Hi, and thanks for such a detailed reply
I can relate to a lot of what you have experienced.. Especially about chronic pain in the shoulder and neck area before onset of T. I also had stinging headaches a while before I got it.. The facial pain as well..
I too did suspect lyme disease, but the test came back negative.
Luckily I was able to memorize a few events. Especially that it all seems so related to driving my car, as that was the only times I experienced a host of what I would call weird symptoms, being tinnitus, stinging headaches, shoulder pain etc.. But as time went on, the symptoms didnt just go away within a couple of minutes to a couple of hours after I went out from my car.. They kind of emerged and somehow became more chronic.. But when you say pain between your shoulder blades, I recall that very vividly before the onset of my T as well..
I would think it could be a coincidence that your T started after taking the alkaloids though, as your experiences you had before the onset of T seems so darn familiar.. I mean, we do stuff on a daily basis.. But who knows.
Do you recall any temporarily events that set off your pain before the onset of your T?
But really, when I think about it, the pain between your shoulder blades you are talking about, I developed that about a month or two before the onset of my T, and I have never had that kind of pain before.. And I remember I found it very annoying and kind of thought it would go away.. It did get a little better, but its still painful when I press on the disk using my fingers.. And its located in the C5/C6 area.. And now when I pressed it, I got a funny sensation in the right part of my face.. Could be a coincidence, but I do find it very interesting that you had just the same stuff before the onset of your T.
Actually, touching that spot seems to aggravate some kind of a weird headache as well, but so does a couple of spots in my neck.. Ive had that thought before though, that it could be related to my T, but I kind of dismissed it, as it was located kind of at the bottom of my neck..
Another thing I found out yesterday, is that I have this enormous tender spot arund my xiphoideus (the kind of bony structure that sticks out at the bottom front of the rib cage). Is that something you can relate to as well?
But that being said, I actually think the shoulder pain started before my neck pain and stinging headaches, so it could very well be something fuzzy to that spot. And I have never had any health problems in the past. All tests are fine, and clinically Im in top shape (yeah, go figure)
I have been abusing my back a lot though, as in static wrong postures etc..
Also, I have the sensation of electrical jolts around my body from time to time. In my arms and legs as well..
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Im just curious if you guys have had that pain between your shoulder blades as well before the onset of T?
Also, do you have extreme tender spots around your xiphoideus?