severe neck pain

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Good Morning group!

I just have to write to see if you can give me any information

please. I want to know if anyone out there experience severe neck

and head pain. I do have to say that it does alter my ability to

function. It feels as if my head is compressed on my shoulders. My

husband says that it looks like my head is forced forward and the

neck bone in the back of the neck has a knot or a bone that sticks

out. I have went to the Chriopractor and he has done xrays on my

neck. He said that the disk in my neck is compressed and that there

isn't much space in between each disk. He said that he really can't

fix that because the damage is already done, but he can help relieve

the pain. I haven't been in about 2 months because it is expensive.

Even with me having insurance we still have that co-pay and it can

add up quickly. I don't know what to do. I can't continue with the

chiropractor for a long term for relief. I don't know what to do!!

Is that possibley PA related? I was Dx with PSA in 2006. At ths

this time I do't have any psorisis out breaks on me. I have cleared

it up with medication and that is amazing. I suffer from joint pain

that might not be here today but will be here tomorrow. I have one

day been able to walk into work and the next day I can't even walk in

the door. I haven't missed to much work because of it, but I have in

the year of 2005. Thank God for some reason I haven't missed any

last year for the PA. It doesn't make since to me, I can be at work

one day and the next day I will need to take off because I can't use

my hard or it might be my knee or my ankle. So when I go back to

work they say what was the matter? I feel that they think that I am

just trying to get off work. That is so not the case!! I use to be

one that would have perfect attendance or maybe miss one day the

whole year. Now it might be 5 or 6 days that I might have to miss

for the PA.

So now today I am in pain with my head and neck and it makes me feel

grumpy because it does affect me. I am off for the summer now since

it is summer break. That is the good news I don't have to worry

about missing work. My question is does anyone have any advice on

what is causing this. I am 44 years old and I think if it is this

bad now what is in it for me at 54 years old. I don't know a lot

about this PA. I have taking mobic, aleive, lodine. What does it

mean when it affects my neck. When it is in a joint like my knee it

is bad but at least I can think and turn my head and not feel the

pain. Please help with any advice that you can give me. At least

when I do go to the Dr. I will have a sound understanding on what is

going on. If my Dr. doesn't know.... then I can say lets try this

or what about that.

Thanks,

Tammy