Finally diagnosed after 1.5 years of pain!
I (33f) was officially diagnosed with Cervical Dystonia last Monday, and I’m beyond relieved to finally have an official diagnosis. I went through 7 doctors, multiple hours of PT, Chiropractic adjustments, dry needling, acupuncture, etc.
For the longest time I felt that I had dystonia all along. As much as it sucks to know I’ll have this for the rest of my life it’s a breath of fresh air that a doctor finally listened, and I’ll start Botox treatment soon. I’m truly hoping it’ll give me some relief.
My everyday symptoms are: right upper trap constantly inflamed, constant shoulder pain/burning, head tilt to right, constant pulling to the right with right shoulder raising to ear, neck tightness, and not being able to hold my head up (mostly in the morning)
As a person who was pretty active before I’m hoping to get my to a somewhat “normal” life again. I think I might cry when I’m able to simply just walk my dog again without being in constant pain.
For those of you looking for answers do not give up!