[finding_reason]

I am hoping that someone has had similar experience or can offer some ideas of what to do....I am a poor uni student that just finished having a bout of the swine flu and was forced to fork over 150 dollars for two doctors appointments and an additional 100 dollars for medications. So I am trying to space out my visit just a little bit.


saying that I am in some serious pain. I woke up this morning with what I initially thought was chest pain but have realised throughout the day that its actually muscle pain that is centralised around my left shoulder blade, it hurts the most when I sit up straight or raise my arm straight out in front or to the side. I did have some pain in my front chest muscle this morning but I think that is gone now. I think it might be radiating pain from my neck, but I am not sure.

I am wondering if I should just ice and rest the area for a day or two and see if is subsides? I did lie on the floor earlier and put a tennis ball under my shoulder - a trigger point technique that i was told to use by a massage therapist after a car accident, but it didn't do anything.....i am really grasping at straws here. naturally if it's not better by tomorrow i will make an appointment to see the massage therapist on thursday as the pain at it's highest is about an 8/10.

any thoughts?

thanks in advance for your replies