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Diagnosed with pulled shoulder muscle: think it’s shingles?

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My200lbLife · 29/12/2021 21:05

Last week I had a wierd headache at the top of my spine. Asked parents if there are glands there and yes there are. It went away after a few days and I assumed it was a one off. It was a wierd stiff neck sitch.

Yesterday I woke up unable to move because my shoulder and neck are so painful. As the day has gone on I can’t speak swallow or cough. Throat is sore and gland inflamed at front of neck. Slight temperature. Feel sick.

I went to the doctor today and asked me about shingles and then decided it’s a pulled shoulder muscle - trapezium . He’s asked me to go back if I get a rash.

I can’t believe a pulled muscle can be this painful or that it would make me feel sick and headachey. I feel like I did when i had glandular fever. I can’t stand up or sit down without huge pain.

Should I go back to docs?

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Everly18 · 30/12/2021 10:04

Did he check your throat? These are the same symptoms I had when I had a particularly bad case of tonsillitis which I ended up in hospital for. Have a look at your tonsils to see if you have any white patches on them.

My200lbLife · 02/01/2022 10:32

Just want to update that it was actually glandular fever 😂

In case Anubis is ever in the same position as me 👍

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