Wow those ambulance chasers don't miss a thing. I suppose there is a place for them but I wish it was farther away from us. You handled it very well :-).

So sorry that the accident contributed to your soreness of your shoulder and additional soreness of your neck. I'm glad to hear that you will be covered and taken care of. Hugs and prayers and wishes for a quick recovery.

You got a call from Alexandra Shunnarah?! Sorry, just had to ask-his billboards are every where.

janey, no A Shunnarah call :o)

I was fortunate when I was t-boned a few years ago -- car was totaled, windows shattered, had to climb over the passenger seat to get out -- & I only had a mild corneal abrasion from the flying glass. I went to the urgent care to have it looked at and the doctor who checked it out, when he heard how it had happened, also did some manipulation to my neck, shoulders and back (he was a DO). Amazingly I had no stiffness or pain the next day -- not even an aggravation of my chronic issue, so I think it must have helped.

Hope your neck and shoulder pain is resolved satisfactorily.

For Ali, and thanks

Sorry you are hurting. Neck pain is so *annoying*. Glad this is the FIRST time for such a thing, and hope it will resolve quickly. Would a 4% lidocaine patch or roll-on help? My hairdresser uses a roll-on for her sore shoulder. Aspercreme makes one, and Salonpas has another -- make sure it's the *lidocaine* one, not just hot/cold.

Vs. chisue's suggestion of the lidocaine I use both Aspercreme and Salonpas patches without lidocaine. The ones with lidocaine do nothing for me. Biofreeze is another product that some formulations work others do not so you have to try different types. Not much discussed but lidocaine can cause a health problem called lidocaine toxicity in some people. Normally it is when a person uses too much of it, multiple applications, or over a long term. For me I think the patches work more as a pseudo acupressure point than medicine absorption. I have one point on my hip that they work but if I move them even a couple of inches away there is no effect.

Thanks, I do use lidocaine aspercreme roll on. Also had a prescription for a pain rub from one of those special pharmacies. Have the patches as well. Doctor's appointment coming for a cortisone shot. early Friday am.

Hope you feel better after your cortisone shot. A friend gets them, I think every 6 months and they really help her. She can't drive home afterward though.