OMG I had a trapezius muscle injury when I was a teenager and the pain (chest, back, shoulder) were so severe I thought I ruptured something internally. It can be quite excruciating. To date, the only things that hurt worse were childbirth and a kidney stone...and not by much.
Can you tell me how long it took to heal from your injury? This has been going on for several months, and I am so tired of the pain.
Mine still gives me trouble from time to time, and my injury happened 16 years ago. Oh my goodness does that make me feel old. I remember the pain like it was yesterday though. I was injured at the beginning of summer and I remember still needing muscle relaxers occasionally even into the winter. That is a very unpleasant injury. Do your best to use heat directly on it when possible, and avoid straining it - though be sure to keep it moving regularly. I got to where the pain was so bad I quit moving it...and man did that cause problems.
Have you asked about any kind of physical therapy? I would.
Thank you so much for the advice! I really do appreciate it. I keep hoping I will feel better soon, but the pain is still pretty intense. I will be starting PT next week, so I am hoping it helps. So you had chest pain with it as well? That is the part I don't handle well. It really frightens me even though I have had a full workup of blood tests (including cardiac enzyme), echo stress test, EKG. And I think the anxiety I have also adds to the pain. Anyway, thanks so much for responding to my question!
Yes, I did have chest pain with the muscle injury. Incidentally, I also get chest pains with stress - but they are not cardiac.