Bewarethegeek
22-01-20, 17:21
Hi, really could use some rational help. While showering I found a hard-ish lump on the left kinda around the region where your neck and shoulder join. It’s not visible from just looking and I can only feel it well I raise my left arm. It feels firm, smooth, slips out from under my fingers. I don’t think it hurts but the entire region is generally really tight so I dunno (see below)
I have incredibly tight muscles on the side of my neck from anxiety and years of contact sports. They’re so tight I can’t properly turn my head in either direction and have not been able to for years. I’m otherwise in well health, don’t drink or smoke and exercise regularly.
Recent things that have happened:
- I got a nasty cold/flu thing before Xmas, had a course of antibiotics
- over Xmas I was exposed to a lot of bushfire smoke (hi from Australia) resulting in a steroid puffer for a week
- I’m going overseas soon and got a hep A / typhoid vaccine in my left arm about 2 weeks ago.
- I restarted at the gym and did a mixed martial arts style aerobics class (lots of punching in the air) on Monday where I really over did it and was soooo sore for two days following all over.
To make matters worse, unlike some of you that seek reassurance by going to your doctor, I have a terrible fear and mistrust of doctors and having to get tests so part of my anxiety in this is having to go to the doctor in the first place and then if it’s something bad, having to continue to go.
Please, what is the likelihood that this is either a muscle knot or a reaction from my recent vaccines!?!
I have incredibly tight muscles on the side of my neck from anxiety and years of contact sports. They’re so tight I can’t properly turn my head in either direction and have not been able to for years. I’m otherwise in well health, don’t drink or smoke and exercise regularly.
Recent things that have happened:
- I got a nasty cold/flu thing before Xmas, had a course of antibiotics
- over Xmas I was exposed to a lot of bushfire smoke (hi from Australia) resulting in a steroid puffer for a week
- I’m going overseas soon and got a hep A / typhoid vaccine in my left arm about 2 weeks ago.
- I restarted at the gym and did a mixed martial arts style aerobics class (lots of punching in the air) on Monday where I really over did it and was soooo sore for two days following all over.
To make matters worse, unlike some of you that seek reassurance by going to your doctor, I have a terrible fear and mistrust of doctors and having to get tests so part of my anxiety in this is having to go to the doctor in the first place and then if it’s something bad, having to continue to go.
Please, what is the likelihood that this is either a muscle knot or a reaction from my recent vaccines!?!