Re: Did I just have a stroke?

In article <1117549289.561436.212540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"James" <heartlessmegacorp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> dan_mihai@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Today when I was eating lunch I had this sharp, split-second spiked
> > pain, going from the upper right hand-side of my neck to my head. It
> > was very quick, I didn't lose consciousness nor had any problems
> > whatsoever, but it was very strange and I never had this before.
> >
> > Would you guys speculate on what this might have been? My first
> > reaction was there was a blood vessel rupturing, could this be
> > possible?
> >
> > Anything else to do or watch out for?
> >
> > THANKS!
>
> I don't think my response to you got through, so I'll try once more:
>
> I have had a similar pain: a line of very sharp pain for not more than
> a quarter second, along my right vertical neck-bulge thing(don't know
> technical term for it). It seems to happen only when I am eating as
> well, but may have happened at other times too.
>
> One day when I was lifting weights I hurt that exact area quite a bit.
> This was after I experienced those spikes of pain. That is when I
> realized that my neck has a "grimace" pretty much regardless of what I
> am doing, especially having to do with heavy-duty work with my arms.
> Now I try not to grimace at all when doing heavy-duty work or lifting
> weights. Up to that point I had had a few episodes of the pain in my
> neck. The bottom line is that I was placing strain on my neck without
> realizing it, so that may be what you have done as well. I was on the
> bench-press machine putting out my maximum effort when I suddenly and
> unexpectedly hurt my neck where I've had the pain before. It hurt most
> right where the neck connects to the head on the right side, which is
> apparently where your pain is.
>
> James

James,
I realize that other subscribers in this newsgroup will disagree with me
but I'll write it anyway. You should see your doctor and explain what
happened to you and let him or her make the final decision as to what
actions to take.
Jason

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