes you shoud go to the ER and do a PET scan and MRI of brain
For controlling your pain you can apply buprenorphine 5 mg transdermal patch locally
You can apply the patch in your chest
You will need a doctors prescription for it
Regards
DR DE
Apply buprenorphine 5 mg transdermal patch
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes you shoud go to the ER and do a PET scan and MRI of brain
For controlling your pain you can apply buprenorphine 5 mg transdermal patch locally
You can apply the patch in your chest
You will need a doctors prescription for it
Regards
DR DE
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