Pinched nerve

[Ulysses]

My advice? Don't get one.

I fell asleep reading a book Wed night with one shoulder propped halfway on a pillow. Woke up at 5:30am with pain shooting from my shoulder blade through my arm.

Symptoms include numbness, "pins and needles" or burning sensations, and pain radiating outward from the injured area. - THAT'S ALL ME!!!!

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[diebitter]

so a pinched nerve, huh?
That sucks, you need to fix it.
osteopathy?

[Ulysses]

I have had this happen in the past (but not quite as severe, and not sure that I've had numbness before, mainly just pain) and have fixed it by stretching, massage, and working out to realign everything. Going to try that route for a couple more days.

[Slow Play Ray]

Ah man, I feel for you - during grad school I had a slipped disc in my back that pinched my sciatic nerve. My back was in constant severe pain, and my left leg was completely numb, for almost a month. I could barely put my pants on by myself. NOT FUN.

On the plus side, I now have a ridiculously strong lower back from all the exercises I do to prevent it from happening again.

[Diplomat]

Could be worse, I pinched a nerve/strained a muscle in my lower back while doing squats last spring. I spent 6 days flat on my back in bed doped up on 10 T3's a day.

-Diplomat

[Ulysses]

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my left leg was completely numb

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The numbness is really such a freaky feeling.

[Slow Play Ray]

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my left leg was completely numb

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The numbness is really such a freaky feeling.

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Yeah, this is actually how it started for me before any of the pain kicked in. I would spend hours on the couch rubbing my bare foot on the carpet, constantly amazed by the odd sensation it created.

[LALDAAS]

I have worked for UPS for the past 10 years.

I lift heavy package every day hundereds of them. Never had a problem, ever.

One morning I bent over to get a T-shirt out of my dresser draw.
WHAAAMMO! Felt like someone hit me in the back with an axe.

I couldnt even stand up.

Went to the doctor was out of work for a week.

Every so often I still get numbness in my left ass cheek and down my leg. Totally sucks.

Shows ya how fragile we really are.

[Paluka]

When I messed up my sciatic nerve, my entire body was tingly and felt asleep from my nipples to my thighs. Chiropracter fixed me up good.

[Slow Play Ray]

Stretches + back extensions = no sciatica relapse.