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Severe back and neck pain?

About 6 days ago, I felt something pop in my back. This caused mild to moderate pain upon moving my neck and body instantly after the pop. Yesterday after I woke up it seemed to get a lot worse. The pain at first was just in my back and neck, but after yesterday its been radiating down my arms, and has increased 10 fold. Then last night I felt a cold sensation going down my back, neck and even my face, then I noticed my breathing got really shallow. Today, while lying in bed, I could hardly even get up the pain was so excruciating. Could someone please shed some light on what might have happened to me? I don't have insurance to go to the doctor or ER, so this is my only hope. I'm an 18 year old male 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs. On a scale of 1/10 the pain is 7 when sitting/standing still, and a 15 when moving or trying to sit up.
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A guy who worked for me a few years back described the same pain when he was doin' his girl. We teased him for about two weeks as the pain he had continued. Finally his girl called in and said he was in hospital with pneumonia. It wasn't the usual kind as the fluid was building up in a huge sack surrounding his lung and heart. They stuck a hose in his side and drew a gallon of Lipton Tea looking stuff off overnight. He lost a lot of weight over his 15 day stay in hospital but he was off work for a month. If your symptoms effect your breathing, if you feel pain when you cough or swallow, go to Health Clinic or Urgent Care AND GET AN X-RAY!
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Well, popping noise followed by pain can be due to herniated disc, ligament or muscle injury. Since you feel pain radiating to your arm and weird sensation on your collar bone, chances of slipped disc are more. You can apply ice, take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory such as Tylenol, Aleve or Mobic and take complete rest on a hard bed (or lie on a mattress on ground). However, it is very important to show this to a doctor as soon as you can. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.
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Just a little more info. The pop was in the middle right side of my back, and it did not feel like a muscle or bone popping. It didn't feel like a normal, "pop." It hurts when I do almost anything like breathing, swallowing, moving my arms. It also causes this weird sensation in my collarbone that feels like someone is pouring warm water down my collarbone. Research I've done shows its either a blood vessel injury, pulmonary embolism, herniated spinal disc, and some others.
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