Alright yall. For the past 3 weeks, I've been fighting a cold. No big deal. But while I was fighting the cold, I was also fighting headaches everyday. So for a week straight, I took 2 sudafed and 1500mg of tylenol. Well, now my cold is pertty much gone, but my shoulders and my neck are so tight, I can't hardly move them. And late at night, if I get even the slightest chill, I start shivering uncontrolablly until I get in bed or I get warmed up. I told yall that so maybe anyone here who is a doctor or is related to one might be able to tell me what's going on. But my real question is how do yall go about loosening up your neck and shoulder muscles when they get tight. I've tried freezing the muscles. I've stood under a hot shower for 30 minutes. That helped a little, but the muscles tensed right back up. I drove over 500 miles in 2 days this weekend just driving people around. Needless to say, my seat is well broken in and is no longer comfortable to sit in. Thanks for any help yall can give me.

 

Sounds like you've got a fever my friend...which would also explain the aching muscles. I'm no doc, but if I didn't know better I'd say you've got the flu.

 

That's what I've been thinking. The fever of the flu. Right as the cold started 3 weeks ago, I spent all day installing a lift on a friends truck in a cold fire station. I've quit taking the tylenol and the sudafed cause it says to stop if it doesn't get better within 7 days.

 

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I had that. Turned out to be pneumonia. It sucked real bad. BigBlue, are you coughing? Any trouble breating? You should see a doctor.

 

Ditto.....but I had walking pneumonia. Didn't feel like doing much walking though. Just wanted to lay down and die.

 

Whatever you got is going around like crazy up these parts. My wife has been sick for nearly 3 weeks and is just starting to feel better. People all over my work have it too. Hacking...blowing...more hacking. I'm getting somethin' myself now. An irritating dry cough. Had a pneumonia vacination several years ago after getting it good. Hope it helps now.

 

I ain't coughing and I ain't got troubling breating. I've had pneumonia once before. I do feel like I've been hit by a mack truck though. I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow. Thanks for the help yall.

 

Ummmm.....you weren't by chance actually HIT by a truck were you?? That too could explain some of your symptoms.

 

Does a pickup bed count?

 

Hope ya feel better! Drink lots of OJ and take a bunch of echnicia (sp?)

 

First things first.....have you got gauges? Before you can diagnose any problem with your truck, i mean your body, you need to get gauges.....

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whats your temp? Gotta sore throat? You could have mono, since you run around with all those wild women in C-Stat. (if Tylers gf is reading this, I am just kidding). lol

Hope you get to feeling better. I find that keeping Vitamin C in my diet helps keep my immune system up. And if you drink any kind of alcohol, then stop. That will kill your immune system, and antibiotics (if you are taking them).

 

I find Excedrin works great also sports cream like IcyHot. I've had a lot of back trubbles and those work the best for me. Good luck. Hope it gets better.

 

Well, I'm off to the Doc's office in about 20 minutes. Wish me luck. I'll let yall know what the diagnosis is. Later.

 

Well, as it turns out, I have a sinus infection. So the doc gave me some antibiotics and told me to go back on my tylenol/sudafed diet along with the antibiotics. Thanks for the help yall.