So I probably have a pinched nerve in my neck :(
My arms keep randomly going numb (usually the right arm, but if I try to relieve it by doing stuff with the left instead, then the left goes numb), and pain keeps me up at night. My fine motor skills also deteriorate immediately when the numbness starts. Good ol’ Dr. Google tells me I probably have a pinched nerve, possibly from a herniated disc (this seems likely since the pain and numbness seems to be radiating from my spine).
The treatment for this seems to be “don’t lift heavy shit”, but my job involves lifting a 57lb child several times a day. I can’t take time off work, and there’s no way to avoid lifting her because I have to change her diapers.
I’m also not sure if binding can make this worse. I find going binderless pretty intolerable, especially at work because the kids are used to seeing me in a binder and when I don’t wear it they keep staring at my chest looking confused. I wore my binder all day Saturday and it actually seemed to help because it immobilizes my shoulders somewhat, but that immobilization probably contributed to the injury in the first place, so I dunno.
I dread going to the doctor because I know there’s no real treatment, but I also hate to be that person who keeps whining about an ailment and won’t do anything about it. I foresee a lot of ibuprofen in my future :/
